Jason Baldes, the executive officer with the Wind River Tribal Buffalo Initiative will be our speaker. The Wind River Tribal Buffalo Initiative’s mission is “to reestablish a healthy Buffalo population to heal our land, our health, and to honor the cultural legacies of our ancestors. After their absence from the Wind River Reservation for over a century, we are on a mission to bring the Buffalo back.”

æWe strongly object to the proposed amendment to Chapter 66 of the Wyoming Bighorn/Domestic Sheep Plan being adopted. If the amendment is adopted, it would guarantee that domestic sheep operators would not be held responsible for their actions that are injurious to the public’s wildlife.”

Please join us as our presenters Kelsey Beck and David Morneau, both employees of the Popo Agie Conservation District explain the role conservation districts play in our communities, and take a deep dive into the issues and initiatives that impact the quality and quantity of water in the Middle Popo Agie Watershed.

Join us on June 17th at the Inn at Lander as our popular Deeper Meanings Series continues.

Our featured speaker will be Brian DeBolt, the Wyoming Game and Fish Department’s Large Carnivore Conflict Coordinator, speaking about “Bears and Bear Safety".”

Thanks to the Lander Journal and journalist Marit Gookin for their great article informing the public about Sinks Canyon Wild and our educational series, “Deeper Meanings”.

Join us to learn more about trail management and development from Sinks Canyon State Park Superintendent, Jessica Moore and Connor Maher the South Zone Trails Coordinator for the Washakie Ranger District of the Shoshone National Forest.

Featuring Shoshone Elder and Tribal Cultural Educator Ivan Posey, speaking on the history of the Wind River Reservation and important current issues facing the reservation. Ivan is a sincere, knowledgeable, and dynamic speaker.

Senator Case writes, “Future parks programs for visitors would double down on wildlife “Worth the Watching”, biology, geology, archeology, and native American culture taught by local native people.” Click here for a PDF version of the article.

The Lander community, stepped up, providing testimony, displaying signs, and doing the work that stopped this poorly thought-out project.

There were 403 responses to the survey. 99.25 % indicated they know what a via ferrata is. 14.89 % indicated they support the placement of a via ferrata anywhere in Sinks Canyon State Park, while 80.15 % revealed they do not support building a via ferrata anywhere in Sinks Canyon State Park, with 4.96% denoting they need more information before deciding.

Be sure to include Sinks Canyon Wild when making your Challenge for Charities donations! Donate today: https://www.landercommunityfoundation.org/donate