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Women had to build a fire as part of their survival practical.
women made their own shelters in a mock survival situation.
Green River Wildlife Habitat Biologist Kevin Spence pulls a tooth from a buck harvested on Cedar Mountain to be used in the animal aging process.
Thanks to the LaBarge Activities Committee and all of the anglers. Keep catching those ling!
Library activities specialist Misty Zimmerman and Truman Elementary School teacher Courtney Thomas run like deer as they play Oh Deer!
WGFD Wildlife Biologist Kevin Spence ages mule deer by tooth wear and growth.
Buckets of invasive burbot are being removed via netting on Jim Bridger Pond to improve sport fishing for trout.
This owl was spotted in the evening on August 3 near Anvil Draw on Flaming Gorge Reservoir. These owls are 8-11 inches tall and feed on insects, lizards, small rodents, some fruits and seeds and an occasional mourning dove.
I think we made a scientist out of this young lady!
Congratulations on your first buck mule deer!
Kemmerer Game Warden Chris Baird and volunteer instructor Annemarie Albins teach students how to safely pass a firearm to each other.
These teachers are migrating kokanee salmon in the Green River trying to escape predators to learn more about limiting factors and kokanee survival.
Educators participated in Oh Deer from Project WILD to learn about migrating mule deer and their habitat needs.
Green River Region personnel classify elk and moose in southwest Wyoming from a helicopter.
Congratulations Amy on your pronghorn antelope hunt.
Shadie got her first pronghorn antelope from hunt area 95. Congratulations, Shadie!
Green River personnel are sampling Big Sandy and Eden Reservoirs to collect data on fish species and fish health.
Green River resident Jacki Allison spotted this Great egret in a park. Her husband Les Allison took the photo. Rivers and ponds are excellent places to spot birds in the early morning hours. Thanks to the Allison's for this fun bird spy!
GR CDC students dissected owl pellets and studied owls using Project WILD activities.
Students learned about camouflage, habitat and migratory birds at Seedskadee National Wildlife Refuge playing Birds N Worms from Project Learning Tree.
Hunter education students race against each other to dress in layers to survive a Wyoming storm while hunting. These classes are about way-more than bagging an animal!
WGFD Kevin Spence and Jim Wasseen measure aspen growth inside of fence enclosure.
Students learned about wildlife in Wyoming and where they live. They also made habitat head bands from Project WILD.
LMS teacher Malcolm Robb instructs students on proper firearms use in a recent class at the Game and Fish Green River Office.
Kids learned why they should not release their pets into the wild because those species will negatively impact the ecosystem. Many nonnative turtles are showing up in southwest Wyoming ponds.
Thanks to teacher Malcolm Robb and the Game and Fish personnel at the Green River Office.
WGFD Hunter Education Coordinator George Oberstadt and instructors Ashley Cook, Malcolm Robb and John Gunyan
Sixty plus 5th graders from Lyman and their teachers enjoyed learning outside even in the snow! These students are using Project WILD's Quick Frozen Critters to learn about deer, habitat and limiting factors.
Wendy A. Estes-Zumpf, Ph.D. Herpetological Coordinator for the Wyoming Game and Fish Department processes a midget-faded rattle snake to document their ecology
Rattlesnakes have been documented in southwest Wyoming for many years. Don't be afraid of snakes but surely be respectful and cautious in snake habitat.
This moose was collared in Utah 9 years ago and ended up in Green River for a couple weeks before she walked the river right out of town.
This aspen habitat enclosure is made possible by many agencies and the Muley Fanatics.
WGFD fisheries biologists are studying native fish like roundtail chub in southwest Wyoming.
This female ornate box turtle is not native to WY but was found roaming down a lonely street in Rock Springs. This is the second one found in Sweetwater County and they are native to the Great Plains. Luckily, she got a free ride back to Nebraska!
Educators learned how animals communicate with each other and explored the activity Sounds Around.
David Jarrell shows students how to properly field dress a big game animal in Green River.
Thanks to the Muley Fanatic Foundation, students will be able to shoot archery again at the WGFD regional Camp WILD. MFF also purchased Project WILD manuals and are sponsors for local educator workshops. Thank you Muley Fanatics!
WLCI Coordinator Jim Wasseen showed students how the trap works and how it is used for beaver research.
Ashlynn Plemel tries to hold on until her 20 seconds are up in the hypothermia simulation test.
The boy scouts from Green River and their leaders dissected owl pellets to learn more about the food chain and an owl's predator and prey characteristics.
Vern Howey teaches students about proper shot placement.
Burbot were weighed and measured in La Barge, WY
rock sills installed to hold water levels and provide more cover for fish.
WLCI Coordinator Jim Wasseen (left) and GR Aquatic Habitat Biologist Kevin Spence monitoring yearly growth of aspen in an enclosure on Little Mountain. Thanks to all who assisted in building the fence exclosure.
Students learn how to layer their clothing so survive the nasty Wyoming weather.
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