LARRY WOLFE: For Wyoming, change is coming. Can the Wyoming Outdoor Council help lead the way?
I came to Wyoming in 1974 and stayed because its future looked promising. The prairies of Campbell County were sprouting surface coal mines, and new power plants were being built to burn the millions of tons that the massive mines produced. Oil and gas had long been...
Local input essential for development on federal public lands
For the first time in history, the federal government has proposed significant rollbacks to how the National Environmental Policy Act reviews the environmental impacts of development on public lands. The draft regulations would make major cuts to public participation,...
Your voice made a difference for Boysen; and we need it again!
First, thank you. Your earlier comments to the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality persuaded the agency to deny Aethon Energy Company’s proposal to increase the discharge — from 2 million to over 8.25 million gallons per day — of oil and gas wastewater from...
We’re working for a strong executive order to protect migration corridors — you can help
In late December, Gov. Mark Gordon released a draft executive order that would dictate how Wyoming designates and manages big game migration corridors. While the draft is an important first step and brings us closer to a long-awaited solution, it still needs...
Charting a path for Wyoming
In the Winter 2020 issue of Frontline, we address the future of Wyoming in the context of the ever-growing threat of climate change, and the associated impacts that market shifts are having on our communities. Our state’s budget and local government revenue have long...
Be the voice of conservation at the Wyoming Legislature
Each year the Wyoming State Legislature has the opportunity to pass bills that reflect our state’s shared conservation, outdoor recreation, and good governance values — or threaten them. That’s why, when the 2020 budget session opens on February 10, the Wyoming...
Outdoor Council member donates plug-in hybrid to spark conversation about fuel efficiency
Let’s be honest: We in Wyoming love our trucks and SUVs. It makes sense in a place where the winters tend to stretch on, so many people work in the energy industry or agriculture, and enjoying the outdoors requires getting off the pavement. But can hybrid and electric...
Welcome to two new Wyoming Outdoor Council staff
As we start a new year and a new decade, the Wyoming Outdoor Council is even more committed to building relationships — with members, partners, decision makers, and the general public alike — led in part by Kristen Brown, who was promoted to associate director in...