National Bighorn Sheep Interpretive Center

The National Bighorn Sheep Interpretive Center is a 2,775-square-foot (257.8 m2) Interpretive Center[1] dedicated to public education about the biology and habitat of the Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep with specific focus on the currently largest herd of Rocky Mountain Bighorn sheep in the coterminous United States that winter in the Whisky Basin of Whisky Mountain adjacent to the Fitzpatrick Wilderness[2] in the Shoshone National Forest. The Center preserves and interprets the relationships of the Bighorn sheep and is located in the town of Dubois, Wyoming on U.S. Route 26 along the Wyoming Centennial Scenic Byway.[3] The museum offers interpretive programs, exhibits, multi-media presentations, and special events.

National Bighorn Sheep Interpretive Center
Established1993
Location907 West Ramshorn St.
Dubois, Wyoming,
United States
TypeInterpretive Center
WebsiteOfficial website

Exhibits

The center contains several permanent exhibits.

  • The Natural History of the Bighorn sheep featuring displays including the geology of the Wind River, the flora and fauna including the native cutthroat trout and bighorn sheep
  • The Mountain Shoshone, known as the Sheepeaters ,and how they lived as interpreted from the steatite tools, horn bows crafted from bighorn sheep horn, and petroglyphs left from ancestors [4]
  • The role of creative conservation to create and preserve habitat.

See also

Notes
  1. "About Us, the Non-profit Organization and Board of Directors of the National Bighorn Sheep Interpretive Center". Retrieved February 10, 2012.
  2. "Whiskey Mountain". SummitPost.org. Retrieved February 10, 2012.
  3. "National Bighorm Sheep Interpretive Center and Whiskey Mountain Bighorn Sheep Area (WY)". Archived from the original on August 10, 2014. Retrieved February 10, 2012.
  4. Historic and Cultural Attractions of the Eastern Shoshone Tribe

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