FIELD Notes

Red Desert Camping and Photography Trip!

by gliffen | July 24, 2013 | Uncategorized

  Join us for overnight camping and photography workshops at the Honeycomb Buttes!  August 10-11 The Honeycomb Buttes in the northern Red Desert are a colorful and textured landscape; perfect both for exploration and photography. Enjoy this landscape with the...

Wyoming Group Calls for Transparency and Independent Oversight of State’s Groundwater Investigation

by gliffen | June 24, 2013 | Uncategorized

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 24, 2013 Media Contact: Richard Garrett,  legislative advocate and energy policy analyst, 307-332-7031 x18; richard@wyomingoutdoorcouncil.org Wyoming Group Disappointed by Delay in Fracking Study; Calls for Transparency and Independent...

How climate change should figure into Wyoming’s energy policy

by gliffen | June 20, 2013 | Uncategorized

Click the image to view it in a larger format.   By Richard Garrett, Jr. Your voice for conservation at the Wyoming State Legislature Last month, following more than a year’s effort, Wyoming Gov. Matt Mead released his energy strategy, for the state. The...

Explore the Castle Gardens Rock Art Site!

by gliffen | June 18, 2013 | Uncategorized

Click here or on the image above for event details! Alliance for Historic Wyoming is hosting an ‘Unbarred’ event this Saturday By Julia Stuble Looking to explore some of Wyoming’s lesser-known treasures this summer? You might want to include Castle...

Agency: Company must address potential threats to drinking water before drilling on the Shoshone

by gliffen | June 4, 2013 | Uncategorized

By Lisa McGee DEAR MEMBERS AND SUPPORTERS, Yesterday we received a final decision from the Bureau of Land Management that ensures the Shoshone National Forest will remain free from oil and gas development for at least another year. This is great news. More than a year...

WyoFile: Aftermath of a Drilling Boom — Wyoming stuck with abandoned gas wells

by gliffen | May 22, 2013 | Uncategorized

This coal-bed methane gas well in the Powder River Basin leaked water, which caused some erosion. The facility was abandoned by its operator, and the state later plugged the well and reclaimed the area. (Courtesy of Jill Morrison — click to view)  By Dustin...