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ANNOUNCEMENT: Cathy Whitlock will give a presentation at Montana State University on Friday October 15, 2005 titled "Fire, Vegetation and Climate Change in the Holocene: A Look at the Western U.S."

October 11, 2004 - Drought in the western US linked to warmer temperatures. See our Climate page for more details.

10/6/2004 - NOAA has released their Winter Outlook for 2004-05. Warmer, drier conditions are forecast for winter for western North America. See out Climate page for more details.

10/4/2004 - The EPA has released a new map of Level 3 and 4 Ecoregions of Wyoming. See our ecoregion page for more information.

9/16/2004 - Summer 2004 was the 16th coolest on record for the contiguous U.S. (7th coolest August). See our Climate page for more details.

9/10/2004 - NOAA announces the return of El Niño. See our Climate page for more details.

9/10/2004 - The 2nd Mountain Climate Sciences Symposium will be hosted by BSI and USGS-NRMSC March 1-4, 2005 at Chico Hot Springs, Montana.

9/03/2004 - 40th anniversary of the Wilderness Act. Link...