“X Marks the Spot” — Shadow Lake rests below the northwest approach to the Cirque of the Towers, Wind River Range, Wyoming / Photo by Corey Anco)

It’s Important to Give Back to Our Public Lands

Corey Anco is assistant curator at the Buffalo Bill Center of the West in Cody, Wyoming

There exists a fundamental need in each of us to connect with nature and one another. Access to nature, afforded through public lands, provides us with nearly endless opportunities and benefits.