Wyoming was the 44th State to enter the Union on July 10, 1890. The National Park Service manages ten National Park Units. There are eight National Forests and multiple Bureau of Land Management areas. The State has the honor of listing the first national park – Yellowstone, the first national forest – Shoshone, and the first national monument – Devils Tower. There are also two federally recognized Native Tribal Nations within its borders.
My guiding history:
State Symbols:
- State bird: western meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta)
- State dinosaur: Triceratops
- State fish: cutthroat trout (Oncorhynchus clarki)
- State flower: Wyoming Indian paintbrush (Castilleja linariifolia)
- State fossil: Knightia
- State gemstone: Wyoming nephrite jade
- State grass: western wheatgrass (Pascopyrum smithii)
- State insect: Sheridan’s green hairstreak butterfly (Callophrys sheridanii)
- State mammal: American bison (Bison bison)
- State motto: Equal Rights
- State nicknames: Equality State; Cowboy State; Big Wyoming
- State reptile: horned lizard (Phrynosoma douglassi brevirostre)
- State tree: plains cottonwood (Populus sargentii)