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When breeding, the only place that a female monarch can lay her eggs is on milkweed. Due to efforts to rid agricultural areas of the poisonous plant, there are fewer habitats the insect can breed.

Pollinator paradise: Butterfly advocate recruits landowners to grow pollinator gardens

In the mountains among the pines at an elevation of 11,000-feet, monarch butterflies roost for the winter in masses of thousands at the El Rosario Monarch Butterfly Sanctuary in Mexico. There used to … more

By Mark Davis | 3/14/25

Holden Cooper gets a peck from one of his eight llamas. Cooper has raised the fuzzy camelids since last December and has since doubled his original herd of four.

No drama llamas

Unlike the saying implies, llamas come with little drama — they are rather easy animals to work with. Holden Cooper, of Powell, has eight llamas, already double what he bought last … more

By Katie Morrison, Tribune Intern | 3/14/25

Home raised eggs: Is it worth it?

It’s been a little busier than usual the first few weeks of Murdoch’s chick season, but it’s nothing like a couple of years ago. Then, instead of dealing with sky-high … more

By Zac Taylor | 3/14/25

Trent Sessions, the C&B Operations store manager, stands between two pieces of John Deere equipment. The store has everything from mowers to large ag machines, Sessions said.

From lawn to large ag John Deere can supply it

John Deere can be for more than just farming: The company carries a wide range of products. What’s in demand can depend on the year and the season. “The John Deere line is going to … more

By Braden Schiller | 3/14/25

Bringing locally grown food to Wyoming’s school cafeterias

FREMONT COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS — Bobby Lane moved with easy familiarity past booths on invasive weeds and animal feed during a farm and ranch expo in early February. As ranchers greeted him and … more

By Katie Klingsporn, WyoFile.com | 3/14/25

Jordan Carroll (right), who interns for Rooted in Wyoming and the Sheridan Community Land Trust, hands out red worms to anxious children during the Vermicomposting 101 class in the SCLT Community Room Saturday, March 1, 2025. Carroll said red worms, which can be found at WalMart, can be used for fishing.

Vermiculture science engages children, adults

Larisa Barth and her two children, 12-year-old Kamari and 9-year-old Judah, grow a wide variety of foods through outdoor and indoor gardening — including lettuce and leafy greens, fruits, herbs … more

By Georgia Lodewyk, The Sheridan Press Via Wyoming News Exchange | 3/14/25

High egg costs hit local stores, restaurants

The nationwide high price of eggs is affecting consumers locally as stores and restaurants deal with the skyrocketing costs. Not only have egg prices hurt consumers at the supermarket, but the high … more

By Richard Espinoza, Lovell Chronicle Via Wyoming News Exchange | 3/14/25

Community garden launches Generous Roots Garden Co.

Worland — The Worland Community Garden (WCG) is proud to announce the launch of Generous Roots Garden Co. — an initiative designed to increase community access to regionally … more

3/14/25

Winter pruning: maintenance for your trees and shrubs

When thinking of winter chores, the tasks of scooping snow, keeping animals fed and breaking ice on water tanks come to mind. But there is another less obvious task that should be completed in the … more

By Micah Most, UW Extension Educator, Johnson County | 3/14/25

Wyoming 4-H to host free virtual career night

High school and middle school students are encouraged to hop online Monday, March 17, at 6 p.m. for Wyoming 4-H’s fifth annual virtual career night. Hosted on Zoom, the event provides an … more

By Brooke Ortel, Editor/writer, UW Extension | 3/14/25

Celebrities for a Cause returning in June

Pro Football Hall of Famer Terrell Davis, pro wrestler Jake “The Snake” Roberts and a host of other celebrities will gather in Cody this summer to raise funds for local cancer patients. … more

By CJ Baker | 3/13/25

Using corrugated plastic tubing, a black-footed ferret gets its first view of its new home during a relocation effort by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, which heads up the National Black-footed Ferret Conservation Center. Before the captively bred ferrets could be released, a large swath of land was dusted for sylvatic plague-carrying fleas and their main food source, prairie dogs, were inoculated.

Black-footed ferret recovery in danger?

When an epidemic of plague struck prairie dogs within South Dakota’s greater Conata-Badlands ecosystem last spring, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service biologists and their state and federal … more

By Mike Koshmrl and Mark Davis, WyoFile and Powell Tribune | 3/13/25

Edmund Kuchuchka, assistant Solid Waste Division manager for Park County, looks out over the new cell as it’s being constructed at the Park County Landfill south of Cody. The nearly $2 million project should handle trash for at least the next 25 years.

Park County Landfill expands capacity

The Park County Landfill in Cody has room for a lot more trash and other discarded items from area residents thanks to a recently completed expansion project. Work on a new cell at the … more

By Zac Taylor | 3/13/25

Among several options, the Powell city council picked this design for a pair of new gateway signs that will welcome visitors and residents as they enter town on U.S. Highway 14A.

New gateway signs to greet Powell visitors

Travelers will soon be greeted by some new signs as they drive into Powell on U.S. Highway 14A. With the help of state tourism dollars, the Park County Travel Council offered to purchase new … more

By CJ Baker | 3/13/25

Cloning of endangered ferrets moving fast, making history

The first clone of a black-footed ferret, Elizabeth Anne, was an important step in addressing the endangered species’ impoverished genetics. Starting with access to genetic material from just … more

By Mark Davis | 3/13/25

Jackalope Jump set for March 21

One of the “coolest” local fundraisers around — the Jackalope Jump — is set to make a splash in Powell next week. The benefit for Special Olympics Wyoming is slated for 1 … more

3/13/25

Company looks to place foreign exchange students in area

Park County residents may have noticed an online campaign looking for area homes willing to host studious foreign exchange students. That’s International Cultural Exchanges Services, … more

By Braden Schiller | 3/13/25

Experience Day 2025 scheduled for April 11 at NWC

Registration is now open for Experience Day 2025, a complete day of activities designed to give future and prospective students an inside look at Northwest College and all it has to offer. Experience … more

3/13/25

Henry Coe, Robert D. Coe and Peg Coe at the opening of the Whitney Gallery of Western Art (now the Whitney Western Art Museum) in 1959.

Richard finishes The History of the Coe Family

In the last “Local Lore” program of 2024, Bob Richard and Bob Coe began an exploration of the Coe family’s history in the Cody community and beyond. On March 20 at noon in the … more

3/13/25

The nonprofit Friends of Shoshone Trails recently received permission to groom a set of cross-country ski trails on top of Dead Indian Hill within the Shoshone National Forest. The group intends to start grooming the nearly 5 miles worth of trails next winter.

Nonprofit developing new cross-country ski trails in Shoshone

A new nonprofit organization is moving forward with plans to develop a cross-country ski trail system atop Dead Indian Hill near the Chief Joseph Highway. Earlier this month, the Cody-based … more

3/13/25