Exploring Nature of Wyoming

The Sustainable Management of Rangeland Resources (SMRR) Initiative Team is developing a series of 60 second video segments under the leadership of Tom Heald in which Extension Educators Gene Gade, Eric Peterson, and Barton Stam will present science based wisdom about Wyoming's Natural Resources. 

Note:  Many times, when you go to the video download, you will need to click the "Play Button" on your player.  These files are generally around three megabytes and will require some time to download.  If the video appears "jerky", there isn't enough of the file downloaded and buffered yet.  Be patient.

Level I Level II Level III Topics
The Stage Forces Climate

Climate of Wyo - 2004
     

Distribution of Precipitation - 2004
     

Snow sublimation - 2003
    Land

Topography - 2004
     

Geologic History - 2004
     

Soil Texture - 2004
      Hot Springs - Thermopolis  - 2006
    Potential

Potential - 2004
  Processes Succession

Succession - 2004
     

Succession after fire- 2003
    Water

The Water Cycle - 2004
     

Benefits of snow drifts- 2003
      Ayers Natural Bridge - 2006
    Erosion/Deposition

Erosion - 2004
      Erosion in Wind Rivers- 2003
      Glaciation - 2005
     

Point bars and cottonwoods- 2003
     

Ecology, geology, and history at Historic Trails Center- 2003
    Fire Fire Nutrient Cycling - 2006
      Nutrient Loss From Fire - 2006
      Woody Plant Regeneration After Fire - 2006
The Players Community Importance of Communities

The Community Concept - 2004
     

Relic areas as standards for comparison- 2003
     

Land as a mosaic- 2003
      Getting Down and Dirty - 2004
      Bentonite - 2004
      Soil Community - 2004
    Cool and Warm Season

Cool season vs. warm season- 2003
     

Cool Season - 2004
     

Warm Season - 2004
    Wyoming Communities

Cropland - 2004
     

Salt desert shrub ecosystem- 2003
      Forb Communities - 2006
      Alkali Flats - 2005
      Black Hills - A Meeting Ground - 2005
      Black Hills - Island in the Plains - 2005
      Wyoming Tundra - 2005
      Sub-Alpine Forest - 2005
      Montane Forest  - 2005
      The Krumholz - 2005
  Plants General

Plant Life Forms - 2004
      Plant Adaptations - 2004
      High Altitude Plants - 2005
     

Plant dispersal - 2004
     

Native and Introduced Plants - 2004
     

Carbon Cycle - 2004
     

Plant Oils (oils of essence) - 2004
      Borrow Ditches (Rights of Way) - 2005
    Forbs

Special Roles of Forbs - 2004
     

Indian paintbrush- 2003
    Grasses

Clump grasses- 2003
     

Grasses as indicators- 2003
     

Wind Pollination - 2004
    Shrubs Sagebrush Species - 2005
     

Sagebrush roots and soil moisture- 2003
      Mountain Mahogany - 2004
      Rabbitbrush - 2005
      Willow - 2005
    Trees

Aspen fire ecology- 2003
     

Ponderosa pine fire ecology- 2003
     

Limber pine- 2003
      Lodgepole Pine - 2006
      Oaks - 2005
     

Fall leaf color- 2003
      Tree age and diversity- 2003
    Weeds

Leafy spurge- 2003
     

Plant cheating strategies- 2003
     

Invasive Weeds - 2004
      Salt Cedar and Russian Olive - 2004
  Animals General Ecology

Wildlife and Fire - 2006
    Large Ungulates Antelope - 2004
     

Elk - 2004
     

Bison - 2004
      All But the Bellow! - 2005
      Buffalo Jump - 2005
     

Wild horses- 2003
      Migration - 2006
    The Little Guys

Burrowers and bugs- 2003
     

Prairie Dogs - 2004
      Hibernation - 2006
      Bees - 2005
    Nutrition

Predation - 2004
     

Grazers and Browsers - 2004
      Snowline Green-up - 2006
     

Low winter nutrition - cattle- 2003
     

Herbivory- 2003
     

Deer feed in winter- 2003
      Insulation - 2006
     

Deer on winter range- 2003
    Birds Sage Grouse - 2005
      Sage Grouse Lek  - 2006
  People People Manage Community

Sage thinning- 2003
     

Reclaimed land- 2003
      Exurban Development - 2006
      Small Acreage Education Efforts - 2006
      Urban Wildlife - 2006
    People Manage Grazing

Fencelines and grazing equations- 2003
     

Five acre corrals- 2003
     

Managing for objectives- 2003
      Cattle Drives - 2006
      Rangeland Improvements - 2006
      Range Water Development - 2005
      Common Ground - State of Rangelands - 2006
      Rangeland Today - 2006
    People Manage Water

Green River Drainage – Wyoming basins- 2003
     

Hydrologic drought- 2003
      Snowpack - 2006
      Stream Water Quality - 2006
      Exurban Water Quality - 2006
     

Water rights and irrigation- 2003
      Snowtel Measurement - 2006
     

Snow fence- 2003
    History

Rock art and oil wells- 2003
      Spanish Diggings - 2006
      Martin’s Cove- 2003
     

Oregon Trail Ruts - 2006
      Multiple Pioneer Trails - 2005
      Fort Laramie - 2006
      United States Forest Service - 2006
      Bureau of Land Management - 2006
    Energy Resources Wind Energy - 2006