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Contact: Christy Fleming, 307-548-5406
Douglas Smith, Senior Wildlife Biologist at Yellowstone National Park, will speak on March 19, 2020, at 6:30 PM in the Lovell Visitor Center. As the last speaker in this three-part series, his presentation will have a blended approach, covering his research on wolves, elk, and birds in Yellowstone, the importance of public lands, and working across transboundary habitats. The wildlife that live in Yellowstone do not recognize park or agency habitat management boundaries, but only where their major food sources are located at different times of year. Smith has spent much of his career monitoring these movements and working with agencies and private land owners to conserve these transboundary habitats.
The Earth Day celebration will conclude on April 9 with a panel discussion facilitated by David Peck, Editor of the Lovell Chronicle. He will be asking the expert panelists up to ten questions to inspire conversations about the importance of public lands.
Panelists:
John Clayton, a Montana-based nonfiction writer, independent journalist, essayist, historian, and business ghostwriter. John’s books include Natural Rivals, about John Muir and Gifford Pinchot, Wonderlandscape, about Yellowstone National Park, plus The Cowboy Girl, Stories from Montana’s Enduring Frontier, and others.
Jeremy Johnston, Buffalo Bill Center of the West, whose Ph.D. dissertation considered Buffalo Bill’s and Theodore Roosevelt’s thoughts and actions in developing the Big Horn Basin, as well as their efforts to preserve sections of the Yellowstone region.
Shane Doyle, an enrolled member of the Crow Tribe from Crow Agency, Montana, who holds a Master’s degree in Native American Studies from Montana State University, a Doctorate in Curriculum and Instruction, and held a post-doctoral appointment in genetics with the University of Copenhagen, Denmark, in 2016.
Holly Sandbo, Northern Rockies Outreach and Engagement Manager for the National Parks Conservation Association. Holly has a degree in Natural Resource Management and a Master’s in Education. Prior to her work as a public lands advocate, Holly spent many years in outdoor and science education.
In partnership with the Powell Valley Community Education (PVCE) and through a grant from the Wyoming Humanities Council, a bus will be available to bring participants from Powell for the March and April programs. The bus will leave from the Yellowstone Building parking lot at 5:45 PM the evening of the programs. If you are interested in riding the bus, please contact Leslie Bigham at 307-754-6469 to reserve your seat.
PVCE and Bighorn Canyon would like to thank the Wyoming Humanities Council for their support of this program.
For additional information about this program go to the PVCE website at https://nwc.edu/pvce/ or contact Christy Fleming, Chief of Interpretation at Bighorn Canyon, at 307-548-5402.
Last updated: March 1, 2020