18 2026, 01

Your ticket helps your creek: How a winter’s night at the theater creates summer days that restore Big Goose Creek

2026-01-14T07:12:53-07:00January 18th, 2026|Big Goose Natural Area, Community Initiatives, Conservation, Event, Events, Recreation, Water|

On a summer evening at Big Goose Creek, it’s easy to forget how much work a creek is doing, and how much work it sometimes needs from us. Water slides past willows, insects rise, and fish follow patterns as [...]

29 2025, 12

What We Learned from the 2025 Archaeological Survey at the Big Goose Natural Area

2026-01-26T06:34:50-07:00December 29th, 2025|Big Goose Natural Area, Community Initiatives, Discovery Session, Historic Preservation, Learn Outdoors, Recent News|

This past May, the Sheridan Community Land Trust partnered with Cultural Resource Analysts, Inc. (CRAI), which donated its time, and community volunteers to complete a professional archaeological survey of the 117 acres owned by SCLT at the Big Goose [...]

9 2025, 12

Remodeling at the SCLT Welcome Center Is Complete — and a New Chapter Begins

2025-12-09T07:10:28-07:00December 9th, 2025|Big Goose Natural Area, Community Initiatives, Recent News|

Sheridan Community Land Trust is excited to announce that remodeling at the SCLT Welcome Center is officially complete. What began as a much-needed upgrade to an aging office has transformed into a bright, modern, and efficient space designed to [...]

12 2025, 08

Winging It at the Big Goose Natural Area: A New Sign Soars with Community Spirit

2025-08-12T15:33:22-06:00August 12th, 2025|Big Goose Natural Area, Community Initiatives, Learn Outdoors, Recent News, Recreation|

How do you measure the wingspan of a Golden Eagle? With a tape measure, some teamwork—and a whole lot of creativity. At least, that’s how a flock of community members came together to bring a brand-new interactive bird wingspan [...]

28 2025, 07

Highland Park Fourth Graders Become Nature Explorers and See Their Home in a Different Way with the Help of SCLT Pocket Guides

2025-08-26T14:28:38-06:00July 28th, 2025|Community, Community Initiatives, Learn Outdoors, Recent News, Recreation, Trails|

What happens when you mix curious fourth graders, a love of nature, and a little inspiration from summer adventures? You get a classroom full of budding naturalists, eyes wide with wonder, creating field guides to explore the nature right [...]

1 2025, 07

Opening the Bighorns to All: Expanding Recreation Opportunities on SCLT’s Trails

2025-07-01T12:17:35-06:00July 1st, 2025|Big Goose Natural Area, Community, Community Initiatives, Recent News, Recreation, Trails|

At SCLT, “expanding recreation opportunities” isn’t just a motto—it’s written into our mission. But how do you take the challenging terrain of the Bighorn Mountains and make something accessible and enjoyable to nearly everyone? Thanks to a generous grant [...]

19 2025, 06

Casting for a Better Big Goose: $15,000 Gift from Powder River Basin Trout Unlimited to Boost Stream Health at SCLT Big Goose Natural Area

2025-06-19T13:52:54-06:00June 19th, 2025|Big Goose Natural Area, Community Initiatives, Conservation, Recreation, Water|

The riffles, runs, and pools of Big Goose Creek just got a little clearer—and the future a whole lot brighter—thanks to a generous $15,000 grant from the Powder River Basin Trout Unlimited Chapter to the Sheridan Community Land Trust [...]

10 2025, 06

See the landscape transform before your eyes at the Big Goose Natural Area!

2025-06-11T07:43:48-06:00June 10th, 2025|Big Goose Natural Area, Community Initiatives, Conservation|

Our Chronolog station (site SLT301) captures photos from community members like you, creating a stunning seasonal timelapse of native grassland health, cattle grazing patterns, and how we manage invasive species. Each photo you take from the station helps paint [...]

29 2025, 05

SCLT Spring Newsletter is now available

2025-05-29T09:22:22-06:00May 29th, 2025|Big Goose Natural Area, Community, Community Initiatives, Conservation, Historic Preservation, Recent News, Recreation, Volunteering|

The SCLT Spring Newsletter has made its way to many mailboxes in recent days. It's filled with exciting and inspiring stories about how people like you have connected people to land and history in Sheridan County! You will learn [...]

7 2025, 02

Fly Fishing Film Tour on March 8 will help open a new public fishery at SCLT’s Big Goose Natural Area

2025-02-07T16:32:14-07:00February 7th, 2025|Community, Community Initiatives, Event, Events, Recent News, Water|

The 2025 iteration of the Fly Fishing Film Tour will swim into the WYO Theater in downtown Sheridan on Saturday, March 8, courtesy of Fly Shop of the Bighorns. Attendees will enjoy a fintastic evening featuring fishing films, fun, [...]

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