I am excited to announce we were chosen by America's State Parks and Bronco Wild Fund to receive a grant to fund our Women's 101 programs! Thanks to these groups for being supporters of state parks and encouraging newcomers in the outdoors. Read on for how you can participate in our Women's 101 programs - Wyoming Wildflower Women. Here's a photo from our Hiking 101 in May.
We are hiring for office help out of Lander! This position is 40 hours/week for the next six months located at the Trails office. Find out all the details and apply at: https://wyoparks.info/OfficePosition.
Our own Rose Vowles of Lander had her photo featured in America's State Parks calendar this year! Let's keep it going with more Wyoming entries. The photo contest is open now: https://www.stateparks.org/.
You might have heard the story of a ranger saving a child from a rushing river a few weeks ago.
That wasn't just any ranger or any river - it was Superintendent Lonnie Porter and the Popo Agie river at Sinks Canyon. Lonnie is the superintendent at Seminoe State Park outside of Rawlins, but was shadowing Superintendent Jessica and me at Sinks, staying overnight in the campground. Lonnie was up getting ready to meet me for field trips when a knock on the door from a frantic father alerted him of a child in the river. Lonnie assessed the situation and went for rope, talking the father and child through the situation. Lonnie had just taken swift water rescue training and is a seasoned law enforcement officer. A series of right place, right time situations happened, in addition to Lonnie's training and experience, to allow Lonnie to safely rescue the child and prevent anyone else from attempting rescue. Oftentimes more than one tragedy can happen as other folks go into the dangerous conditions in an attempt to help. Lonnie might have saved more than one life that fateful Friday morning.
After finishing up with the ambulance, alerting staff, etc. Lonnie came to Wyoming Outdoor Weekend to help teach kids about pollinators by making seed bombs with me! He was hoarse from all the instruction he yelled over the rushing water - but don't worry, I got him a latte and treat from one of Lander's great bakeries.
Thanks Lonnie for keeping a cool head and working on this rescue - but he'd just tell you that's his job and that's why he does what he does.
Last Saturday night we celebrated Sinks Canyon State Parks' DarkSky designation with Wind River Visitor's Council! Thank you to all our supporters, including professors from Casper College who shared their great knowledge in our star program. And Sinks superintendent Jessica Moore was awarded employee of the quarter from Wyoming State Parks, Historic Sites, and Trails!
Want to attend a dark sky program at Sinks Canyon? We have more chances for you!
🌌June 4th we'll have a dark sky program and watercolor at the Fremont County Library in Lander at 6:30. Register here: https://wyoparks.info/DarkSkyPaint
🌌August 3rd, 2024 from 9:30-11:30 we'll have an astrophotography class with Sam Couch, an expert photographer. Cost is $20 and spots are limited. https://wyoparks.info/AstroAtSinks
🌌August 12th Stars of Sinks Canyon 9:30-11:00 p.m. Join us for a dark sky tour at the visitor center! Bring your red lights and download a night sky app to aid your viewing. This is free and open to the public!
Wyoming Wildflower Women 
We have worked with Women Who Hike for the last several years to provide campouts throughout the western part of the state with the opportunity to learn all kinds of skills. Our application for Medicine Lodge's fly fishing weekend over National Public Lands Day is open! This will take place from 5:00 Friday til 12:00 Sunday on September 20-22nd. The cost is $150 and scholarships are available. Apply now through June 30th: https://wyoparks.info/WWHMedLodge
In the Absaroka District in the northeast, check out hikes: In the Shoshone District in the southwest, we are starting a Wyoming Wildflower Women's group in collaboration with Shoshone and Arapaho Fish and Game! Stay tuned for all the wonders that this group will reveal (save the dates on the above graphic)!
I (Ranger Angelina) have a soft spot for the Big Horn District to the north of me! I love these sites, the great district manager Brooks, and the awesome and open superintendents. We have hired on Ranger Beatrix for the summer to help with programs at Medicine Lodge, Hot Springs, Buffalo Bill, and Boysen. Check out their programs for the summer! If you want the schedule for each of these sites, send me an email: [email protected]
One highlight program is Medicine Lodge's Fishing Experience series! These require registration and will fill quickly: https://wyoparks.info/FishingExperience.
Have you visited the Sinks Canyon visitor center and seen our ferrets? Want to learn more about them? Join us for weekly programs on Wednesdays at 1:00!
Join us for our next Hawk Talk at Bear River! These programs are free and open to the public, but we ask folks to leave their pets at home for protection of the birds! The next one is June 18th at 5:30 in the Bear River shelter with a golden eagle.
Carissa Mine and English Tunnel tours are starting this week at South Pass City! Sign up to secure your spot - included in regular admission fees. Here's the Carissa and here's the English Tunnel.
If you haven't experienced Gold Rush Days - you want to mark your calendars.
Bear River will be hanging up bat boxes paid for by our Hearts of Stihl grant from last year! Hang up the boxes, learn about the cool adaptations unique to bats, and take a stroll with acoustic technology to hopefully hear some bats at the park!
In case that's not enough, here are our full schedules for the Shoshone District for the rest of the year scheduled now.
Ranger Angelina
307-677-2461
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