David Watson, Director of Sales and Marketing - Teton Science Schools
The 2010 Wyoming Governor’s Hospitality and Tourism Conference and Legislative Reception was held in Cheyenne on February 21-23, 2010. I represented Teton Science Schools at this event, taking advantage of opportunities to catch up with old friends, rub shoulders with the legislature, and speak with Governor (more…)
March 4th, 2010
Sarah Webster, Instructor – Educational Programs
On a not so cold winter day, a group of fourth graders from Indian Paintbrush School in Laramie ventured out towards the Hunter barn in Kelly. After a treacherous and long snowshoe through soft, sugary snow crystals the wind picked up, the snow started falling and the aspen grove looked like it was getting further away. (more…)
March 3rd, 2010
Liz Palchak, Faculty – Graduate Program
How will global climate change affect the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem? How does our understanding of science affect our understanding of climate change? Six graduate students tackled these questions over two weeks in February during a new climate change track at the Kelly Campus of Teton Science Schools. (more…)
March 2nd, 2010
Leslie Cook, Faculty – Teacher Learning Center
Since mid-October a team of three Journeys School High School students and local filmmaker Paul Maddex have been hard at work creating a documentary film about the Wyoming Youth Congress on Children and Nature. In early February the team finished the film and shared it with Teton Science Schools’ staff. The first (more…)
March 1st, 2010
Nate McClennen, Head of School – Journeys School
Journeys School High School continues to make itself known with two innovative projects that occurred this winter. First, the robotics team earned a second place finish at the Wyoming State Championships. In addition to the top three finish, the team also was awarded the Rockwell Collins Innovate award for (more…)
February 28th, 2010
Morgan Graham, GIS Manager – Conservation Research Center
Since 2007, the Conservation Research Center has inventoried over 1.7 million acres of wildlife habitat in Wyoming. These results will be communicated to local, state and federal professionals by GIS Manager Morgan Graham at the 2010 Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI) Southwest Users Group (SWUG) Meeting in Moab, Utah. (more…)
February 27th, 2010
Brad Cole, Associate Biologist – Wildlife Expeditions
“You have a really fun job.” I hear this all the time from trip participants during Wildlife Expeditions trips and from other Teton Science Schools staff as well! That enthusiasm helps keep motivation high when doing back to back to back Lower Loop trips that run to sixteen hour days or when on multi-day trips (more…)
February 26th, 2010