To better understand current conditions of the Big Wind River, the Greater Yellowstone Coalition is facilitating connections among researchers, Tribal partners, and Tribal members to explore the development of a plant and hydrology study grounded in the Traditional Ecological Knowledge of the Eastern Shoshone and Northern Arapaho Tribes. In mid-September, nearly 30 participants – including Tribal partners, community members, university researchers, and conservation partners – joined a two-day tour of the Wind River corridor to strengthen relationships, explore ecological conditions, and refine collaborative research priorities that honor and align with Tribal interests. 

On a Wednesday this October, Jackson Hole Public Art's newest Pathways mural, Yeneini3i’ 3o3outei’i  |  Four Hills of Life, a collaboration with Arapahoe School students co-facilitated by Northern Arapaho artist and GYC’s Wind River Conservation Organizer Colleen Friday, was unveiled in the Garaman underpass in Jackson, Wyoming.

Yellowstone Revealed is a series of place-based projects by Indigenous artists and showcases non-invasive, temporary projects that took place August 17-28, 2022 in Yellowstone National Park.

GYC’s staff, dispersed across the region, know this firsthand and are excited to share some of their favorite things in this new blog series, GYC Staff Picks.