Speak out for the Greater sage-grouse, and our western heritage
We need your help to protect the Greater sage-grouse from a political effort to weaken the Wyoming-led plan that helped avoid an endangered species listing of the iconic western bird. You can help by submitting comments to the Bureau of Land Management by August 2,...
Wyoming shouldn’t put a price tag on civic engagement
A big part of our work at the Outdoor Council involves tracking the actions our representative government makes on behalf of its citizens. Often, that includes asking for public records not readily available or published for broad public access. Citizens have the...
Your comments can help uphold historic sage-grouse protections
Wyoming citizens can tell Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke not to scrap commonsense protections for sage-grouse and the sagebrush ecosystem at two BLM meetings later this month. The open-house meetings, to be held in Cheyenne and Pinedale, will provide an opportunity for...
Last chance to comment on important Fremont and Natrona County public lands
Since June 2016, a group of Fremont and Natrona County citizens have met to negotiate the future of the eight Wilderness Study Areas (WSAs) and other lands in the two counties. As part of the Wyoming Public Lands Initiative, these nine volunteers represent interests...
Legal intern Rob Kutchin leads summer clean water brigade
Growing up in Wisconsin, Rob Kutchin is familiar with how important water — clean water — is for us, our health, and our local ecosystems. Kutchin grew up near the state’s capital, Madison, a city oriented around two large lakes that generate notable pride for its...
Running the Red Desert for conservation
“I’ve always been attracted to the Boar’s Tusk,” Wyoming Outdoor Council member Daniel Dale said after finishing a challenging 23-kilometer run that took him past the iconic Red Desert landmark. “Now I have a personal story to go with it.” Fostering personal...
Help protect North America’s longest mule deer migration corridor
We urgently need your help to protect the world’s longest mule deer migration corridor, which is found right here in Wyoming. The U.S. Bureau of Land Management is set to auction several mineral lease parcels inside the corridor for oil and gas drilling, first in...
Sec. Zinke can’t protect critical wildlife pathways while drilling inside them
In a recent letter to Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke, we are asking him to make good on his promise to implement his own executive order to protect wildlife migration habitat by deferring oil and gas lease parcels inside a critical big game migration corridor. A...