Wyoming PBS
Farm To Fork Wyoming - Food Freedom Part 2
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- Farm To Fork Wyoming - Food Freedom Part 2
- Runtime
- 28:00
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- With ‘The Wyoming Food Freedom Act’, Wyoming’s local food economy has gone from one of the most regulated, to the leader in deregulation of direct-to-consumer farm and cottage foods. We explore the larger implications of ‘Food Freedom’ for Wyoming. Part 2: meet some producers and cottage food artisans to explore the re-emergence of traditional farm foods that have evolved over 100’s of years.
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- Farm To Fork Wyoming - Food Freedom Part 1
- Runtime
- 27:14
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- With ‘The Wyoming Food Freedom Act’, Wyoming’s local food economy has gone from one of the most regulated, to the leader in deregulation of direct-to-consumer farm and cottage foods. We explore the larger implications of ‘Food Freedom’ for Wyoming. Part 1: the controversy surrounding some of foods we eat and the contentions behind the conflicts and what it means for the small scale farmer.
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- Wyoming Perspectives - Sage Grouse
- Runtime
- 58:04
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- Wyoming PBS Public Affairs Producer Craig Blumenshine hosts a discussion about sage grouse management in Wyoming with panelists Tom Christiansen, Sage Grouse Program Coordinator for the Wyoming Game and Fish; Marc Dantzker from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Paul Ulrich from Jonah Energy and Holly Copeland, Spatial Ecologist/ Habitat Modeler, The Nature Conservancy in Wyoming.
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- Wyoming Chronicle - 4-H in Wyoming - It's not just cows and cooking
- Runtime
- 26:50
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- Johnathan Despain, Wyoming 4-H Program Coordinator, and UW 4-H Educators Tansey Sussex and Dawn Sanchez discuss opportunities for kids and leaders in Wyoming's 4-H programs.
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- Reviving Antelope Butte - The Antelope Butte Foundation
- Runtime
- 29:41
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- Wyoming Chronicle visits the Antelope Butte Foundation, a volunteer effort to reopen the Antelope Butte Ski and Recreation Area located in the Big Horn Mountains of Wyoming.
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- Wyoming Where I Belong
- Runtime
- 4:54
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- Amy Smith and Annie (Smith) Jackson. In March of 2018, the song was named one of two official Wyoming state songs.
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- Wyoming Perspectives - Cancer (clip)
- Runtime
- 1:16
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- Dr. Gregory Marino, MD, discusses (Wyoming) Senate File 62 which forces insurance companies to pay for oral chemo therapies.
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- WYOMING CHRONICLE Language I/O
- Runtime
- 33:53
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- “Language I/O” - A software firm that translates customer support questions and articles into any language, has received its first round of funding and is ready to take on the world…literally. See how a women-owned Wyoming technology company is reaching to all corners of the globe in this tech version of Wyoming Chronicle.
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- Farm To Fork Wyoming - Restoration Farming in Cody
- Runtime
- 26:47
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- Organic farmer Scott Richard calls his farm “bio-friendly”, for now, as he restores a former dairy site from a depleted state to a deeply rich, organic haven of vegetable productivity. Four years into the process, the evidence of his ingenuity is breathtaking.
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- Wyoming Secretary of State Ed Murray - Wyoming PBS
- Runtime
- 11:14
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- Wyoming Secretary of State Ed Murray in an in interview with Wyoming PBS Public Affairs Producer Craig Blumenshine. Aired as a segment in Capitol Outlook on Feb. 20, 2015
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- Vietnam Veterans Welcome Home Reunion Scheduled for June 4-7, 2015!
- Runtime
- 0:32
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
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- Frederick Kirschenmann Sheridan WY
- Runtime
- 45:51
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- Frederick Kirschenmann
A National & International Leader for Sustainable Ag Discusses:
‘The Future of Agriculture: Building Systems that Work’
Kirschenmann shares an appointment as Distinguished Fellow for the Leopold Center and as President of Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture in Pocantico Hills, New York. He also continues to manage his family's 2,600-acre certified organic farm in south central North Dakota.
The Living and Working on the Land conference was September 3 and 4, 2014 in Sheridan, Wyoming. The event was organized by UW Cooperative Extension, the Wyoming Business Council’s Agribusiness Division, and Audubon Rockies working with Wyoming’s Small Acreage Issue Team. The principle financial sponsor was the USDA’s Risk Management Agency which aims to serve America’s agricultural producers through effective, market-based risk management tools and solutions to strengthen the economic stability of agricultural produce...
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- Ken Meter Keynote Sheridan WY
- Runtime
- 1:02:09
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- Ken Meter of the Crossroads Resource Center is one of the most experienced food system analysts in the U.S., integrating market analysis, business development, systems thinking, and social concerns. Keynote: “Local Food Systems: Enhancing Opportunity.”
The Living and Working on the Land conference was September 3 and 4, 2014 in Sheridan, Wyoming. The event was organized by UW Cooperative Extension, the Wyoming Business Council’s Agribusiness Division, and Audubon Rockies working with Wyoming’s Small Acreage Issue Team. The principle financial sponsor was the USDA’s Risk Management Agency which aims to serve America’s agricultural producers through effective, market-based risk management tools and solutions to strengthen the economic stability of agricultural producers and rural communities. www.blocksofsuccess.org
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- Inside Energy - Carbon Capture
- Runtime
- 2:00
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- Carbon Capture in Wyoming and the nation. University of Wyoming, Representative Mary Throne
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- Live from the Dennison Lodge - Pierce Pettis
- Runtime
- 57:51
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- Singer-songwriter Pierce Pettis is the inaugural performer for Wyoming PBS’ newest performance series. In the first of many such concerts from the iconic Dennison Lodge in Dubois, Wy., the Alabama native thrills a packed house with his insightful lyrics and smooth personable delivery.
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- School Lunch - Farm To Fork Wyoming
- Runtime
- 26:47
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- “School Lunch” - Sheridan County School District 1 has taken a bold step in getting local foods into the 2014-15 school lunch program. After years of deliberation over budgets, federal nutrition guidelines and a jigsaw puzzle of ill-fitted standards, School District 1 ultimately abandoned the entire federal lunch program on the belief that they could feed their students more flavorful and nourishing meals, better suited to their 4-day school week, without the federal ‘one size fits all’ mandate.
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- Getting to the Core of Common Core
- Runtime
- 1:24:58
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- In a joint production, Wyoming Public Media and Wyoming PBS explore the pros and cons of Common Core State Standards. Join host Aaron Schrank, Education Reporter for Wyoming Public Radio, and guests Kathy Vetter of Wyoming Education Association, Mark Stock of the University of Wyoming, and others in this informative discussion.
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- Getting to the Core of Common Core
- Runtime
- 1:25:08
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- In a joint production, Wyoming Public Media and Wyoming PBS explore the pros and cons of Common Core State Standards. Join host Aaron Schrank, Education Reporter for Wyoming Public Radio, and guests Kathy Vetter of Wyoming Education Association, Mark Stock of the University of Wyoming, and others in this informative discussion.
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- Inside Energy - Wind Power
- Runtime
- 2:00
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- Inside Energy reporter Leigh Paterson looks at wind power and barriers to its growth in the west.
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- Rancher Archaeologist, Dr. George Frison - Main Street, Wyoming
- Runtime
- 26:47
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- Join us on Main Street Wyoming as we explore the life and career of Dr. George Frison. Dr. Frison is world renowned for his contributions to the archaeological community: from new methods of analyzing archaeological dig sites to his groundbreaking research on Paleo-Indian cultures. Perhaps his crowning achievement, however, has been inspiring in others an interest in archaeology - professionals and
enthusiasts alike - to uncover the secrets of days gone by.
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- Stories of Champions - Sandy Barton
- Runtime
- 1:20
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- Wyoming PBS was selected to participate in the local production project "Stories of Champions", which provides companion pieces to the national broadcast of American Graduate Day 2014. Individuals chosen for the project needed to be able to demonstrate their commitment of keeping students on the path to graduation. Sandy Barton, Executive Director for Fremont County BOCES of Riverton.
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- Stories of Champions - Craig Ferris
- Runtime
- 1:27
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- Craig Ferris, Wyoming Indian High School Basketball coach and educator from the Wind River Indian Reservation. Wyoming PBS was selected to participate in the local production project "Stories of Champions", which provides companion pieces to the national broadcast of American Graduate Day 2014. Individuals chosen for the project needed to be able to demonstrate their commitment of keeping students on the path to graduation.
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- Stories of Champions - Angie Schutlz
- Runtime
- 1:31
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- Angie Schultz, lead teacher at the Wyoming Cowboy Challenge Academy in Guernsey. Wyoming PBS was selected to participate in the local production project "Stories of Champions", which provides companion pieces to the national broadcast of American Graduate Day 2014. Individuals chosen for the project needed to be able to demonstrate their commitment of keeping students on the path to graduation.
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- Inside Energy - Coal Miner's Daughters
- Runtime
- 2:10
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- Coal culture in Wyoming runs deep.
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- Farm To Fork Wyoming - Beekeeping
- Runtime
- 27:16
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- Wyoming has long been a prime source of top grade honey - but pollinator services, also known as migratory beekeeping, has kept our commercial honey producers in business for decades. We'll explore the subtle life of bees through the eyes of Jack States, long time member of Wyoming's beekeeping legacy, and Laramie urban beekeeper Rene Sollars.
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- Outstanding Childcare Provider Sherri Parmely
- Runtime
- 1:31
- Date posted
- 13 years ago
- Description
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- Outstanding Childcare Provider Jennifer Corson
- Runtime
- 1:30
- Date posted
- 13 years ago
- Description
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- Mending Fences
- Runtime
- 1:18:20
- Date posted
- 13 years ago
- Description
- Mending Fences: How one Michigan town settled its reservation boundary battle without the courts. A panel discussion hosted by the Northern Arapaho tribe and Central Wyoming College on how a Wind River Reservation dispute with its neighbors might find resolution and better understanding. Moderated by Geoff O'Gara
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- Kenny Sailors Leap Of Faith
- Runtime
- 26:47
- Date posted
- 13 years ago
- Description
- The University of Wyoming men's basketball team was the best in America in 1943, winning both the NCAA and NIT tournaments and the Pokes rode on the not-very-tall shoulders of Kenny Sailors and his revolutionary (at the time) jump shot.
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- Trailer - 100 Years on the Lincoln Highway
- Runtime
- 16:38
- Date posted
- 13 years ago
- Description
- Before the Interstate Highway System, before famed Route 66, before highways were even numbered, there was one road that started it all, one road that changed America forever: The Lincoln Highway. Premieres March 9, 2014, on Wyoming PBS.
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- Farm To Fork Wyoming - Grass Fed Beef
- Runtime
- 27:06
- Date posted
- 13 years ago
- Description
- Fourth generation Wyoming ranchers, Bobby and Brendan Thoman return cattle to the family operation - using an elegant logic of healthier soil and a focus on both the cow and customer. Middle Fork Lander restaurant owner and chef Matt Sissman is also featured.
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- Wyoming PBS 25th Anniversary
- Runtime
- 5:08
- Date posted
- 13 years ago
- Description
- Wyoming PBS 25th Anniversary
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- Mangelsen Auction - Teton Rush Hour
- Runtime
- 2:08
- Date posted
- 13 years ago
- Description
- Staying close to their mother's side, these grizzly cubs-of-the-year get their first introduction to people and the world along Pilgrim Creek Road. Bear 399, perhaps the most well known grizzly in North America, is known for using habitat near highways and roadways within Grand Teton National Park. Avoiding large males who roam the backcountry, 399 has learned to take advantage of the abundant and unused bear foods near the roadsides. This behavior of 399 has proven successful in the past—now raising her third set of triplets in this somewhat risky, human-influenced habitat. Hundreds of thousands of visitors and locals are cheering for this most remarkable family of grizzly bears.
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- Farm to Fork Wyoming - Community Supported Agriculture
- Runtime
- 26:51
- Date posted
- 13 years ago
- Description
- Community Supported Agriculture is not new to Wyoming, but few of us know the thrill it offers - a weekly box of surprises, straight from the farm spring through fall. Maggie McAllister makes this obscurely named enterprise work in Daniel, Wyoming. We'll also learn about the art of fermenting vegetables with Diane Saenz, UW Extension Educator.
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- Cowboys of the Sky - Main Street, Wyoming
- Runtime
- 26:47
- Date posted
- 13 years ago
- Description
- In this edition of Main Street Wyoming, we will look at the brave aviation pioneers who connected the coasts by flying U.S. Airmail across the country. Pilots like Slim Lewis, James Murray, Hal Colleson, and Jack Knight were among the most notable, braving the rugged skies in Wyoming and across the Rocky Mountain Region.
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- Farm to Fork Wyoming Short: Indian Pickle Spice
- Runtime
- 2:26
- Date posted
- 13 years ago
- Description
- Learn about the art of fermenting vegetables with Diane Saenz, UW Extension Educator. Diane shares a creative and simple approach to fermentation and it's many virtues. Tune in Friday, November 8th at 8 p.m. for Farm to Fork Wyoming: Community Supported Agriculture...and go to www.wyomingpbs.org/farmtofork for more information on this series and to view past episodes.
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- Cowboys of the Air
- Runtime
- 1:01
- Date posted
- 13 years ago
- Description
- Promo - Fly with the brave aviation pioneers who connected the coasts by flying U.S. Airmail across the country. Pilots like Slim Lewis, James Murray, Hal Colleson, and Jack Knight were among the bravest of these, braving the rugged skies in Wyoming and across the Rocky Mountain Region.
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- Young James Wilson, an amazing Wyoming musician (clip)
- Runtime
- 2:30
- Date posted
- 13 years ago
- Description
- He's just a regular kid, who has played in Carnegie Hall. Don't miss Wyoming Chronicle on Nov. 1st at 7:30 p.m. when we introduce you to an amazing young Wyoming student, James Wilson, his family, his piano, and the Laramie music teacher they relocated thousands of miles to be near.
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- Wyoming Perspectives - Health Care Exchanges
- Runtime
- 56:53
- Date posted
- 13 years ago
- Description
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- Reservation Education
- Runtime
- 32:01
- Date posted
- 13 years ago
- Description
- Reservation Education - With high dropout rates, low graduation and numerous social problems, Indian schools face a range of issues. Will the recent visit by two federal cabinet secretaries to Wind River schools make a difference? Chronicle visits schools on the reservation to talk with teachers, administrators and students about the state of their schools.
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- Everest 50th Reunion - Wyoming Chronicle
- Runtime
- 26:47
- Date posted
- 13 years ago
- Description
- Fifty years ago, their quest: was to become the first Americans to climb Mt. Everest. We open our new season and will meet some of the surviving members of that expedition including Jim Whittaker, the first American to reach the top, and interview Wyoming author Brot Coburn, author of The Vast Unknown: America's First Ascent of Everest
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- Wyoming Perspectives - Wyoming Youth Sports: Concussions and Head Injuries. A Parent's Guide
- Runtime
- 57:41
- Date posted
- 13 years ago
- Description
- Parents across the state are trying to make sense of information regarding concussions and brain injuries and high school and college athletics. In this special live edition of Wyoming Perspectives, host Craig Blumenshine discusses this very important topic with guests Ryan Pinson, Head Athletic Trainer at the University of Wyoming; Trevor Wilson, Associate Commissioner of the Wyoming High School Activities Association; and Todd Wright, former University of Maryland football player and current Program Director for Rocky Mountain Re-entry Services which supports clients with acquired brain injuries. Wright is also a middle school football coach who emphasizes techniques to reduce concussive blows in practices and games.
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- Farm To Fork Wyoming - Dairy Herd Shares
- Runtime
- 27:03
- Date posted
- 13 years ago
- Description
- We catch up with herd share manager Frank Wallis, whose herd supplies milk to 90+ Wyoming families spread from Buffalo to Sheridan and Gillette. At the Wallis family's EZ Rocking Ranch beauty and nature's logic abound. We'll see how Frank keeps it all going, and learn something about the gratification of being an "Owner Certified" dairy. Also, nutrition expert and educator Monica Corrado.
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- Farm to Fork Wyoming - JACKSON TO STAR VALLEY
- Runtime
- 26:49
- Date posted
- 14 years ago
- Description
- Wyoming PBS's Farm to Fork Wyoming Premiered in May with a half hour pilot feature exploring some of the surprising bounty harvested from Wyoming's "Zone 4" landscape. Producer Stefani Smith takes a trip to Haderlie Farms of Star Valley to meet owner/producer Curtis Haderlie. You'll learn a little about the valley's agricultural past and what makes a farmer rethink the conventional approach to food production in Wyoming. From Star Valley, we'll follow the harvest of Curtis' farm into the kitchen of the Teton Village Four Seasons Resort Hotel. We'll meet Executive Chef Michael Goralski and Sous-Chef Erik Sakai to learn about their inspired farmer/food connection and see the bounty delivered to plate!
Farm To Fork Wyoming also screened at the Pinedale LocalFest 2013 May 17th. Wyoming PBS will rebroadcast the show on June 10th at 9:30 p.m. You can also now see the show online, but catch the show broadcast to enjoy the full beauty of HD.
Farm to Fork Wyoming is...
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- What's so special about Wyoming
- Runtime
- 26:50
- Date posted
- 14 years ago
- Description
- WHAT'S SO SPECIAL ABOUT WYOMING?
It's not enough to say wide-open spaces and not so many people. What defines those who flout the high winds and low opinions of outsiders to remain here? Our official motto is "Equal Rights". Sometimes we call ourselves "The Cowboy State." But how do those self-proclaimed descriptions match up to reality? We'll hear from dozens of Wyomingites on what they like and dislike about this place, and about what makes it, in the words of a state road sign: "Like no place on Earth".
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- Veterans and Traumatic Brain Injury
- Runtime
- 26:48
- Date posted
- 14 years ago
- Description
- How treatment is provided to one in five Wyoming veterans who receive care for the lingering effects of wartime trauma.
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- Wyoming and the Second Amendment
- Runtime
- 57:13
- Date posted
- 14 years ago
- Description
- As the national debate over gun rights continues in the aftermath of the Newtown shootings, Wyoming PBS presentd an hour-long live call-in program "Wyoming and the Second Amendment".
The program will emphasize understanding the issues such as the divide between gun owners and gun control advocates, whether new laws are needed, the true dimension of gun violence and its roots, how to avoid the politics that make any progress possible, and new ways to work toward reducing the number of needless firearms deaths including mental health reforms. We will look at attitudes towards guns in Wyoming and how this state ranks in preventing gun violence.
Richard Ager, the host of Wyoming Chronicle, hosts and moderates. The panel guests are Dr. Phil Roberts, history professor at the University of Wyoming and author of a recent opinion in Wyofile.com about the history of regulating guns in Wyoming towns. Our second guest is Dan Baum, the author of the new book "Gun Guys: A...
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- Gerry Spence - Part II
- Runtime
- 26:47
- Date posted
- 14 years ago
- Description
- In part two of our interview with Gerry Spence, host Richard Ager continues his discussions with Spence about his life and famous cases.
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- Gerry Spence
- Runtime
- 26:48
- Date posted
- 14 years ago
- Description
- The story of the lawyer who could not lose. In part one of our interview with Gerry Spence, host Richard Ager speaks with Spence about his life and famous cases and with 50 attorneys from around the country who are enrolled in Spence's Trial Lawyer's College located outside Dubois, Wyoming. Be prepared to be surprised by some of the teaching methods at the college.
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- Cat Urbigkit
- Runtime
- 26:50
- Date posted
- 14 years ago
- Description
- Cat Urbigkit has been a reporter, author, photographer and now a sheep herder. In her book "Shepherds of Coyote Rocks: Public Lands, Private Herds and the Natural World", Cat shares the experiences of tending her herd through a season on the wild open range of the Wind River Mountains.
She tells of encounters with predators, and the gentler and sometimes humorous side of nature's creatures. Through her experiences, she reflects on how the modern world co-exists with the natural world.
A conversation with Cat Urbigkit casts shepherds in a whole new light, revealing a remarkable world of cooperation between humans and animal helpers.

