30 2025, 10

Trailblazers in the Workshop: Sheridan High School Students Build for the Community

2025-11-03T14:15:43-07:00October 30th, 2025|Community, Recent News, Recreation, Trails|

Visitors to Sheridan Community Land Trust trails will soon see the handiwork of Sheridan High School students. This fall, students in the Woodworking I class partnered with SCLT to design and build handcrafted trail map dispensers that will be [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

21 2025, 05

Unshackling Wyoming’s waterways with floater-friendly fence

2025-06-30T14:18:54-06:00May 21st, 2025|Big Goose Natural Area, Fencing, Recreation, Trails, Water|

On a wintery Friday afternoon, Sheridan Community Land Trust Recreation Program Manager Jared Koenig sat tinkering with his latest creation – a contraption made of steel and bolts that form an articulating jaw that looks like it could nip [...]

31 2025, 03

Hidden Hoot Trail and Hoot Loop closed to the public beginning April 1

2025-03-31T09:46:38-06:00March 31st, 2025|Recent News, Recreation, Trails|

Sheridan Community Land Trust would like to remind everyone that the Hidden Hoot Trail and Hoot Loop will be closed to the public starting April 1. This annual trail closure aims to ease the stress on animals and people during [...]

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