Wapiti in Park County, Wyoming — The American West (Mountains)
A Burning Need
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, July 25, 2015
1. A Burning Need Marker
The Shoshone National Forest provides a habitat for more Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep than any other national forest. Grazing on nutritious bunchgrasses, bighorn sheep evolved in open, high visibility habitats near steep, rocky cover, making it easier for sheep to detect and avoid predators.
Due to fire suppression by humans over the past 60 plus years, limber pine, juniper, sagebrush, and other shrubs have increased on seasonal bighorn sheep habitats within the Shoshone National Forest and other portions of their range.
In cooperation with the Wyoming Game and Fish Department, the Foundation for North America Wild Sheep (FNAWS), and the Wyoming Chapter FNAWS, the US Forest Service has implemented a prescribed burning program, to maintain and improve habitat quality for bighorn sheep. On the slopes of Jim Mountain, bighorns are finding new foraging areas, thanks to this cooperative effort.
Erected by Shoshone National Forest.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Environment • Natural Features.
Location. 44° 27.636′ N, 109° 31.555′ W. Marker is in Wapiti, Wyoming, in Park County. Marker is on U.S. 20, on the right when traveling west. Marker is located
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Other nearby markers. At least 6 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Shoshone National Forest (here, next to this marker); Protection Proves Profitable (a few steps from this marker); Is This Forest Healthy? (a few steps from this marker); Touch the Past (approx. 2.9 miles away); Solving the Prehistoric Puzzle (approx. 2.9 miles away); Absaroka Volcanic Field (approx. 3.2 miles away).
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, July 25, 2015
2. A Burning Need Marker
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, July 25, 2015
3. A Burning Need Marker
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, July 25, 2015
4. Markers in Shoshone National Forest
Several markers are found at this location. The A Burning Need marker is the rightmost of those seen here.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on September 25, 2015, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 255 times since then and 6 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 25, 2015, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.
