Yellowstone field study connects SWOSU students to earlier research
Dr. Daniel Rocha and SWOSU students Wake Frymire, Austin Buchanan, and Mary Kerr use field equipment to observe wildlife and scan the Yellowstone landscape during their study trip. CDN | Courtesy photo
Southwestern Oklahoma State University (SWOSU) students returned to Yellowstone National Park in March 2026, nearly 90 years after a 1936 expedition that documented the same landscape as part of the university’s early field studies.
The recent trip focused on studying one of North America’s most dynamic ecosystems through direct observation.
The experience mirrors the 1936 visit, when SWOSU students…
