BREAKING: task force recommendations shape newly released Rock Springs plan August 22, 2024 – Today, the Bureau of Land Management released its proposed Rock Springs Resource Management Plan, outlining management direction for almost 3.6 million acres of public lands in southwest Wyoming. The proposed plan clearly reflects and incorporates feedback from tens of thousands of […]
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Story Behind the Photo: ROSE FRY
WOC’s 2025 Calendar Contest is live! Join Rose and other photographers by submitting your photos of Wyoming’s lands, wildlife, and people. You can enter your photos via Instagram or email. To submit your photo(s) via Instagram, you must have a public Instagram account so that we’re able to view your submission. Upload your photo(s) and […]
VOICE YOUR SUPPORT FOR WIND RIVER MULE DEER MIGRATION
VOICE YOUR SUPPORT FOR WIND RIVER MULE DEER MIGRATION Wyoming is renowned for its wide-ranging ungulates and boasts the most extensive migration corridors left in the Lower 48. However, maintaining connectivity in these corridors requires maps of animals’ seasonal movements — it’s darn near impossible to protect critical habitat if you don’t know where it […]
ROOFTOP SOLAR IS UNDER ATTACK (YET AGAIN)
ROOFTOP SOLAR IS UNDER ATTACK (YET AGAIN) A bad bill that tried to end net metering in the 2023 legislative session is back — and we need your help to stop it. Over the years, you’ve told the Senate, the Corporations Committee, and the Travel Committee how important net metering is to Wyomingites. Those efforts […]
STOP THE EXPANSION OF LIMITED MINING OPERATIONS TO NEW MINERAL TYPES!
STOP THE EXPANSION OF LIMITED MINING OPERATIONS TO NEW MINERAL TYPES! Your voice makes a difference! Will you urge the Joint Minerals Committee to protect public input on mines and ensure industry is not exempted from important health and environmental protections? Find suggested talking points to help you write your message below. Imagine this: Your […]
SETTING THE RECORD STRAIGHT ON STATE OIL AND GAS LEASING: DIRECTORS’ MESSAGES ON RECENT PRESS, PT. 2 OF 2
DIRECTORS’ MESSAGES ON RECENT PARCEL 194 PRESS, PART 2: ON THE Ground Recent press concerning the Wyoming Outdoor Council’s efforts to protect critical pronghorn migratory habitat has caused a bit of a stir in certain circles — and we’d like to set the record straight with an important message for the WOC community and other […]
YOU REALLY CAN’T BELIEVE EVERYTHING YOU READ: DIRECTORS’ MESSAGES ON RECENT PRESS, PT. 1 OF 2
DIRECTORS’ MESSAGES ON RECENT PARCEL 194 PRESS, PART 1: ON THE MEDIA Recent press concerning the Wyoming Outdoor Council’s efforts to protect critical pronghorn migratory habitat has caused a bit of a stir in certain circles — and we’d like to set the record straight with an important message for the WOC community and other […]
THE 2025 CALENDAR CONTEST IS OPEN!
Every month, we plan to feature a submitted photo on our social media channels and in our email newsletter, in addition to the potential to see your photo in the 2023 Outdoor Council calendar.
STAFF FAVORITES: CELEBRATING SUMMER ON WYOMING’S PUBLIC LANDS
Staff Favorites: Celebrating Summer on Wyoming’s Public Lands Summer is here — and if you’re like us, the shift in seasons means it’s time for blissful days on the water, solitude in the high country, hikes through wildflower-blanketed meadows, and otherwise enjoying all that Wyoming’s public lands have to offer this time of year. Fortunately, […]
The 2024 Conservation Vote Report is here!
The 2024 Conservation Vote Report is here! It’s here — the 2024 Conservation Vote Report! Each year, following the state legislative session, the Wyoming Outdoor Council publishes a report describing conservation-related legislation, as well as how state legislators voted on key conservation bills. In this report, we also share broader themes that emerged to provide […]