K-12 Educational Tour Options
We inspire, educate, and conserve through our exhibits, programs, and outreach with a commitment to wild sheep maintained since 1993.
We offer many tour types and encourage you to take a look and book today!
Field Trip to the National Bighorn Sheep Center
School groups of all ages and sizes are welcome!
We will happily cater each group’s tour based on student age and area of study.
Cost:
- $2/student and $5/adult
Click here for our Reservation Form or call to reserve today!
School groups are responsible for their own transportation to/from site.
Outdoor Adventures in Torrey Valley
The Whiskey Basin Wildlife Habitat Management Area is the winter habitat of our Whiskey Mountain Bighorn Sheep herd.
Guided wilderness tours enhance your Sheep Center visit. Students will learn about bighorn sheep biology and habitats.
Cost:
- $75 for groups of 30 or less.
- $5/per additional person.
School groups are responsible for their own transportation to/from site.
Virtual Tours, Traveling Education Trunks, and Classroom Presentations.
Can’t make it to the Center in person? We can come to you!
Travelling Education Trunks:
- Includes multiple bighorn sheep related items and lesson plans
- Virtual Tours of the NBSC available upon request
- FREE! Thank you to our generous donors who make this program possible!
Wyoming Classroom Visits:
- NBSC staff can come to your classroom with prior notice. Please contact us with all inquiries.
Additional Resources
Bighorn Sheep Adaptations – Videos from NBSC:
Videos About Pneumonia in Bighorn Sheep
- Wild and Wool film – Bighorn sheep, an icon of the American West, battle to survive as contact with the infectious disease, Mycoplasma ovipneumoniae (M. ovi), carried by domestic sheep threaten these wild herds.
- Running with the Herd – Biologist Jack Hogg has been studying a herd of wild bighorn sheep on Montana’s National Bison Range for more than 35 years. When Jack’s herd gets infected with a deadly form of pneumonia, he goes in search of answers.
Plan Your Visit Today!
Our Education Director, Beth, is ready to get your tour scheduled!
education@bighorn.org (307)455-3429