FIELD Notes

60 land management, wildlife officials push for onshore oil and gas reforms

by gliffen | May 13, 2010 | Uncategorized

SIXTY FORMER FEDERAL AND STATE OFFICIALS sent a letter to Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today, supporting his intention to reform onshore oil and gas leasing. Please click here, or on the image to the right, to read the letter. Nobody understands the issues...

Council Protests Oil & Gas Leases in Crucial Wildlife Habitat

by gliffen | April 28, 2010 | Uncategorized

THE WYOMING OUTDOOR COUNCIL and several other conservation groups are protesting the inclusion of some wildlife-rich parcels in the federal government’s May oil and gas lease sale. The parcels in question — five near Cody, six in the Red Desert’s...

Earth Day: Remembering Sen. Craig Thomas

by gliffen | April 22, 2010 | Uncategorized

ON THIS EARTH DAY the Wyoming Outdoor Council is remembering and reflecting on the contributions of Wyoming’s late Sen. Craig Thomas, who was the original champion of the historic legislation that would eventually be called the Wyoming Range Legacy Act. The...

Happy birthday, John Muir!

by gliffen | April 21, 2010 | Uncategorized

JOHN MUIR, ONE OF OUR NATION’S PIONEER CONSERVATIONISTS, was born on this day in 1838. The Wyoming Outdoor Council has immense gratitude for Mr. Muir’s lifetime of conservation and preservation work, and his priceless contributions to our nation’s...

Opinion: Governor charts correct course on fracking rules

by gliffen | April 20, 2010 | Uncategorized

AN EXCERPT FROM THE OPINION PAGE of today’s Casper Star-Tribune, from a piece about reforming the way Wyoming regulates hydraulic fracturing: The Wyoming Oil and Gas Conservation Commission has delayed making a final decision until June on reporting requirements...

PacifiCorp to pay $1 million in air pollution settlement

by gliffen | April 16, 2010 | Uncategorized

Click HERE or on the image to read the press release. Media Contacts: Bruce Pendery, program manager, Wyoming Outdoor Council, 435-752-2111, bruce@wyomingoutdoorcouncil.org. Laurie Milford, executive director, Wyoming Outdoor Council, 307-399-8440