“The trail crew works through the heat of the day so that folks can enjoy the trails uninterrupted in the evenings and weekends,” remarked Jared Koenig, Sheridan Community Land Trust Director of Recreation. And Jared would know. In 2018, [...]
Wet meadow restoration is slowing water, building resilience, and helping a critical resource remain on the landscape longer. In a year defined by severe drought, water has become a rare sight across much of Sheridan County. Yet along [...]
Today is Saturday, July 4, which means it’s our nation’s birthday. The semiquincentennial, to be exact, a ten-dollar word for 250 years (apparently, quartamillennium didn’t have the right ring after all that Y2K hubbub). And what better way to celebrate [...]
Sheridan, WY – The Sheridan Community Land Trust (SCLT) has received a $7,000 grant from the Wyoming Community Foundation to support its mission of conserving land, connecting people to the outdoors, and preserving the stories that define Sheridan County. Unlike [...]
What started as an effort to save Wyoming’s last streetcar has become something bigger: a community-wide restoration project powered by local support, volunteer effort, and a shared belief that Sheridan’s stories matter. Thanks to strong community backing, more than $90,000 [...]
Summer Saturdays are the perfect time to visit the SCLT Welcome Center. Open Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., the Welcome Center offers a great starting point for a weekend adventure at the SCLT Big Goose Natural Area. Whether [...]
For nearly a century, the Masters family has grazed cattle in the Bighorn Mountains while caring for the land and resources that sustain them. Now, they’re testing whether a new tool can help them do it with greater precision. A [...]
As Memorial Day Weekend arrives and summer unofficially begins across Sheridan County, many people are making plans to hit favorite trails, load up bikes and kayaks, and spend more time outdoors. And this year, that may also mean discovering someplace [...]
Thanks to a dedicated group of volunteers, a new shelterbelt of native trees and shrubs is now taking root at the SCLT Big Goose Natural Area (BGNA). On Monday, volunteers worked together to plant cottonwoods and buffaloberries in the shelterbelt [...]
A major barrier to virtual fencing on public lands may be disappearing, and a Bighorn ranching family is helping test what that could mean in practice. Sheridan Community Land Trust is partnering with the Masters family and Halter to pilot [...]
