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June 2022
“Trails Through Fremont County”
Join the Riverton Museum on this Wind River Visitors Council Adventure Trek with Craig Bromely to some of the famous, historical trails that passed through and around Fremont County. This trek will involve some driving and walking. Everyone is responsible for bringing their own water and lunch and is responsible for providing their own transportation. Call (307) 856-2665 to reserve your spot, space is limited.
Find out more »National Bighorn Sheep Center: Botany Hike
National Bighorn Sheep Center has partnered with Wyoming Native Plant Society to offer a botany hike specifically for our members! Join Dubois’ favorite locals, Meredith Taylor and Lynn Stewart, for a wildflower hike in the East Fork area of Fremont County. We hope phenology cooperates for a stunning display of bitterroot, but we may also have opportunities to check out blazing star, Prince’s plume, indian paintbrush, and others! This fairly easy uphill hike will reach an elevation of about 8,000′. Please bring…
Find out more »“The Snow Chi Minh Trail – The History of I-80″
"The Snow Chi Minh Trail, the History of I-80" by John Waggoner will be presented June 16 at the Pioneer Museum in Lander. This program is part of the Wyoming Community Bank Discovery Speakers Series. Learn about the history of the infamous route across the state we all love to hate. Waggoner teaches at the University of Wyoming and wrote an entertaining book about the history of I-80. This program is free and open to the public.
Find out more »Lander Area Petroglyphs Trek
Join the Pioneer Museum to learn about some of the Native American rock art on this Wind River Visitors Council Adventure Trek with local archeologist Jim Stewart. About a mile and half of walking on uneven ground. Meet at the Pioneer Museum.
Find out more »Eagle Spirit Singers and Dancers
The Eagle Spirit Singers and Dancers perform every Wednesday night through August 10 at the Museum of the American West in Lander. Watch skilled dancers in colorful regalia at this outside venue against the backdrop of the Wind River Mountains. Bring a lawn chair or blanket, or sit on the benches. For more information about Native American dancing and powwows, go to https://windriver.org/experience/native-american-powwows.
Find out more »Wind River Rally
The Wind River Visitors Council and the Journal of Lost Time present a van life and overlanding event series in celebration of gathering in beautiful places. The event takes place from June 23 to 26 in Hudson. The WRVC has arranged county-wide excursions, which can be booked directly through the businesses providing them. Attendees can register and purchase a ticket here. Registration is requested to help properly plan for this come-as-you-are, open-to-everyone event. And while there are limited camping spots within…
Find out more »National Bighorn Sheep Center: iNaturalist Training
The National Bighorn Sheep Center presents: iNaturalist Training with Amy Anderson from Wyoming Game & Fish. Using the fun and user-friend app called “iNaturalist” we developed the Dubois Invasive Species Watch as a Citizen Science Project to help land managers identify the extent of invasive species in the area surrounding Whiskey Basin Wildlife Habitat Management Area and the larger Dubois area. Bighorn sheep are a community-wide iconic wildlife species that depends heavily on intact winter range and migration corridors. Rapidly…
Find out more »July 2022
29th Anniversary of the National Bighorn Sheep Center
You’re Invited! A barbecue open to the public celebrating the 29th Anniversary of the Center’s opening! How you can participate in the celebration: We are inviting natural resource agencies and other partners involved in conservation and conservation education to set up tables or booths in the area adjacent to the Center, from 10 a.m. through 3 p.m. The purpose of your presence will be to share information with Center visitors on your particular role in the conservation effort and discuss…
Find out more »Sublette Pass History Trek
Join the Dubois Museum on this WRVC Adventure Trek. Hike the trail of the early explorers through Sublette Pass starting at Wind River Lake and ending at Brooks Lake. Difficult hike, approximately four miles. Bring bear spray, bug spray, hiking boots, trekking poles, water and lunch. Advanced registration required. (307) 455-2284.
Find out more »Riverton Museum Discovery Speaker Series: Not Our Native Daughters
Join the Riverton Museum to learn about the Not Our Native Daughter's mission to end trafficking, exploitation, and murder of Indigenous Persons. See how they use different tactics to strengthen indigenous capacities to address the endemic violence. Sponsored by the Wyoming Community Bank.
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