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It might only be January, but summer is right around the corner! 

Looking to book a campsite? We have a new website! Remember that residents can book 120 days in advance and non-residents 113 days out, so we're just now reaching the end of May for those reservations. reserve.wyoming.gov [ [link removed] ]

Thinking about a summer job? We have a variety of jobs available across the state - from Central Construction Office and maintenance, to fee booth and interpretive rangers! [link removed] [ [link removed] ]

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Wyoming State Parks sent four first year and four second year students to the State Park Leadership School! This school, hosted by America's State Parks and the National Association of State Park Directors, is made up of representatives chosen by each state park system and sent to West Virginia for training. Courses are taught by directors from around the U.S. with special guests such as Roger Phelps from Stihl.

The four graduates are Heather Jolley (Medicine Lodge), Craig Howell (Boysen), Corey Jacobsen (Guernsey) and Brian Fritz (Guernsey). 

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First year attendees will return in 2025 to complete the school! First year students were (right to left): Jessica Moore (Sinks Canyon), Adam McKay (Curt Gowdy), Greg Devereaux (Keyhole), and me.

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Women Who Hike had a great collaboration with the Trails Department! Thanks to Forrest Kamminga, Josh Milek, and Andrew Skiba who stepped in from the Central Construction Office to take ten women out on an unforgettable snowmobile ride. Our event was at Sinks Canyon State Park - we painted night sky scenes in celebration of the recent International Dark Sky certification, snowshoed, and had a compass demo from Brunton - a local woman-owned compass company. Women Who Hike is all about empowering women in the outdoors, so it's essential that we learn new skills, tough the elements, and find out that we can enjoy the outdoors safely (while having a lot of fun).

WWH snowshoeing Sinks

Our Boysen Women Who Hike is sold out, but we will be at South Pass City August 2-4 (women's history + CDT hiking!) and at Medicine Lodge September 20-22 (fly fishing). Those tickets will go on sale this summer!

WWH snowmobiling

 

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Sinks Canyon is teaming up with Wyoming Game and Fish Department's Rene and Jupiter the owl as well as artist Rosie Ratigan for a special drawing class! Owl drawing Join us this Saturday for small class drawing instruction - pre-register here [ [link removed] ].  Want to make a weekend out of it? I know some great restaurants in Lander and there's something magical about staying in a heated yurt this time of year. Book a yurt here [ [link removed] ].  Always wondered about staying in a yurt? Here's some more info on them for you! Yurts 1 Yurt 2

The Shoshone District is made up of Fort Bridger and South Pass City State Historic Sites as well as Bear River, Sinks Canyon, and Seminoe State Parks. Our district level staff is District Manager Kyle Bernis and Interpretive Ranger Angelina Stancampiano (me!). 

We have a big lineup for you in 2024! Programs and events are always subject to change, but we have a great list of save the dates for you to get excited for and mark on your calendars.

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SPC year lineup Bear River 2024 Shoshone 2024

What Ranger Angelina is most excited for - pixel art

 

ASL Programming

 

We are excited to again offer American Sign Language programs for the Deaf/deaf community! Mark the dates for July 11-13 at Sinks Canyon State Park! Sign up here [ [link removed] ] if you want to be sure to stay in the loop on ASL programming.

Rae and Wyatt

In 2021 our agency hired "interpretive rangers" for the first time - two of us. In 2023 we hired on a third district. Summer of 2023 saw each of our five districts with a seasonal interpretive ranger in addition to the three permanent. This year, we're hiring four district interpretive rangers for the summer to add to our existing team. We made this easy for applicants - there's one application for all four spots and just the one round of interviews! Think what I do looks fun (it is)? Apply now: [link removed]

Until our next newsletter - stay in touch on Wyoming State Parks' Facebook page and Instagram @wyo.state.parks!

Ranger Angelina

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307-677-2461

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