Legislative Watch: Halftime Report
With a consistent presence at the Capitol, timely research, and strong citizen engagement, the Wyoming Outdoor Council supported good legislation, opposed a number of harmful bills, and helped to improve others in the first two weeks of the Wyoming State legislative...Legislative Watch: Bills We’re Tracking in Week Two
Thank you to our many members and friends who contacted legislators last week and for your civic interest in our Legislature’s work! We started the second week of the 2016 Wyoming State Legislature today with a narrowed field of bills we’re tracking. Read...Legislative Watch: Thanks to You, the Attempted Land Grab Fails!
Great news! The land grab bills we warned you about yesterday will not advance in the Wyoming State House of Representatives. HB 126 – Public land access was voted down 52-7, and the House stopped hearing new bills before HB 142 – Transfer of public...Legislative Watch: Stop the Land Grab
We need your help as soon as possible to stop attempted land grab efforts in Wyoming. Now is the time to stop the land grab make your voice heard! Two bills have been listed at the 2016 Wyoming State Legislature that aim to seize and privatize our national forests and...Legislative Watch 2016: Bicycles, mountain lions, and grizzlies
The 2016 Wyoming State legislative session began yesterday and is now in full swing! We have already seen a lot of action on conservation-related issues. Read on for a summary of today’s goings-on along with some late-breaking news. Senate Files: SF 8 –...
Stopping the Land Grab
“The people of Wyoming understand that once our public lands are taken and auctioned off to the highest bidder, that’s it. Up go the No Trespassing signs and there goes our access.” Click here or on the image above to read more!
Act Now to Influence State Flaring Rule
The Wyoming Outdoor Council has worked for more than two years to reduce flaring and venting at oil wells in Wyoming. Now, as the state prepares to vote on long-awaited revisions to its rules governing these practices, we need your help. As a reminder, flaring is the...
Our Top Five High Desert Landscapes in the Rock Springs Area
A vast region of public lands in Wyoming—from the southern edge of the beautiful Upper Green River Valley, down to Flaming Gorge, and across the northern Red Desert to the stunning landscape of Adobe Town—will have a new land-use plan in the next few years. Public...