Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Page 16 Page 17 Page 18 Page 19 Page 20 Page 21 Page 22 Page 23 Page 24 Page 25 Page 26 Page 27 Page 28 Page 29 Page 30 Page 31 Page 32 Page 33 Page 34 Page 35 Page 36 Page 37 Page 38 Page 39 Page 40 Page 41 Page 42 Page 43 Page 44 Page 45 Page 46 Page 47 Page 48 Page 49 Page 50 Page 51 Page 52 Page 53 Page 54 Page 55 Page 56 Page 57 Page 58 Page 59 Page 60Acknowledgments The Wyoming Student Atlas is a project of the University of Wyoming’s Department of Geography, Wyoming Geographic Information Science Center, and Wyoming Geographic Alliance. Supervising editors: Jeffrey D. Hamerlinck, Ph.D., Gerald R. Webster, Ph.D. Lead cartographer: Margo E. Berendsen Contributing University of Wyoming students: Caroline H. McClure (MS, Geography, 2012); Nick C. Swartz (MS, Geography, 2013); Keith E. Wresinski (MP, Planning, 2014). Graphic design: Mariko Design LLC/Elizabeth Ono Rahel Credits: Information on references, data sources, and image credits may be found on pages 53-55. Acknowledgments: Publication of the Wyoming Student Atlas would not have been possible without the contributions of many individuals. We recognize the following: • Judy Kallal, Wyoming Geographic Alliance Coordinator; Matt Balentine, Wyoming Geographic Alliance Graduate Assistant; Germaine Wagner, Wyoming Geographic Alliance Professional Development Coordinator; and the members of the Wyoming Geographic Alliance Executive Board and Steering Committee • Fawn Sprague, Office Manager, Wyoming Geographic Information Science Center, University of Wyoming • Barbara Powell and Adrienne Szabady, Office Staff, Department of Geography, University of Wyoming • Dr. Carol Frost, Department of Geology & Geophysics, and former Vice President for Special Projects, University of Wyoming • Dr. Jim Verley, Science Specialist, Wyoming Department of Education • University of Wyoming Institutional Marketing • Wyoming Department of Tourism • National Center for Geographic Education Subject experts: The following individuals provided subject expertise: Mark Anderson, Wyoming Natural Diversity Database; Dr. Alan R. Buss and Dr. Peter W. Moran, Department of Elementary & Early Childhood Education, University of Wyoming; Dr. Robert L. Kelly and Dr. Charles A. Reher, Department of Anthropology, University of Wyoming; Tamsen Hert, Head of Special Collections, University of Wyoming Libraries; Tom Drean, Wyoming State Geologist and the staff of the Wyoming State Geological Survey; Mary Hopkins, Wyoming SHPO Deputy Director and the staff of the Wyoming State Historic Preservation Office. Reviewers: A number of educators from school districts around the state and the University Wyoming, as well as a group of enthusiastic ‘Friends of the Atlas’ provided valuable feedback reviewing content and design prior to the Atlas’s completion. Reviewers included (in alphabetical order): Alan Buss, Ken Driese, Casey Dukeman, Nick Graf, Claire Hamerlinck, Julie Hamerlinck, Moira Hamerlinck, Peter Moran, Dylan Perkins, Greg Schliske, Adrienne Szabady, and Germaine Wagner. Funding: Funding for this project was provided by the University of Wyoming President’s Office and the University of Wyoming Berry Excellence Fund, with additional support from the University of Wyoming Department of Geography and the Wyoming Geographic Information Science Center. Cover design: The Steamboat horse and rider is a registered trademark symbol owned by the state of Wyoming and is included in this publication by permission from the University of Wyoming Trademark Licensing and Institutional Marketing Department. Website: For more information on this publication or to learn more about obtaining additional copies please visit: www.uwyo.edu/wga © 2014 University of Wyoming, third printing. This work may be reproduced, distributed and displayed for educational purposes only; all other rights reserved. Hamerlinck, J.D., Webster, G.R., and Berendsen, M.E. (2014). Wyoming Student Atlas: Exploring our geography. Laramie, Wyoming: University of Wyoming. ISBN# 978-0-9907978-0-7