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STATE NEWS NOTES |
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Meet Our Staff |
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Robert C. Wilson
Fort Phil Kearny Superintendent
Bob holds a BFA with Honors and began his career with the state in
1988. He does exhibit work at other sites. |
Elmer (Sonny) Reisch
Fort Phil Kearny Curator
Sonny holds a BS in History and a BA in
Education. He began his career with the State of Wyoming in 1982. |
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These news notes will pertain to events affecting those state sites
represented in this web page and not all of Wyoming’s State Parks and Historic Sites. The site and affected areas represented are
therefore: Fort Phil Kearny, Fort Fetterman, Fort Reno, the Fetterman, Wagon Box, Connor,
Crazy Woman Battlefields, and portions of the Bozeman Trail. |
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Fort Phil Kearny State
Historic Site News |
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New
Recreational Opportunities at the Site
The addition of 713 acres surrounding the historic fort location
and another 438 acres around Fetterman Battlefield Ridge have opened
up many new educational and recreational opportunities for the
public. Limited access to the new Fort Phil Kearny State Historic
Site lands for fishing and hunting has proven to be successful
programs over the past two years. In cooperation with the Wyoming
Game and Fish Department’s Walk-in Access Program, Fort Phil State
Historic Site allows hunting during designated seasons for deer,
antelope, turkey and pheasants. Hiking and Fishing is allowed along
Little Piney Creek during the summer and during non-hunting time
periods. Only a limited number of hunters and fishers are allowed
daily, and participants must secure permits at the Fort Phil Kearny
Interpretive Center before accessing the site. Hikers and those
wishing to experience the environmental beauty and the outlying
historic sites must also secure permits at the Interpretive Center
before accessing the designated walking areas.
The new lands at Fetterman Battlefield are also a hunting walk-in
area, but permits are not required for hunting at this time.
Respect for the cultural and historic character of the land is
requested. Artifact and environmental features collecting is
illegal on all Fort Phil Kearny State Historic Site lands. For
further information, please call 307-684-7629
or e-mail the Superintendent at
rwilso@state.wy.us or the Curator at
sreisc@state.wy.us. |
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Update on American Protection Program; Project Three
Work on the December 6, 1866 fight locations has been
progressing. Fieldwork will be during the Spring and early Summer
of 2010, and analyses of the artifacts and other evidence will be
completed in the near future. This project will add greatly to the
historical data base and knowledge of Fort Phil Kearny’s history. |
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