Yellowstone National Park officials teamed with an engineering company in Montana to develop a piece of equipment that purges empty propane canisters of any remaining fuel and then punctures and crushes the container, converting it to a recyclable metal. (Courtesy Xanterra Parks and Resorts)
Some of the eco-friendly items you'll find in Yellowstone National Park include bar soap with holes in the middle and compostable corn-based plastic shampoo and conditioner bottles. (Courtesy Green Natura Company)
Casper resident Jim Nations is the public relations program manager for the Rocky Mountain Oilfield Testing Center for Navarro Research & Engineering. He is a husband, father and self-proclaimed "Galactic Guru."
Casper resident Jim Nations is the public relations program manager for the Rocky Mountain Oilfield Testing Center for Navarro Research & Engineering. He is a husband, father and self-proclaimed "Galactic Guru."
Cimmaron Gerke of Brighton, Colo. rides for a score of 90.5 in the bareback riding competiton at the National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas Wednesday, Dec. 8, 2004. Gerke placed first in the round. (AP Photo/Las Vegas Review-Journal, John Locher)
A flagger directs oncoming traffic at the Hat Six Road overpass near Casper on Friday afternoon. Wyoming leads the country in putting federal stimulus money to work, much of which is being sent to road construction projects. (Dan Cepeda/Star-Tribune)
** FILE ** Interior Secretary Gale Norton crosses the bridge at Lower Yosemite Falls followed by Yosemite National Park superintendent Mike Tollefson, right, in Yosemite National Park, Calif., April 22, 2004. Eliminating a maintenance backlog in the national parks, as President Bush promised in his 2000 campaign, is impossible, Norton said Thursday, July 8, 2004. She likened the park system to an old house that will forever need repairs. (AP Photo/The Fresno Bee, Eric Paul Zamora, File)
David Brunner, a campus supervisor, monitors a busy hallway at Dean Morgan Junior High School as school is let out for the day on Tuesday. Brunner has been a campus supervisor since 2001. The job of campus supervisors is to help provide security and safety in schools. Photo by Ryan Soderlin, Star-Tribune
A visitor to Grand Teton National Park captures a photo of a herd of bison beneath the Teton Range in this file photo from October. (Mark Gocke/Star-Tribune correspondent)
A visitor to Grand Teton National Park captures a photo of a herd of bison beneath the Teton Range in this file photo from October. (Mark Gocke/Star-Tribune correspondent)
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Willard Elementary School teacher Kim Benton does reading exercises with her students recently in Casper. Benton has been teaching at Willard for 20 years. Photo by Dan Cepeda, Casper Star-Tribune
Students, children and other sympathizers gather Mondayaround the flagpole in Prexy's Pasture at the University ofWyoming to rally support for immigrants. Photo by Joyce M. Nelson, Star-Tribune correspondent.
From left, Washburn players Lora Westling, Holly Henrichs and Megan Sullivan celebrate the Blues' 69-67 victory over Central Arkansas in Thursday's semifinals. Photo by Chad Hickman/Wasburn University Sports Information Department.
Chris Andrews (right) of Green River, was recently elected president of The American Legion Boys Nation in Washington, D.C., the first time anyone from Wyoming has been elected to that office. Andrews attended Boys State in Douglas and was selected as one of two representatives from Wyoming to Boys Nation. There he competed against two other boys from each state in the U.S. (excluding Hawaii) for the top spot in Boys Nation. He is also captain and coach of Green River High School's debate team, he is the state's chess champion and plays on the Green River football team. Also pictured is Harry Holler, commander of American Legion Post 28 in Green River. Courtesy photo
Carole Anne Hopkins, of Riverton, pickets with other Tea Party protesters along Center Street Wednesday afternoon. (Tim Kupsick, Star-Tribune)
Rosemary Burwell, of Casper, holds an American flag Wednesday afternoon in the front row of the Tea Party protest in front of the Cheney Federal Building. (Tim Kupsick, Star-Tribune)
Protesters lined the blocks around the Cheney Federal Building Wednesday afternoon. About 1,000 protesters were in attendance, voicing their opinions about current economic and political topics. (Tim Kupsick, Star-Tribune)
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