The journey from bill to law
The journey from bill to law For me, today’s not just another Monday. It’s the kickoff to the budget session of the 67th Wyoming Legislature — a day that’s been circled in big, bold strokes on my calendar for months. So what will happen, you ask, on this...
Demystifying Wyoming’s budget: all your questions, answered
Demystifying Wyoming’s Budget: All Your Questions, Answered One week from today, the 93 citizen lawmakers of the Wyoming State Legislature will convene to kick off the 2024 legislative session — a budget session. Before that, though, let’s do a quick gut check: What...
The 2024 Legislative Session: what to know now
THE 2024 LEGISLATIVE SESSION: WHAT TO KNOW NOW Get ready for the rodeo … the 2024 session of the Wyoming Legislature is almost here! Last May, I proudly stepped into the role of government affairs manager at the Outdoor Council. In the nine or so months since then,...
Please welcome our new executive director, Carl Fisher!
Please welcome our new executive director, Carl Fisher! November 29, 2023 Dear friends, As late November storms blanket much of Wyoming in snow and we transition to winter, the Outdoor Council is in the midst of its own changes. Our search for the right leader to...
A wildlife legacy to uphold
A wildlife legacy to uphold IMAGINE THIS: It’s spring in Wyoming’s Red Desert, and daybreak unfolds around you. As the sun crests the horizon and illuminates mile upon mile of open sagebrush country, the songbirds’ dawn chorus reaches its crescendo. Sage thrashers and...
Q&A: An Eagle-Eye View of the Red Desert
Q&A: An Eagle-Eye View of the Red Desert In Wyoming’s Red Desert, the necessity of truly big-picture, holistic thinking around conservation advocacy is on full display. For one, it’s home to big game herds that require intact habitat throughout the length of...
Rock Springs RMP: An extraordinary opportunity to protect the Red Desert
Rock Springs RMP: An extraordinary opportunity to protect the Red Desert FOR OVER A DECADE, we’ve been eagerly anticipating — and preparing for — the release of the Rock Springs Resource Management Plan. The RMP, issued by the Bureau of Land Management, would have...
Creating easy passage for wildlife: volunteers modify fences during Stewardship Day
IN A FUN EFFORT TO HELP LOCAL WILDLIFE HABITAT, the Wyoming Outdoor Council teamed up with the Wyoming Wilderness Association and the Bureau of Land Management to host a volunteer stewardship day to improve over a mile and a half of fencing in the Big Sandy foothills...