From law enforcement on the Wind River Reservation to conservation of little-known public land, from mule deer in the gas fields to pronghorn in the mountains, from the recovery of river otters in Colorado to a man who builds custom guitars, Wyomingite Emilene Ostlind tells the stories of communities and natural resource issues that shape and are shaped by the character of the West. Click on the menus above to read articles, watch videos, peruse maps, learn more about Emilene or to contact her.
Featured stories:
The perilous journey of Wyoming’s migrating pronghorn
Each spring a hardy band of 3-400 pronghorn antelope set out from the Green River Basin in western Wyoming. Their destination is the summering grounds in Grand Teton National Park, more than 100 miles away. Wildlife photographer Joe Riis and I spent several years trying to document this long-distance journey. Link to the article by clicking on the title above or watch the Pronghorn Passage video by clicking here. Published by High Country News, Dec 2011
John Mionczynski: A biologist revered and ridiculed
A Wyoming celebrity of his own kind, he’s known for his lively accordion music, inventing the art of goat packing, living off the land in the Red Desert and his investigation into a large primate that he believes roams the forests of western North America, profile published by WyoFile, Sept 2011
Are you uninsured and uninsurable?
One piece of federal health care reform has kicked in to start providing insurance for people with preexisting conditions, but it could be helping a lot more people than it is in Wyoming, published by WyoFile, Oct 2011
Our Forest
Hunters worry about the effects of a pending natural gas development in the Wyoming Range, published at www.hcn.org, Dec 2010
Luthier Bevan Frost crafts custom guitars
Video about his process and philosophy, published at www.hcn.org, April 2011
