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The University of Wyoming College of Law and the Haub School of Environment and Natural Resources hosted the 150th Anniversary of Yellowstone National Park Symposium in Cody, Wyoming at the Buffalo Bill Center of the West on May 19th and 20th, 2022.
The symposium featured prominent figures from the National Park Service and elsewhere within the Department of the Interior—including Yellowstone Superintendent Cam Sholly—as well as from numerous Yellowstone-associated Native American tribes. They were joined by a host of academics, scholars, scientists, and other participants. The historic event explored the goals, successes, and shortcomings of the park over the past 150 years, and looked to the future to examine key issues it now faces. Keynote speakers and panels discussed wide-ranging topics, including tribal connections to Yellowstone, federal-tribal co-management, art and social engagement, wildlife management across the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, unprecedented visitation and economic development within the tourism and recreation sector, and large-landscape conservation.
The Wyoming Law Review is set to publish a special issue commemorating the 150th anniversary of Yellowstone National Park that will dovetail with and memorialize many parts of the symposium.
The symposium is approved by the Wyoming State Bar Association for 14.25 hours of Continuing Legal Education.
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Help us off-set costs related to the conference by making a donation to the Yellowstone Symposium.
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Special thanks to our co-sponsors for their generous support of the symposium: Beyond Yellowstone Program, the Wyoming Outdoor Recreation, Tourism, and Hospitality (WORTH) center, Haub School's Knobloch Program in Conservation Economics, the Tom and Debbe Spicer Gift for Collaborative Solutions, and the MacMillan Private Lands Stewardship Program.
The Steering Committee: Temple Stoellinger (Haub School of Environment and Natural Resource), Jason Robison (College of Law), James Trosper (High Plains American Indian Research Institute), Jacob Vogt (Wyoming Law Review and College of Law Student), Madison Barber (Wyoming Law Review and College of Law Student), Christian Moncrief (Haub School Student), Christina White (Yellowstone National Park).
“Partnership is how great things are achieved, and the Haub School of Environment and Natural Resources is excited by this collaborative effort to recognize the sesquicentennial of Yellowstone National Park. This celebratory event will enable us to learn from the past, appreciate the present, and envision the future of our iconic and foundational park.”
Dean John Koprowski, Haub School of Environment & Natural Resources
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“In this special 150th anniversary year, the College of Law is pleased to be a part of this historic event led by the Wyoming Law Review and to collaborate with the Haub School and Yellowstone National Park to celebrate the importance of America’s first national park."
Dean Klint Alexander, UW College of Law
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