Christine Peterson

2 weeks ago | thesheridanpress.com | Christine Peterson

Two years ago, as one storm after another piled feet of snow across south-central Wyoming, pronghorn started walking to find something to eat. But quickly, they bunched up against a fence. Then another one. kAm%96J <6AE >@G:?8[ 3F>A:?8 :?E@ >@C6 76?46D] |:=6 27E6C 6?5=6DD >:=6 E96J EC6<<65[ CF??:?8 :?E@ :>A6?6EC23=6 H:C6D :? 6G6CJ 5:C64E:@? 367@C6 E9@FD2?5D 7:?2==J DF44F>365 E@ 6I92FDE:@?

1 month ago | wyomingnews.com | Christine Peterson

A Utah-based hydroelectric company wants to build another reservoir above Seminoe Reservoir to produce bursts of energy when demand is high, promising to bring tax revenue and jobs to a rural part of central Wyoming. Fish and wildlife groups and the Wyoming Game and Fish Department, however, worry the project threatens the healthiest bighorn sheep herd in the state and the Miracle Mile, a world-class, blue-ribbon fishery.

1 month ago | k2radio.com | Christine Peterson

By Christine PetersonA Utah-based hydroelectric company wants to build another reservoir above Seminoe Reservoir to produce bursts of energy when demand is high, promising to bring tax revenue and jobs to a rural part of central Wyoming. Fish and wildlife groups and the Wyoming Game and Fish Department, however, worry the project threatens the healthiest bighorn sheep herd in the state and the Miracle Mile, a world-class, blue-ribbon fishery.

1 month ago | wyomingnews.com | Christine Peterson

Wyomingites like their public land. They hunt pronghorn in Shirley Basin’s high desert sagebrush, ogle exploding geysers in Yellowstone National Park, ride horses on trails cut through the Bighorn National Forest and hike among wind-carved spires in the Red Desert’s Adobe Town.

1 month ago | fieldandstream.com | David E. Petzal |Phil Bourjaily |Tom Davis |Christine Peterson

Grizzly bears are the largest predator in North America, but they seldom pose a serious threat to outdoorsmen who’ve taken the proper precautions. According to the National Park Service, historical data shows that on average one person a year dies from a grizzly attack, and since the turn of century, grizzlies and black bears collectively have killed fewer than 50 people in North America.