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FIELD NOTES


New to the Team: Kristen Gunther

Hello! I’m Kristen Gunther, and I recently joined the Wyoming Outdoor Council staff as a Conservation Advocate. I’ve long admired the Outdoor Council’s powerful legacy of conservation work throughout Wyoming, and I am thrilled to join this wonderful team. Though I’ve lived in Wyoming for almost a decade, I grew up in Maryland, near the […]

Dalton Sees Outdoor Council Internship as Springboard to Conservation Advocacy

The Outdoor Council is proud to introduce Eric Dalton as one of three citizen lobbyists taking part in our legislative mini-internship program. He joined Outdoor Council lobbyists Stephanie Kessler and Mary Flanderka during the first week of the 2018 Wyoming Legislature’s winter session. “It’s nice to see tons of high school kids trickling through the […]

Dustin Bleizeffer to Lead Communications Team

[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.0.100″ custom_margin=”0px|0px|0px|0px” custom_padding=”0px|0px|0px|0px”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.0.100″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″ parallax=”off” parallax_method=”on”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.0.100″]In January 2018, Dustin Bleizeffer joined the Outdoor Council as its new Communications Director, a role that will enable Dustin to strengthen our communications capacity, grow our influence and effectiveness in the state, and expand our network of engaged citizens through communications, marketing, and media […]

Land Grab in Sheep’s Clothing

[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.0.98″ background_layout=”light”] This month, Sen. John Barrasso introduced, and Sen. Mike Enzi co-sponsored, a reckless measure to advance the Trump administration’s disastrous doctrine of “energy dominance” over all other uses on public lands. The “Opportunities for the Nation and States to Harness Onshore Resources for Energy Act,” or the ONSHORE Act (S. […]

Standing Together for Public Lands

“The president stole your land.” That’s the stark message today over at patagonia.com. We join Patagonia founder Yvon Chouinard and the vast majority of our fellow citizens to express our deep disapproval of President Trump’s recent decision to shrink the boundaries of two national monuments. His unprecedented move reduces Bears Ears National Monument by more […]

Announcing Our Citizen Lobbyist Internships!

[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.0.87″ background_layout=”light”] The Wyoming Outdoor Council’s power comes from informed and engaged citizens. This is especially true during the state legislative session—when key policy decisions about our public lands, wildlife, and environmental quality are made. As part of our effort to increase civic engagement in Wyoming, we are excited to launch our […]

Let Collaborative Science-Based Plans Stand

[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.0.84″][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.0.84″ custom_margin=”0px|0px|0px|0px” custom_padding=”0px|0px|0px|0px”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.0.86″ background_layout=”light” custom_margin=”0px|0px|0px|0px” custom_padding=”0px|0px|0px|0px”]   A historic, West-wide effort to protect the imperiled Greater sage-grouse is under threat by the Trump administration—even though Wyoming Governor Matt Mead doesn’t want Washington to meddle with key features of the science-based plan. The federal plan for protecting sage-grouse in the West, […]