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Wondrous Wyoming (9/26/23)
CASPER, Wyo. — Wondrous Wyoming brings us to the Big Horns, where Roberta Gilbert snapped this photo of a storm brewing over Labor Day weekend! Do you have a photo that captures the beauty of Casper, Natrona County or Wyoming? Submit it via Facebook Messenger or email to news@oilcity.news and we may share it!
Wyoming Game and Fish recognizes ‘stewards of the land’
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — For nearly 30 years, the Wyoming Game and Fish Department has recognized landowners throughout the state who have demonstrated outstanding wildlife management and implemented habitat improvement and conservation techniques on their properties with the landowner of the year awards. These stewards of the land open access to research and recreation on thousands […]
Wyoming Game and Fish offers educational opportunities with new initiative
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — Wyoming Game and Fish Department Director Brian Nesvik, Superintendent of Public Instruction Megan Degenfelder and Governor Mark Gordon joined forces last week to announce a collaborative initiative to expand conservation education opportunities for Wyoming’s youth under Game and Fish’s Inspire a Kid campaign. “Wyoming’s conservation heritage is a through-line that goes back […]
Old Faithful Inn at $424: Who can still afford a Yellowstone road trip?
Camping isn’t for everybody, and lodging in the gateway communities and parks themselves has far outpaced inflation. Visitors and officials weigh in on whether the middle class is being priced out.
Wondrous Wyoming (9/25/23)
CASPER, Wyo. — Wondrous Wyoming takes us to Casper Mountain on Thursday, Sept. 14, where Mike McLemore photographed Eric Easton, Mark Watson and Chris Smith. Do you have a photo that captures the beauty of Casper, Natrona County or Wyoming? Submit it via Facebook Messenger or email to news@oilcity.news and we may share it!
Wondrous Wyoming (9/24/23)
CASPER, Wyo. — Wondrous Wyoming takes us to Sinclair, where photographer Jerry captured this image of deer taking a mid-September stroll! Do you have a photo that captures the beauty of Casper, Natrona County or Wyoming? Submit it via Facebook Messenger or email to news@oilcity.news and we may share it!
Wyoming wildlife managers express concern over quagga mussels discovered in Idaho
GILLETTE, Wyo. — Quagga mussels were recently discovered in an area of the Snake River in Idaho, drawing concern from Wyoming wildlife managers about their proximity to the state border. As of Sept. 21, five of the six states sharing a border with Wyoming contain populations of zebra or quagga mussels, with the Idaho State […]
Wondrous Wyoming (9/23/23)
CASPER, Wyo. — Wondrous Wyoming will take us to the Gros Ventre Wildnerness, where Lyle Morse of Jackson photographed this posing pronghorn! Do you have a photo that captures the beauty of Casper, Natrona County or Wyoming? Submit it via Facebook Messenger or email to news@oilcity.news and we may share it!
Problem grizzly? Tribes find success diverting hikers in the Winds.
Rather than removing bears, tribal wildlife managers removed people to avoid conflicts. The approach has also been tried before in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem.
Wondrous Wyoming (9/22/23)
CASPER, Wyo. — Wondrous Wyoming brings us to Converse County, where Phillip W. Goodrich captured this view in early September! Do you have a photo that captures the beauty of Casper, Natrona County or Wyoming? Submit it via Facebook Messenger or email to news@oilcity.news and we may share it!
Man rescued from Grand Canyon’s North Rim returns with Casper mentor to finish business
CASPER, Wyo. — An 18-year-old California man who nearly lost his life earlier this year attempting the Grand Canyon’s rim-to-rim-to-rim, or R3, hike is ready to return to the challenge, and this time he’s bringing friends. Those friends are his rescuers-turned-mentors, a group that includes Casper resident and former Colorado Rockies pitcher Josh Kalinowski. The […]
Wondrous Wyoming (9/21/23)
CASPER, Wyo. — Wondrous Wyoming takes us far out today for a scene set just before sunrise in Sublette County, where Kris Bacheller saw this in the wee morning hours of Tuesday, Sept. 12! Do you have a photo that captures the beauty of Casper, Natrona County or Wyoming? Submit it via Facebook Messenger or […]
Wondrous Wyoming (9/20/23)
CASPER, Wyo. — Wondrous Wyoming reminds us that fall is right around the corner. In fact, it officially begins Saturday, Sept. 23! Here, Sonya Milburn captured this shot of her animals coming to greet her and of the changing leaves on the trees in the background on Monday, Sept. 11. Do you have a photo […]
Hunters have chance to win prizes when submitting CWD sample
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — Hunters are critical to monitoring chronic wasting disease in Wyoming, a fatal disease that affects moose, elk and deer. The Wyoming Game and Fish Department is once again asking hunters to provide lymph node samples from their harvested deer, elk and moose this fall to test for CWD. In return for samples, […]
Wondrous Wyoming (9/19/23)
CASPER, Wyo. — Wondrous Wyoming brings us to Alcova, where this rising moon was captured peeking out from the clouds and casting a gorgeous reflection! Do you have a photo that captures the beauty of Casper, Natrona County or Wyoming? Submit it via Facebook Messenger or email to news@oilcity.news and we may share it!
State parks to waive day-use fees on Saturday
CASPER, Wyo. — The Wyoming Division of State Parks, Historic Sites and Trails, in conjunction with various other state agencies, will celebrate National Public Lands Day on Saturday, Sept. 23. As part of the celebration, day-use fees to all Wyoming state parks and historic sites that day will be waived. A primary goal of Public […]
Wondrous Wyoming (9/17/23)
CASPER, Wyo. — Wondrous Wyoming takes us to Tower Hill, where Steve Postema captured this beautiful sunset on Aug. 30! Do you have a photo that captures the beauty of Casper, Natrona County or Wyoming? Submit it via Facebook Messenger or email to news@oilcity.news and we may share it!
Wondrous Wyoming (9/16/23)
CASPER, Wyo. — Wondrous Wyoming will take us to the Casper Country Club for a late August sunrise as captured by David Johnson. Do you have a photo that captures the beauty of Casper, Natrona County or Wyoming? Submit it via Facebook Messenger or email to news@oilcity.news and we may share it!
The boys and the lake: How two backcountry experts met death in Yellowstone
Two years after a tragedy on Shoshone Lake, rangers reveal details of the search for two lost canoeists, including one who remains missing.
Wondrous Wyoming (9/15/23)
CASPER, Wyo. — Wondrous Wyoming brings us home to downtown Casper, where Brenda Evans captured this sunset over David Street Station in late August. Do you have a photo that captures the beauty of Casper, Natrona County or Wyoming? Submit it via Facebook Messenger or email to news@oilcity.news and we may share it!
Yellowstone National Park sees surge in recreation visits in August
CASPER, Wyo. — Yellowstone National Park reported a significant increase in recreational visits this August, with numbers reaching 846,389. This figure shows a 45% increase from the previous year’s August total of 582,211 and a 3% bump from August 2019, which saw 820,006 visits. The upward trend isn’t limited to August alone. In 2023, the […]
Wondrous Wyoming (9/14/23)
CASPER, Wyo. — Wondrous Wyoming takes us to Saratoga, where Julie Webb captured this deer crossing the street in a calm manner. Do you have a photo that captures the beauty of Casper, Natrona County or Wyoming? Submit it via Facebook Messenger or email to news@oilcity.news and we may share it!