LARAMIE, Wyo., June 10 -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release:

Summer Moose Day activities will span a weekend -- Saturday-Sunday, July 18-19 -- again this year, and volunteers will head out on various hiking routes along creek beds and trails or drive U.S. Forest Service roads to spot and count moose in the mountains outside of Laramie.

The event will kick off with a group hike starting at 7:30 a.m. Saturday at the Curt Gowdy State Park Visitor Center. The hike will start with a short moose biology talk, followed by a Moose Day survey conducted by the group using Moose Day protocol. Participation in the guided hike requires the purchase of a daily Wyoming State Parks pass for Curt Gowdy.

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