UW ACRES Farm Hosts Geodome Build

The Albany County Extension office will be adding a geodome greenhouse to the University of Wyoming Agricultural Community Resources for Everyday Sustainability (ACRES) gardening area. The build will take place over four days, from Saturday, July 20, to Saturday, July 27. Participants are not required to attend all sessions, but it is strongly encouraged. The schedule is as follows:

Several people drag a large white sheet towards a geodesic dome structure in a park area.
A geodesic dome build in Sundance, Wyoming, led by UW Extension educator Jeff Edwards.
  • Saturday, July 20: 1 p.m. – 5 p.m.
  • Sunday, July 21: 7 a.m. – 5 p.m.
  • Friday, July 26: 7 a.m. – 5 p.m.
  • Saturday, July 27: 7 a.m. – 12 p.m.

Lunch will be provided on Sunday and Friday. The build will provide an opportunity to learn new skills and gather ideas to build your own geodome.

UW Extension employees Ruth Lake and Jeff Edwards will be leading the project. This will further education in the community and will give 4-H members more opportunities to garden year-round at the ACRES gardening area.

Edwards and Lake are still looking for volunteers to help with the build. To sign up for this opportunity you must be 16 years of age or older.

Please contact the Albany County Extension Office at (307) 721-2571 to sign up or for more information.

Share the Post:

Related Posts

Artist booth at an Ag & Art Tour event, where a local artist displays watercolor paintings and handmade prints while engaging with a visitor; set outdoors with rural landscape, showcasing the connection between agriculture, creativity, and community.

UW Extension to Host Ag & Art Tour in Natrona County

For those interested in connecting with local artists and agriculturalists, the University of Wyoming Extension will lead a series of free self-guided Ag & Art tours from May through September.
The first Ag & Art event takes place in Natrona County Saturday, May 16, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
“We had a great season last year and are excited to bring this event to five counties this summer, kicking things off [in] Natrona County,” says Hailey Sorg, Wyoming’s Jay Kemmerer Outdoor Recreation, Tourism and Hospitality (WORTH) Institute extension educator.

Read More
Amy Storey, a University of Wyoming third-year master’s student in zoology and physiology, completes a field survey for a collection site in Grand Teton National Park. This included taking habitat measurements about the floral and bee community as well as collecting environmental data, such as wind speed and land use. Storey’s presentation, titled “Parasites and Bumble Bee Decline in Wyoming,” was named the winning entry for a master’s student at the Wyoming Chapter of the Wildlife Society meeting in Sheridan April 8. (Rebecca Armentrout Photo)

UW’s Storey Makes Winning Presentation at Wyoming Chapter of Wildlife Society Meeting

Wild bumble bees are in decline, and various parasites may be a major cause. But there hasn’t been any data on whether Wyoming bees have parasites and to what degree—until now.
Amy Storey, a University of Wyoming third-year master’s student in zoology and physiology, shed light on her research when she took center stage at the recent Wyoming Chapter of the Wildlife Society meeting in Sheridan.

Read More

Help us improve this website!

We’re working to make AgNews easier to use and more useful for you. This quick survey takes about 1–2 minutes.