28 2025, 10

Healthy Land, Healthy Herds: Wet Meadow Project Strengthens Working Lands

2025-10-28T14:12:18-06:00October 28th, 2025|Conservation, Recent News, Water|

Sheridan Community Land Trust has completed a major wet meadow restoration project on private ranch land along Sixmile Creek, just outside of Ranchester. This effort is designed to slow erosion, build soil health, and improve grasslands for grazing livestock [...]

7 2025, 10

SCLT Opens Experimental Off-Leash Dog Area at Big Goose Natural Area

2025-10-07T15:30:20-06:00October 7th, 2025|Big Goose Natural Area, Hiking, Recent News, Recreation, Trails|

Sheridan Community Land Trust (SCLT) is excited to announce the opening of an experimental off-leash dog area at the Big Goose Natural Area (BGNA). This trial program expands recreational opportunities for local dog owners while promoting responsible trail use and [...]

10 2025, 09

Cutting Back Vegetation to Move Conservation Forward at the SCLT Big Goose Natural Area

2025-09-23T09:39:16-06:00September 10th, 2025|Big Goose Natural Area, Conservation, Recent News|

Visitors to the SCLT Big Goose Natural Area may notice the land looks strikingly different this week. Dense stands of junipers and Russian olive that once crowded the hillsides and creek banks are suddenly gone. This change is part of [...]

18 2025, 08

See the Difference: Visit the Wildlife-Friendly Fence Demonstration at the SCLT Big Goose Natural Area

2025-08-18T09:02:12-06:00August 18th, 2025|Big Goose Natural Area, Conservation, Fencing, Recent News|

Sheridan County’s beauty lies in its blend of wild and working lands. Elk, deer, pronghorn, and moose roam the same pastures as cattle and horses. But standard fences—like five-strand barbed wire and woven wire—don’t always work for livestock and wildlife. [...]

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 [...]

26 2025, 06

New Trails Open to Help You Go From The Base to Bear Gulch at Red Grade Trails

2025-06-26T12:42:22-06:00June 26th, 2025|Hiking, Recent News, Recreation, Trails|

Summer is here, and so are two brand-new trails ready for you to explore at Sheridan Community Land Trust’s Red Grade Trails! Fire Up is now open as a bidirectional hiking and biking trail, and Upper Drifter is a scenic [...]

17 2025, 06

Paul Lobdell and Lincoln Robbins serving as SCLT’s conservation and recreation interns

2025-06-17T09:23:27-06:00June 17th, 2025|Recent News|

SCLT is excited to welcome Paul Lobdell and Lincoln Robbins to the team as this season’s conservation and recreation interns. Paul will be a senior at Big Horn High School this fall, while Lincoln will be a senior at Sheridan [...]

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 [...]

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