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GILLETTE, Wyo. (AP) — Some rock climbing routes on Devils Tower in northeastern Wyoming have been closed to protect nesting falcons. The closures, which remain in effect until young falcons fledge, give peregrine and prairie falcons an undisturbed area for courtship, nest selection and nesting, according to the National Park Service. The annual closures also…

Devils Tower climb routes closed to protect nesting falcons Follow Us Question of the Day By - Associated Press - Monday, April 5, 2021 GILLETTE, Wyo. (AP) - Some rock climbing routes on Devils Tower in northeastern Wyoming have been closed to protect nesting falcons. The closures, which remain in effect until young falcons fledge, give peregrine and prairie falcons an undisturbed area for courtship, nest selec...

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The Ranger RIVERTON — It’s been 234 years since the Constitutional Convention, and some Wyoming lawmakers think that’s long enough. State Senate Joint Resolution 2 is a bid to launch a new convention of states in order to amend the U.S. Constitution in ways that would limit federal power. Republican state Senators Cale Case, of Lander, and Ed Cooper, of Ten Sleep, along with State Rep. Pepper Ottman, R-Riverton, have co-sponsored the bill, which was introduced to the Senate on Fe...

By Ellen Fike, Cowboy State Daily Wyoming’s tourism declined by 25% last year, but the decline was minor compared to the national decline of 45%. “Overall the U.S. travel economy declined nearly 45%, whereas, Wyoming’s travel economy only declined 25%,” Travel Wyoming spokeswoman Piper Singer told Cowboy State Daily. The numbers are preliminary and could change before late April, which is when all of the data is gathered and published in the department’s annual report, Singer added. W...

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Photo by Floyd Whiting In a press release, Senator Cynthia Lummis of Wyoming has announced she has introduced a bill to protect the name of the Devils Tower National Monument located in the northeast corner of Wyoming. Sen. John Barrasso is co-sponsoring the bill. “Devils Tower is one of the most iconic sights In Wyoming,” Lummis said in her statement. “It’s the first national monument in the United States, and a place of significance for everyone who sees it, from the tourists who visi...

In recent years, there's been efforts to change the name of one of the most famous landmarks in Wyoming, the Devils Tower National Monument. However, Wyoming senators Cynthia Lummis and John Barrasso are doing their part to keep the name intact.

Lummis Sponsors Bill To Block Devils Tower Name Change Fellow Wyoming Republican Senator John Barrasso is a co-sponsor of the legislation. The National Congress of American Indians [NCAI] passed a resolution calling for a name change for the iconic monument. The resolution reads in part:  Indigenous people have for over a century repeatedly stated that the 1906 “Devils Tower” name is not the correct translation of the rock’s name and that the Devils Tower name is offensive, insulting, an...

The tower has longstanding spiritual significance to approximately 20 Native American tribes who used to war over the land. Those tribes including the Arapaho, Cheyenne, Crow, and Lakota who had inhabited the area for nearly 1,000 years. Over that time those tribes have named the tower many things, like Bear Lodge, Bears House, Bears Tipi, Bear Peak, and Bear’s Lair, among other names. Get our free mobile app When the tribes of Europe formed the nation we now call The United States Of Amer...