The Nature Conservancy
COVID-19 has inspired a statewide naturalist opportunity. Today marks the beginning of the Wyoming BioBlitz – the annual nature experience for families, students, and nature lovers across Wyoming to engage with their own backyards and learn more about Wyoming’s flora and fauna. Usually an in-person event held in a specific location, this year’s BioBlitz is…
The Wyoming Nature Conservancy is making some changes to the Heart Mountain Ranch Preserve. Beginning this year, the Conservancy has announced the establishment of two seasonal closures. The preserve will be closed to unscheduled visitation from March 1st until the 1st Sunday in June and again from October 1st until December 30th. Public accessibility is…
There are ways to save more wildlife. Slower speed limits aren’t doing it. A new, first-of-its-kind study released by the Nature Conservancy refutes the commonly-held belief that lowering speed limits lowers the fatalities. The study, undertaken in conjunction with the Wyoming Department of Transportation, chose six highway crossings along mule deer migration routes and winter…
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