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Throughout the season (June through September) the UW Research Institute at AMK Ranch hosts many events. Check back throughout the season to see what we have going on. Or sign up for our mailing list to be notified as soon as new information becomes available.

See the full list of our 2024 Season Events (printable).

Seminars

Each summer we host diverse speakers as part of our Hank Harlow Summer Seminar series. Join us Thursday evenings for a BBQ at 5:30 PM, followed by the seminar at 6:30 PM ($10 suggested donation for attendance including food). Seminars will also be available via Zoom. Make sure to subscribe to our mailing list to get the Zoom link each week.

Whiteboard drawing of Berol Lodge that says, "Enjoy the Seminar!"

2025 Hank Harlow Summer Seminar Series

June 26, 2025

Michelle Toshack

Mountain bumble bee on a pink flower

July 3, 2025

Elise Zipkin

Incomplete puzzle depicting a monarch butterfly

July 10, 2025

Yvette Converse

Striking mountains

July 17, 2025

Gregory Nickerson

Tagged deer in a small group

July 24, 2025

Robert (Bob) Smith

July 31, 2025

Sara Germain and Tucker Furniss

A stand of colorful trees in GTNP

August 7, 2025

Wyoming Festival

Musicians in front of a crowd

The Mountain States Bumble Bee Atlas: A Collaborative Effort to Conserve Bumble Bees Through Community Scientist Observations

Michelle Toshack, Endangered Species Conservation Biologist with Xerces Society

June 26 @ 5:30 pm MDT Bumble bees are some of the most beloved and iconic pollinators in North America. With their large size, loud buzz, and striking color patterns, they not only capture our attention—they play a critical role in the health of our ecosystems…

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Why are butterflies declining? A look at monarchs and the insect apocalypse

Elise Zipkin, Red Cedar Distinguished Professor in the Department of Integrative Biology at Michigan State University

July 3 @ 5:30 pm MDT As a quantitative ecologist, Dr. Elise Zipkin connects the complexities of natural communities with the precision of mathematics to shine light on mysteries in ecology and conservation…

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The Wonder of Water, Wildlife, and Habitat in Grand Teton National Park

Yvette Converse, Chief of Science and Resource Management in Grand Teton National Park

July 10 @ 5:30 pm MDT Yvette Converse is Grand Teton National Park's Science and Resource Management Division Chief. After more than 20 years with US Fish and Wildlife Service focused on landscape conservation, endangered species recovery, and the application of science to resource management in the inter-mountain west...

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The Superior Deer: Learning from the longest migration in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem

Gregory Nickerson, Writer and Filmmaker with the Wyoming Migration Initiative at the University of Wyoming

July 17 @ 5:30 pm MDT Since 2016, Gregory Nickerson has shared the story of Deer 255's record-breaking migrations in his role as a writer and filmmaker for the Wyoming Migration Initiative at the University of Wyoming. Greg is writing a book titled The Superior Deer, using the story of Deer 255’s life and death to show how big game migrations have been essential to Rocky Mountain ecology, geography, and human history going back thousands of years...

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Old Faithful Anatomy: Magma Fueling Yellowstone Hydrothermal System, Earthquakes And New Images Of The 2024 July, Biscuit Basin Hydrothermal Explosion

Robert (Bob) Smith, Distinguished Professor in the Department of Geology and Geophysics at the University of Utah and Jamie Farrell, Research Professor at the University of Utah Seismograph Stations

July 24 @ 5:30 pm MDT Bob Smith has been working in Yellowstone for 63 years, beginning in 1956 even before college. He has been a Geophysics Professor at the University of Utah for 52 years leading a research group of scientists and students...

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Grand Teton Forest Dynamics Plot: Monitoring local forest health and contributing to the Smithsonian Forest Global Earth Observatory

Sara Germain, Assistant Professor in the Department of Botany at the University of Wyoming

Tucker Furniss, Assistant Professor in the Department of Ecosystem Science and Management at the University of Wyoming

July 31 @ 5:30 pm MDT Sara's primary research blends tree-ring science with field studies of forest health to understand how mechanisms of individual tree mortality give rise to forest change, particularly in response to climate and climate-altered disturbances...

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The Wyoming Festival: New Music in the Mountains - Chamber Music Concert

Presented by director, founder, and participating composer of The Wyoming Festival, Dr. Anne Guzzo, and additional composers: Shawna Wolf, Kayla Williams, Eric Lagergren, Tim Hinck, and Scott Stewart

August 7 @ 5:30 pm MDT Music composers from the region and across the nation—inspired by the history, nature, science, and culture of the Teton regions—write brand new music for virtuosic performers from the Grand Teton Music Festival Orchestra...

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Past Seminars

Weren’t able to attend a seminar you wanted to see? Curious about what the past seminars have been? Watch videos of seminars beginning in 2014.

Big cabin room with beautiful hardwood floors

Browse Past Events

Watch videos of previous seminars and events on our YouTube channel

A crowd of people standing out on the lawn outside Berol, getting burgers and enjoying the mountain view

UW Libraries Video Archive

Watch archival videos of seminars beginning in 2014.

The Wyoming Festival – New Music in the Mountains

The Wyoming Festival brings together composers and performers of new classical music, with an emphasis on nature, ecology, and creativity. Each year select composers are invited to attend and their pieces are played by local musicians. Several performances are open to the public at the end of the event to showpiece their creations.

See a video profile from one of the 2016 composers, Ayala Asherov Kalus.

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Moran, WY 83013-0170

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1 AMK Ranch Road
Moran, WY 83013-0170

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