Members of the community have the chance to tour the historic TE Ranch this week.

Hosted by the Western Landowners Alliance, the Saturday tour offers an opportunity to learn about the South Fork cattle ranch’s history, day-to-day operations, conservation investments and role in maintaining wildlife habitat along the Absaroka Front. Visitors will have an opportunity to see the ranch firsthand and ask questions about what it takes to maintain a working ranch.

“Wildlife across the West depends on private land,” said Western Landowners Alliance Policy Manager and Park County native Shaleas Harrison. “Along the Absaroka Front, for example, private lands provide vital winter range and hundreds of elk calve each year on ranches such as the TE.”  

Founded by the famous showman and Wyoming booster Buffalo Bill in the late 1800s, the TE remains a working cattle ranch and an important part of the Cody community’s history and economy. Today, the ranch also provides habitat for big game moving between the Absaroka Mountains, Yellowstone National Park, and Grand Teton National Park.

“The TE is a special place, and we’re excited to share its history and the work that goes into caring for the ranch,” said Mary Anne Dingus, whose family owns the ranch.

Dingus and TE Ranch Manager Erick Modfeldt will lead the tour, which is set to run from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Those interested in attending can register online by visiting tinyurl.com/yzy2scsc or by emailing Harrison at sharrison@westernlandowners.org.

The Western Landowners Alliance’s mission is to support policies and practices that sustain working lands, connected landscapes, and native species.