- Originally published on January 31, 2020 5:08 pm April Poley is a broker and real estate agent in Gillette, Wyoming. Lately she’s been getting a lot of her potential clients through a business called Conservative Move. “Really it’s a referral service,” Poley said. “People go through that website.
- Originally published on January 7, 2020 8:27 am Herds of mountain goats occupy mountain ranges all around the Mountain West. Not all are native, though, and some of those transplants are causing problems. That’s the case in Wyoming’s Teton Range.
- Originally published on December 20, 2019 1:50 pm On a recent sunny afternoon, I’m loading up my Subaru before heading out to the Snowy Range Mountains in southern Wyoming to cut down a Christmas tree. Saw? Check. Gloves? Check. Straps? Check.
- Originally published on December 10, 2019 12:31 pm This summer, the National Park Service came out with a policy allowing electric bicycles in the same places as traditional bikes. A new federal lawsuit is challenging that rule.
- Originally published on November 22, 2019 6:16 pm One day last June, Susannah Roberts and her boyfriend, Reilly Davis, drove out to Leazenby Lake, just outside of Laramie, Wyoming. They had their black lab Teton with them, and they fished in the clear water.
- Originally published on November 27, 2019 9:52 am New Belgium Brewing in Fort Collins, Colorado, is best known for Fat Tire, an easy drinking amber ale. It’s also famous for being a craft brewery owned by its employees. But that could soon change.
- Originally published on November 8, 2019 5:39 pm If you’re anything like me, you’ve never been on an e-bike before. You might not even know what it looks like. That’s why I make a visit to a local bike shop in downtown Laramie to find out what all the fuss is about.
- Originally published on October 31, 2019 12:59 pm For a long time, ski resorts in the Mountain West were able to reach a full staff just by offering employees a season pass. It was the kind of deal a ski bum couldn’t turn down.
- Originally published on September 27, 2019 5:16 pm It’s known as the Night of the Grizzlies. Over fifty years ago, two women were killed by two different grizzly bears on the same night. The repercussions of the incident can still be seen in the way bears are managed today.
- Originally published on September 6, 2019 5:15 pm For a lot of people, when they hear about forensic science that’s used to solve crime, they think of the CSI television franchise that’s set in places like Miami, New York and Las Vegas.
- Originally published on September 10, 2019 4:41 pm The House Committee on Natural Resources held a hearing today on the Bureau of Land Management’s plans to move headquarters out west. Congressional Democrats are among those skeptical that the move is the right choice. That includes Arizona Rep. Raul Grijalva.
- Originally published on August 13, 2019 1:01 pm The U.S. Forest Service wants to cut out parts of its environmental review process. The agency says it’s a way to speed up certain projects. But that has conservationists worried.
- Originally published on August 6, 2019 4:26 pm Electric, dockless scooters are showing up across the region, especially in bigger cities like Denver and Salt Lake City. But a new study suggests they may not be as environmentally friendly as you think. Dr.
- Originally published on August 5, 2019 9:33 am Zebra and quagga mussels can devastate an ecosystem, and Yellowstone National Park is doing everything it can to keep them out. Most recently, that includes harnessing the power of a dog’s snout.
- Originally published on August 2, 2019 12:20 pm Mothers living near more intense oil and gas development may have a higher risk of having children with congenital heart defects. That’s according to a new study from researchers at the Colorado School of Public Health.
- Originally published on July 1, 2019 10:36 am Chances are good that you don’t know exactly how fast your internet is. But Victoria Merinda said, “It’s really one of those things that I think everyone should kind of know—how much internet they have.” She’s a researcher with the website, highspeed-internet.com.
