Wyoming’s cornerstone conservation organization, the Wyoming Outdoor Council, has launched a new website to kick off its 50th year […]
FIELD NOTES
Victory in the Wyoming Range!
Wyoming’s namesake mountain range is a landscape the Wyoming Outdoor Council and our partners have worked to protect for 10 years. Many of you will recall the controversial offering of some 40,000 national forest acres for oil and gas lease sale back in 2005-06. This unpopular decision resulted in the formation of a powerful coalition. […]
Stand Tall for Public Lands Next Week in Cheyenne
We need your help to continue to show strong public opposition to the agenda to seize our national forests and other public lands. An important meeting is coming up in Cheyenne. Next week, a subcommittee of the Legislature’s Federal Natural Resource committee will hold a public meeting to hear what the public thinks about a proposed constitutional […]
Share your conservation priorities for the upcoming year
Given the results of the recent local and national elections, we need to hear from you this holiday season as we set our course for 2017. Here’s how you can take action today: (1) Respond to our quick, three-question survey here. Your ideas matter. Please take a couple minutes to tell us what you think. […]
You Can Help Protect Public Lands
Oppose the agenda to seize our national forests and other public lands Next week, the Wyoming State Legislature’s Federal Natural Resource committee will consider a constitutional amendment to pave the way for state takeover of public lands. When: Wednesday, November 9, 2016 starting at 8:30 a.m. Where: Central Wyoming College, Room SC103, Riverton. Why: This […]
Through the (Infrared) Lens of An Energy Company That Does It Right – Part 2
This is part two in a two-part series by Amber Reimondo, Outdoor Council Environmental Quality Advocate, on fugitive methane emissions during oil and gas production and how we can fix the problem. Click here for part one. I’m on a tour in western Wyoming’s Jonah Field and I ask my host, Paul Ulrich, Jonah Energy’s Government […]
Through the (Infrared) Lens of An Energy Company that Does it Right – Part 1
We need to agree on a suite of effective, common sense regulations that will offer the same strong air quality protections and keep natural gas in the pipe for every area of Wyoming, no matter the zip code.
Growth in Solar Can Help our State: Time to Update Wyoming’s Antiquated Rules
With our current economic downturn and loss of jobs, it’s important that Wyoming consider what it can do to assist the growth of new economies and capitalize on our state’s natural assets. The Cowboy State’s solar rays have the eighth greatest energy potential in the nation, but we rank 45th nationally in our installed solar […]
Finding Solutions for Brooks Lake
“I believe that if we continue to come together in good faith—the lodge, the Forest Service, the DEQ, all of us looking to protect the fisheries and water quality in Wyoming—the lodge will be able to come up with an answer.” – Dan Heilig Click here or on the above image to read more in […]
Join us for the 2016 SHIFT Festival
SHIFT, the organization dedicated to leveraging outdoor recreation for conservation gains, is delighted to share that tickets for the 2016 SHIFT Festival in Jackson, WY are now available. Outdoor Council members are eligible for a 25% discount on the SHIFT Summit (daytime events) with the code ‘PUBLICLANDS’ in Eventbrite. We hope you’ll join us! All evening events at the […]