Given the downward trajectory of sage-grouse numbers, we should not be offering up sage-grouse habitat for industrial development.
FIELD NOTES
Get ready to vote! Wyoming’s general election is Nov. 8.
On Tuesday, Nov. 8, make sure your values are being represented by heading to the polls for Election Day.
Photos from the 2022 Halloween Masquerade in Riverton
The Wyoming Outdoor Council was proud to help support a Halloween Masquerade hosted by the Indigenous Land Alliance of Wyoming on Oct. 14 in Riverton. Costumed kids came dressed to impress, the crowd strutted for cake walk prizes, and everyone had the chance to learn about how Tribal and community members can stay engaged in […]
This plan will protect Laramie’s drinking water. Add your voice today.
The consulting firm hired to update the Casper Aquifer protection plan has recommended new protections for drinking water that the Wyoming Outdoor Council supports.
Scenes from Run the Red and Wyoming Public Lands Day 2022
The eighth annual Run the Red trail race took off from South Pass City Saturday, Sept. 24, 2022 celebrating Wyoming Public Lands day with a testament to our incredible public lands. Over 260 runners — the most in the history of the event — stepped up to the challenge, venturing into the vast and beautiful […]
Q&A with Kara Choquette, Wyoming Energy Authority
Kara Choquette is director of communications and government relations for wind energy developer Power Company of Wyoming, as well as the TransWest Express transmission line project. Earlier this year, she joined the board of the Wyoming Energy Authority. She shared her thoughts about the Energy Authority and the role of renewable energy in Wyoming’s future […]
How will you celebrate this Wyoming Public Lands Day?
We all know that Wyoming is a special place. We are fortunate to live in a state where we can recreate on mountaintops, marvel at open vistas, watch wildlife roam, and take a moment to connect with the land and one another. Over half of Wyoming is public land, and all of it is the […]
Making your voice heard: An intern’s insight into giving testimony
The following blog post was written by Shane Heavin, our 2022 summer migration policy and outreach intern. What would it feel like to stand in front of the Wyoming Game and Fish Commission and ask them to spend $2 million to create access to public lands that are landlocked by private land? As an intern […]
Two Ways to Reduce Methane Emissions, and Why Wyoming Needs them Both
Most policy experts agree that, along the long road to combating climate change and reducing greenhouse gas emissions, reducing wasted methane from oil and gas operations is “low-hanging fruit.” In 2020 alone, wasted methane gas from oil and gas operations made up roughly one-third of all methane emissions from human activity. The obvious need to […]
ANOTHER SEASON IN THE RED DESERT
This spring, John Mionczynski a local ethnobotanist, biologist, and historian, accompanied Citizens for the Red Desert into the landscape to help educate and inform tour participants about the natural wonders and uses of the desert ecosystem. Above, you can see him pointing out the geological anomalies of the Great Divide Basin as tour participants take […]