If you’ve spent any time in Wyoming’s wide open-spaces, you know how it excites the senses: the song of a meadowlark darting over mountain wildflowers in summer; the smell of sagebrush freshly washed by an afternoon rain in spring; the shifting shadows on a distant snow-laced hilltop in winter. If you’re like us, these moments […]
FIELD NOTES
Speak out for the Greater sage-grouse, and our western heritage
[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.10″] We need your help to protect the Greater sage-grouse from a political effort to weaken the Wyoming-led plan that helped avoid an endangered species listing of the iconic western bird. You can help by submitting comments to the Bureau of Land Management by August 2, 2018. BACKGROUND— The BLM’s Wyoming State Office […]
Wyoming shouldn’t put a price tag on civic engagement
A big part of our work at the Outdoor Council involves tracking the actions our representative government makes on behalf of its citizens. Often, that includes asking for public records not readily available or published for broad public access. Citizens have the right to know about activities that affect public health, including the water we […]
Your comments can help uphold historic sage-grouse protections
[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.0.48″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.17.5″] Wyoming citizens can tell Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke not to scrap commonsense protections for sage-grouse and the sagebrush ecosystem at two BLM meetings later this month. The open-house meetings, to be held in Cheyenne and Pinedale, will provide an opportunity for the public to learn more […]
Last chance to comment on important Fremont and Natrona County public lands
[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.7″] Since June 2016, a group of Fremont and Natrona County citizens have met to negotiate the future of the eight Wilderness Study Areas (WSAs) and other lands in the two counties. As part of the Wyoming Public Lands Initiative, these nine volunteers represent interests from agriculture, energy, recreation (both motorized and […]
Legal intern Rob Kutchin leads summer clean water brigade
[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.7″] Growing up in Wisconsin, Rob Kutchin is familiar with how important water — clean water — is for us, our health, and our local ecosystems. Kutchin grew up near the state’s capital, Madison, a city oriented around two large lakes that generate notable pride for its residents. Wisconsin has one of […]
Running the Red Desert for conservation
[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.7″] “I’ve always been attracted to the Boar’s Tusk,” Wyoming Outdoor Council member Daniel Dale said after finishing a challenging 23-kilometer run that took him past the iconic Red Desert landmark. “Now I have a personal story to go with it.” Fostering personal connections to this stunning — and threatened — landscape […]
Help protect North America’s longest mule deer migration corridor
[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.6″ header_text_color=”#444444″] We urgently need your help to protect the world’s longest mule deer migration corridor, which is found right here in Wyoming. The U.S. Bureau of Land Management is set to auction several mineral lease parcels inside the corridor for oil and gas drilling, first in September and again in December. If […]
Sec. Zinke can’t protect critical wildlife pathways while drilling inside them
We recently asked Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke to make good on his promise to implement his own executive order to protect wildlife migration habitat by deferring oil and gas lease parcels inside a critical big game migration corridor.
State’s inaction costs counties millions in wasted, untaxed natural gas
The Wyoming Natural Gas Waste Report, compiled by the Outdoor Council and the Environmental Defense Fund, finds that the state is missing out on an estimated $8.8 million to $16.1 million each year in unrealized tax revenue due to wasted natural gas.