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March 2021
Winter’s Animal Tracks and Sign: PART ONE
Come and learn to read the signs in the snow! This event will help attendees discover the habitats and behaviors of wildlife and learn how to have the mind of a tracker. This is a TWO PART event! Part One will be hosted via ZOOM on March 4 2021 from 6:30-8:45 MST Part Two is a field day: March 6 or 7 (whichever day has better weather) will involve a field day hike with Bruce S. Thompson.
Find out more »Winter’s Animal Tracks and Sign: PART TWO
Come to the field with Bruce S. Thompson and learn in-person techniques and knowledge to help identify animals tracks and various animal sign. Location TBD. This Part Two portion is weather dependent and will either occur on March 6 or 7.
Find out more »Virtual Happy Hour with Jackson Hole Land Trust
Sara Bridge, ED of the National Bighorn Sheep Center in Dubois, will share the narrative of the declining Whiskey Mountain Herd. Once comprised of 2,500 sheep, the herd dwindles, with wildlife biologists counting fewer than 500 sheep today. Attend this session to learn more about this majestic mountain animal, diseases that affect bighorns, and historic and current research.
Find out more »Archeology in Bighorn Habitat with Larry Todd, PhD
This will be a captivating Zoom session hosted by NBSC and Larry Todd explaining the ancient connection between bighorns and the Mountain Shoshone. Learn about sheep traps, soapstone use, and a way of life that is but a humbling story for most to listen to. Larry Todd (BA, University of Wyoming; MA, PhD, University of New Mexico) is Professor Emeritus in Anthropology at Colorado State University, Research Fellow in Anthropology at the University of Texas, Austin, and Adjunct Professor in…
Find out more »April 2021
Community Stewardship Project: Trail Clearing in Whiskey Basin
Be apart of this outdoor event that involves taking care of our public lands!
Find out more »June 2021
Ten Reasons our Badlands are Anything but Bad
A wildlife perspective on the geology, ecology, and natural history of the Dubois Badlands. Observe track and scat ID, interpret wildlife sign, and learn about animal adaptations. Bring a lunch!
Find out more »July 2021
Annual Mystery Sheep Trap Trek
Tuesday, July 13, 9am-3pm “Annual Mystery Sheep Trap Trek”: Dubois Museum & National Bighorn Sheep Center: Fee $10 per person. Advanced registration required, no exceptions! Come explore the gorgeous views and amazing history of the Upper Wind River Valley! The National Bighorn Sheep Center and Dubois Museum enjoy bringing visitors our Annual Mystery Sheep Trap Trek, and this year is no different. Although the exact location is never known until a couple weeks from the trek date, you can be…
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