Parks & Recreation

A new Farmers Market is coming to Laramie this summer. The Laramie Community Market will begin on June 14th and run from 3 pm to 7pm every Thursday until Sept. 27th. The new market will take place at Undine Park on Fifth and Ord. The new market will provide a more affordable venue for small vendors to sell their products to the community...

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — The Wyoming State Trails Program is urging ATV users to employ safe riding practices this year. Chris McNeil is trails safety and education coordinator for the program. He says that many crashes involve riders 16 years of age or younger...

YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. (AP) — The National Park Service has approved a plan to manage future development of the lake area in Yellowstone National Park. The area on the northwest shore of Yellowstone Lake is known for its spawning streams and grizzly bear habitat...

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Gov. Matt Mead will honor a park ranger with Wyoming State Parks and Cultural Resources who was wounded by a gunman last year at Glendo Reservoir. The Associated Press says that Philip Martindale will receive the American Police Hall of Fame’s Law Enforcement Purple Heart on Thursday in the governor’s office...

JACKSON, Wyo. (AP) — The Bridger Teton National Forest reminds the public that winter range closures on the Jackson and Buffalo Ranger districts will remain in effect through the month of April. Winter travel restrictions will remain in effect in some areas until July...

LANDER, Wyo. — Skateboarding legend Tony Hawk is helping build a new skate park in Lander. Hawk’s foundation is donating $10,000 to the project. The donation brings the park’s funding so far to $120,000, nearly half of what’s needed...

GRAND TETON NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. (AP) — Grand Teton National Park reports a decline in collisions involving wildlife and vehicles last year compared to the year before. Park officials say 103 animals were hit or killed in the park by vehicles in 2011, down from 162 animals in 2010...

Yellowstone National Park, as well as many other national parks and national monuments, will waive entrance fees this weekend to recognize Martin Luther King Day on Monday.