Trails Center
| Contacts: | Lesley A. Elser | |||
| 307-261-7603 |
Trails Center Kicks Off Knitting Exhibit with Demonstrations, Programs
Learn how to stitch, feel yarns made in Wyoming, and observe spinning wheel demonstrations at the National Historic Trails Interpretive Center (NHTIC).
On March 3, the Trails Center is celebrating the opening of the exhibit, "Wyoming Knits! Contemporary Knitting in the Cowboy State" with a variety of demonstrations and family-friendly activities, free and open to the public:
- Spinning Wheel Demos -- Colleen Jennings, of Jennings Family Fibers in Riverton, will demonstrate the spinning of wool into yarn, between 12 and 4 p.m.
- Yarn Tasting -- Charlotte Kinner, of Dancing Sheep Yarn and Fiber, and other yarn experts, will show a variety of animal and plant fibers, including wool, cotton, alpaca, and Wyoming produced yarns, from 12 to 4 p.m.
- Learn to Stitch Station -- Want to learn the basic knit stitch? Stop by the Learn to Stitch Station and learn from the experts, 12 to 4 p.m.
- Freestyle Knitting -- Bring your current projects to the Trails Center and work on them with other fiber artists, 12 to 4 p.m.
- Children's Needle Felting Class -- Children will have the opportunity to create and decorate their own felted journal covers, ages 10 and up. The instructor is Billie Jo Norsworthy, of Lucy's Sheep Camp in Thermopolis. Participating children must be accompanied by an adult, 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. The program and materials are free, but pre-registration is required. To register, call (307) 261-7780.
The exhibit, "Wyoming Knits! Contemporary Knitting in the Cowboy State," features over 100 examples of knit and felted items by Wyoming fiber artists. The exhibit opens on March 3 and runs through the end of the month.
The NHTIC is a part of the BLM's National Landscape Conservation System (NLCS). The areas of the NLCS are specifically designed to conserve, protect and restore the exceptional scientific, natural, cultural, ecological, historical, and recreation values of these treasured landscapes.
The NHTIC is a public-private partnership between the BLM and the National Historic Trails Center Foundation. The facility is located at 1501 N. Poplar Street, Casper, Wyo. The Center is currently operating on winter hours, and is open Tuesday – Saturday, 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
The BLM manages more than 245 million acres of public land, the most of any Federal agency. This land, known as the National System of Public Lands, is primarily located in 12 Western states, including Alaska. The BLM also administers 700 million acres of sub-surface mineral estate throughout the nation. In Fiscal Year (FY) 2011, recreational and other activities on BLM-managed land contributed more than $130 billion to the U.S. economy and supported more than 600,000 American jobs. The Bureau is also one of a handful of agencies that collects more revenue than it spends. In FY 2012, nearly $5.7 billion will be generated on lands managed by the BLM, which operates on a $1.1 billion budget. The BLM's multiple-use mission is to sustain the health and productivity of the public lands for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations. The Bureau accomplishes this by managing such activities as outdoor recreation, livestock grazing, mineral development, and energy production, and by conserving natural, historical, cultural, and other resources on public lands.
Trails Center 1501 North Poplar Street Casper, WY 82601