In conjunction with the "Living Upstairs in Wyoming" conference May 11-13 in Sheridan, members of the Wyoming Department of State Parks and Cultural Resources Commission will meet May 12-13 in the Solitude Room of the Sheridan Holiday Inn from 1:15-5 p.m. May 12, and 8 a.m.-noon, May 13.
During the meeting, the commission will receive divisional updates and discuss a variety of State Parks and Cultural Resources issues, including Land and Water Conservation Fund grant applications, departmental budget cuts and the recent move of the State Museum's artifact storage to the Unicover Building in Cheyenne.Also while in Sheridan, the commission will visit Trail End State Historic Site.
The commission advises both divisions of the department --State Parks, Historic Sites & Trails and Cultural Resources -- which involves the planning, acquisition, development and management of all state parks, state trails program, state recreation areas, state historic sites and archaeology sites. The commission also advises the Wyoming State Museum, Wyoming Arts Council, the official State Records Center and Archives, the Office of the State Archeologist, historical research activities, the State Historic Preservation Office and the management of the Cultural Trust Fund.
