We hope this note finds you well!  As 2022 comes to a close and we approach the holidays, you are likely aware that the last three years have been exceptionally challenging for the Yellowstone Bighorn Research Association. The YBRA successfully dealt with the COVID pandemic, the Robinson Draw Fire that burned to within 1,000 feet of our campus, and the record floods that severely damaged Red Lodge and rendered the YBRA bridge over Rock Creek impassable for most of the 2022 season.  We are grateful for heroic efforts by many amazing people that enabled us to work through these disasters. 

However, there has been a price to pay in both financial and human resources: 

In this season of giving, we ask you to please consider making an extra special donation to the YBRA to help us to address our financial shortfalls to recover and grow. To donate visit ybra.org/donate

We also ask you to consider helping us find motivated and talented people to join us in roles on the Board of Directors, Advisory Board, and camp operations.  (We are in special need of cooks and kitchen staff now that our long-time Head Cook and Kitchen Manager, Jeanette Rhinehart, has retired.) If you have an interest yourself or a referral, please contact Rich Fifarek at rhfifarek@gmail.com or on his mobile at (618) 559-7875.

YBRA is a special resource in the world of earth science education.  It is heart-warming to hear the enthusiasm of YBRA alumni as they tell of their life changing experiences attending field camp in the inspirational setting of our campus on Mount Maurice. In our next note prior to January 1^st, we will hopefully be sharing some exciting news and more specifics about our 2023 plans. Please help us continue to provide this educational experience for generations to come by supporting the YBRA financially or as a volunteer.

Thank you and happy holidays from the YBRA Board of Directors and Management,

John Weber, Rich Fifarek, Jinny Sisson, Rik Williams, Jason Schein, Greg Creasy