Nocturnal Noises

TO KNOW THE DARKBy Wendell BerryTo go in the dark with a light is to know the light.To know the dark, go dark.Go without sight and find that the dark, …

Exploring Turpin Ridge

As we skirted around Lobo Hill, headed east from the Kelly Campus, the moon was rising to our right. The morning was much warmer than the day before. Luckily, a firm crust was still in place across Upper Meadow as we headed towards Turpin Ridge. …

Sign Up for Summer Stream Team Workshop

The Teacher Learning Center is excited to be offering the Wyoming Stream Team Workshop for yet another summer! During the week of June 26-July 1, 2011 educators from across Wyoming and other neighboring watersheds will have the opportunity to join in this unique classroom and field-based course focused on providing a base of training in water quality monitoring as a compliment to middle and high school science curricula. …

The World of Testing

I recently taught a seminar on assessment for the Graduate Program of Teton Science Schools. To engage the students, I began with a series of slides with comical solutions to standardized exam questions. For example, …

Conservation: What’s it to you?

My favorite definition of conservation is “the careful utilization of a natural resource in order to prevent depletion” (www.dictionary.com). This definition is critical to our Contract Stewardship program, which offers professionally-trained and experienced staff to assist landowners with a conservation ethic in improving the wildlife value and ecological health of their property. …

Safer Wildlife Crossings

On the afternoon of April 5th, Wildlife Expeditions provided transportation for a field trip along Hwy 89 between the town of Jackson and Hoback Junction for representatives of the Jackson Community concerned with safer highways for wildlife. …