Scott's Bottom Nature Area

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Scott's Bottom, March 2008. ScottsbottomGR.jpg
Scott's Bottom, March 2008.
The new outdoor archery range at Scott's Bottom. ArcherycomplexSB.jpg
The new outdoor archery range at Scott's Bottom.

Scott's Bottom Nature Area or simply Scott's Bottom is a park located along the Green River in southwestern Wyoming and is maintained by the city of Green River, Wyoming. [1] It offers several trails for recreation as well as an archery range, shooting range, and a small paintball complex that was new as of 2005, however has since been removed. The new outdoor Archery range was built in 2006 and 2007. Scott's Bottom is named for the surrounding few acres, which is simply a wooded area next to the river. There are several other "bottoms" in the area as well. During the warmer months, residents also enjoy fishing in the Green River. Scott's Bottom is also used by local residents with ATVs and other four wheel drive vehicles. Local wildlife in the park include deer, owls, and many other species of animals native to southwestern Wyoming. [2]

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Green River, Wyoming City in Wyoming, United States

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Archery art, sport, practice or skill of using a bow to shoot arrows

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Scott's Bottom also goes by the name FMC Park partially named because of a grant from the FMC corporation, which is one of the area's biggest employers.

FMC Corporation is an American chemical manufacturing company headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The company was founded by chemist John Bean in 1883 as the Bean Spray Pump Company in Los Gatos, California, producing piston pumps for insecticides. In 1928, Bean Spray Pump purchased two companies: the Anderson-Barngrover Co. and Sprague-Sells Co. At this time the company changed its name to Food Machinery Corporation, and began using the initials FMC. In 1941 the company FMC received a contract to design and build amphibious tracked landing vehicles for the United States Department of War, and afterwards the company continued to diversify its products. Later FMC produced the M113, one of the most widely used AFVs ever. FMC employs 7,000 people worldwide, and had gross revenues of US$2.8 billion in 2017.

In 2005, the aging bridge that crosses the river from the city side (and is the park's primary entrance) was replaced with a more stable and secure bridge. [3] In 2010, that bridge is being replaced by a concrete bridge being constructed by the Wyoming Department of transportation. Access to the park begins in Green River on East Teton Blvd. From the west, the park can be accessed via a back road that begins on US 191 southwest of Rock Springs.

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References

  1. ↑ City of Green River park reservation page
  2. ↑ Wyoming Game and Fish Featured Wildlife viewing and learning facilities
  3. ↑ Green River looks at aging bridges - Casper Star Tribune 2005


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