Ever been curious about what was happening on the other side of the lens at the moment a particularly gorgeous shot was snapped? So have we, because we know that simply looking at a picture only tells part of its story. For this picture, the story begins in the northern Red Desert. If you’ve ever […]
FIELD NOTES
Meet the Outdoor Council’s Summer Legal Intern
Fourteen years ago, our program director, Lisa McGee, got her start at the Wyoming Outdoor Council as a legal intern, having just completed her second year at the University of Wyoming College of Law. The internship, although brief, was formative for Lisa, inspiring her to pursue a life of nonprofit conservation advocacy and providing an opportunity […]
Speak Out Against the Privatization of Wyoming’s Wildlife!
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Run the Red Provides a Unique Glimpse into a Stunning Landscape
Driving into the northern Red Desert from Rock Springs, the first thing you notice are the vistas. In early June, the distant Wind River Mountains to the north still hold plenty of snow, a striking contrast with the vibrant green sage and the rolling golden swath of the Killpecker Sand Dunes in the foreground. The […]
Get Your Early Bird Tickets for Our 50th Anniversary
Dear friends, Back in 1967, Tom Bell, Mardy Murie, and others came together to protect Wyoming, because they understood that a few scattered, unorganized voices would never get the job done. They created the Wyoming Outdoor Coordinating Council and worked together to help quash some very shortsighted plans, including an effort to dam the Upper […]
New to the Team: RJ Pieper
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First-Ever Public Comment for National Monument Designations
In an unprecedented action, the Trump administration released more details today about its move to to undo National Monument designations throughout the West, including one monument dating back to 1924. In a previous statement, President Donald Trump referred to National Monuments as “abuses” and vowed to “return control [of these lands] to the people.” The […]
Safeguarding our Skies and Protecting our People
For Air Quality Awareness Week we enlisted our very own Mary Flanderka—recently hired to work on air pollution issues in Wyoming—to tell us more about air quality in the state and its importance in our lives. “Many folks in Wyoming tend to assume we do not have an air pollution problem, because we have a […]
New to the Team: Mary Flanderka
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Spring and Birds Come to Wyoming
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