Check out this this slideshow for awesome Red Desert outings this summer! And visit out our events page for more details. (Click on the image below for the slideshow.)

First, watch the incredible short film: Click on any of the images below for a quick slideshow: Maintaining the integrity of the longest mule deer migration route is essential By Ilana Williams, staff ecologist Seasonal movements of large animals across vast landscapes have long captivated the human imagination. Globally, few of these historic migration corridors […]

Tom Bell, founder of the Wyoming Outdoor Council and the High Country News, will turn 90 on April 12, 2014. We join all of his friends and admirers in wishing Tom a happy birthday!   “I never hoped for my kids to be millionaires, but I hoped they would breathe clean air, drink clean water, […]

The Wyoming Migration Initiative is presenting an awe-inspiring photo exhibit, on display at the University of Wyoming Berry Biodiversity Conservation Center through April 25. It depicts the longest mule deer migration ever documented—the extraordinary annual journey from the Red Desert to the Hoback! The public is invited to a reception and presentation of the exhibit […]

Click this image to view a large, printable poster. Films to Change Your World! The Wild & Scenic Film Festival comes to Lander, April 25, 2014   The Wyoming Outdoor Council and Wild Iris Mountain Sports are hosting the Wild and Scenic Film Festival Tour on Friday, April 25, at the Pronghorn Lodge Monarch Hall […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 12, 2014 Media contact: Lisa McGee, Wyoming Outdoor Council, 307.733.3845, lisa@wyomingoutdoorcouncil.org Wyoming State Supreme Court’s ruling in the fracking chemical disclosure case is a good decision “We are pleased with the Supreme Court’s decision,” said Lisa McGee, an attorney with the Wyoming Outdoor Council. “We believe the public has the right […]

By Richard Garrett, Jr. The Wyoming Outdoor Council has one core objective during every session of the State Legislature: to support actions that will improve and protect Wyoming’s air, water, wildlife, and quality of life—and at the same time work to modify or discourage legislation that would threaten these values. It is this simple premise […]

By Richard Garrett, Jr. With Friday’s vote in the Wyoming House of Representatives, Senate File 45—a bill intended to help the Wyoming Game and Fish Department achieve a better funding model—is now headed to Governor Matt Mead’s desk for his signature. If signed into law, this stopgap bill will provide the Legislature an opportunity in […]

Including One bill—Senate File 45—that needs your support By Richard Garrett, Jr. The Wyoming State Legislature continues to trundle through its month-long 62nd assembly—this one a condensed, biennial budget session, which will establish the state budget for 2015-2016. Nearly 300 bills this year By the end of the first week, legislators had introduced 297 bills […]

Photo by Jeff Vanuga   By Lisa McGee, program director Dear members and supporters, The U.S. Forest Service has released its final revised Shoshone forest plan, a document that will guide management of the country’s first national forest for 20 years or longer. Although the agency is calling the plan “final,” in reality, there is […]