As I drove past the Rabbitbrush (Chrysothamnus nauseosus), a common native plant of the western United States, I saw it was covered with these medium sized orange-brown butterflies. First we had to remember how to tell a butterfly from a moth. The overlapping wings and bulb ended antennae are indicative of butterflies, along with the…
Category: Wyoming, general
Water Quality in the Arid West
Rural Property in the Arid West: Water Quality Rural property owners in the arid west often face water quality issues. The rock strata holding our ground water often results in saline and alkaline water. If you are a rural property owner with a private well, you should regularly test your water. If you are considering…
Mountain Mahogany – Native Shrub of Wyoming
Native Shrub for Drought Tolerant Landscaping There are two common Mountain Mahogany species in Wyoming; Curlleaf Mountain Mahogany (Cercocarpus ledifolius) and True Mountain Mahogany (Cercocarpus montanus). Both would make nice ornamental shrubs or small trees in low water use landscapes. The seeds of C. montanus, shown here, are expertly designed for catching on passers by,…
Hard to Find Plant
Looking for a hard to find plant? Looking for growing information on a specific plant? Yeah, you could do a search using Google, Yahoo, or Bing, but the results will depend on the effort put into the search engine optimization of the source’s website, assuming they even have a website. Instead, check out the University…
Major Wyoming Rivers Now Below Flood Stage
Finally, all the major drainages in Wyoming have dropped below flood stage. As this article points out, however, the rivers are still swollen and dangerous. As you drive by the North Platte in Casper, it doesn’t look like it is moving very fast,or that it would be considered dangerous, but the shear volume is what…
Wyoming Lupine, Native Plant
A large group of wild flowers represented over much of North America, Lupinus is showy and bold. Probably the most ‘famous’ Lupine is Texas Bluebonnet. Here, the Wyoming version is shown. This photo is a few years old and I can’t quite narrow the species down by the photo, but according to Dorn it is…
See North Platte River Gauge Readings
You can go to WeatherForYou to see the latest river gauge readings for the North Platte River in Casper – or anywhere you may want to check. We are still, thankfully, holding below true flood stage.
North Platte Through Casper
North Platte Through Casper First of June 2011 It is estimated the North Platter River through Casper, Wyoming will come up 1 to 2 feet by the end of next week. I’ll be keeping my eye on this guy to gauge the river’s rise.
Map of Wyoming Rivers
From geology.com, a map of Wyoming rivers.
Pathfinder Dam, Wyoming
The spillway began to flow this past Monday, four or five days ahead of the predicted spill. Many parts of Wyoming are poised for flash floods and flooding in river ways.
Pathfinder Dam Will Spill Late May
Pathfinder Dam Wyoming. With the cool weather of this past week they predict water will begin to go over the dam spillway late next week. Some areas of the watershed received more snow over the last two days increasing the snowpack levels to almost 200% of normal for this time of year. See the article…
Keeping Tabs on the North Platte River
Probably the best place to keep up with what’s going on with the high spring flows of the North Platte River through Wyoming is at the Newsroom, Bureau of Rec Great Plains Region. The photo of the Pathfinder spillway in 2010 (left) is from the same site.
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