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. […]
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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 […]
Tom Bell: A Tribute
Our visionary founder, Tom Bell, died Tuesday, August 30, 2016 at the age of 92. All of us here at the Wyoming Outdoor Council mourn his loss deeply. Tom was a war hero, a father, a teacher, a writer, a conservation luminary, and a dear friend. Today, we gathered in Lander with family and friends […]
Farewell to our founder, Tom Bell
Our visionary founder, Tom Bell, died Tuesday at the age of 92. All of us here at the Wyoming Outdoor Council mourn his loss deeply. Tom was a war hero, a father, a teacher, a writer, a conservation luminary, and a dear friend. Fifty years ago he set the tone for how conservation should be […]
Media Release: New Report Issued by the Wyoming Outdoor Council Details State Legislature’s Public Land Grab Efforts
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 25, 2016 Wyoming Public Lands: For Sale and for the Few? New Report Issued by the Wyoming Outdoor Council Details State Legislature’s Public Land Grab Efforts LANDER — Some Wyoming state legislators are pursuing a long-term plan of seizing public lands within Wyoming with the clear intent of allowing some of […]