Wyoming's Wildlife Wonders STUDIO 2B Destination

For the second year in a row, GSNEG is hosting Wyoming's Wildlife Wonders, a national Girl Scout destination sponsored by Girl Scouts of the USA's Elliott Wildlife Values Project. Even though you can't be there, see the action for yourself here everyday!

About the Participants

Chaperones:

Betsy Connell
Assistant Program Specialist
Girl Scouts of Northeast Georgia

Fay Inman
Service Unit Director, Leader
Girl Scouts of Northeast Georgia

Beth Ranado
Trainer, Leader
Girl Scouts of Northeast Georgia

Ginger Belcher
Service Unit Registrar, Council Trainer
Girl Scouts of Northeast Georgia

Participants
Michelle and Jennifer from Girl Scouts of Southeastern Pennsylvania

Chelsea and Kathryn from Girl Scouts Great Plains Council

Julianna and Brigid from Girl Scouts Great Rivers Council

Taylor and Skye from Girl Scouts of Northeast Georgia

Sarah and Morgan Anne from Girl Scouts of Otahki Council

Mollie and Yael from Girl Scout Council of the Nations’s Capital

Allison and Megan from Girl Scout Council of the Nation’s Capital

Jessica and Pamela from Girl Scouts Joshua Tree Council

Miriah and Brittany from Girl Scouts of Northeast Georgia

Elaine and Marisa from Girl Scout Council of Greater NY

Ayana and Lina from Girl Scout Council of Greater NY

Rachael and Lisa from Girl Scouts of Tejas Council

Sofia and Lora from San Diego Imperial Council

Kelly and Ivy from Girl Scouts Suncoast Council

Meghan and Danielle from Girl Scouts of Southeastern Pennsylvania

About Wyoming

Wyoming, with the motto "Equal Rights," is also known as the "Cowboy State." Wyoming was admitted as the 44th state to the union in 1890. Its 97,914 square miles make it the ninth largest state in the union, yet it is one of the least populated, with only about 493,782 residents - that's an average population density of only 5 people per square mile! The capitol city of Wyoming is Cheyenne.

The musical name "Wyoming" was used by J.M. Ashley of Ohio, who, as early as 1865, introduced a bill to Congress to provide a "temporary government for the territory of Wyoming." It was to be formed from portions of the Dakota, Utah and Idaho territories. The bill was referred to a committee where it lay idle until 1868. During debate on the bill in the U.S. Senate in 1868, other possible names were suggested, such as Cheyenne, Shoshoni, Arapaho, Sioux, Platte, Big Horn, Yellowstone, Sweetwater and Lincoln. "Wyoming" was already commonly used and remained the popular choice.

The name Wyoming was adopted from two Delaware Indian words, MECHEWEAMI-ING. To the Indians it meant "at the big plains," or "on the great plain," which are most certainly appropriate interpretations of the Wyoming landscape.

To learn more about the great state of Wyoming, visit the state's official website at http://wyoming.gov.