'Second Nature'

'Dog Wrestler'

'Second Nature'

'Cab Fare'

'Second Nature'

'Escape Artist'

The natural: NIC exhibition connects artwork, elements of nature

'At Play,' by Julie Chapman.

The natural: NIC exhibition connects artwork, elements of nature

'Balanced Rock Moab,' by Tamar Miller.

The natural: NIC exhibition connects artwork, elements of nature

A teapot by Eric Van Eimeren.

Getting to know nature

Kathryn Kirlin entertains children with music during an open house recently at Laurie's Inn. The center is Wyoming's first Nature Explore Outdoor Classroom, which encourage youth to include nature in everyday learning. Dan Cepeda/Star-Tribune

Helping as second nature

Vadime Cojacaz hands boxes of paint to a coworker on Thursday night at Sutherlands in Casper. Cojacaz is one of several temporary workers from the Eastern European nation of Moldova working at McDonalds and Sutherlands. Photo by Dan Cepeda, Star-Tribune

Saturday's storm displays nature's terrible beauty

Saturday's storm displays nature's terrible beauty

Discover Crook County: Natural and manmade wonders abount

Tourists use telescopes to get a closeup view of Devils Tower National Monument. (File, Star-Tribune)

Reclaiming the river: Community comes together to preserve a natural treasure

Alex Rose, president of the Wyoming Fly Casters, walks along the North Platte River near Government Bridge west of Casper. The group is organizing a cleanup along the river that will start near the bridge and head east to Robertson Road on Saturday. (Kerry Huller/Star-Tribune)

Wyoming gains in pairing of wind, natural gas

Wyoming gains in pairing of wind, natural gas

Governor calls for truce between natural gas, coal

Roughnecks work on an EnCana natural gas well near Moneta earlier this month. Low prices for natural gas have significantly slowed the industry in Wyoming. (Tim Kupsick/Star-Tribune)