From WyoFile, click here to read the original post A horseback rider crosses through Shoshone National Forest. As the forest revises its management plan, a coalition of Fremont County businesses and organizations are advocating for the forest’s recreational use. (Erin/Flickr — click to enlarge) By Kelsey Dayton The customers that walk into Wild Iris Mountain […]

By Lisa McGee DEAR MEMBERS AND SUPPORTERS, I have fantastic news to share with you. The Upper Hoback Basin, which for years has been threatened by the specter of industrial-scale oil and gas development, is on its way to permanent protection. Plains Exploration and Production Company, the leaseholder and drilling proponent, has agreed to sell […]

Upper Green River Basin haze. Photo by Kyle Duba with LightHawk aerial support.   The goal: protecting public health as soon as possible By Bruce Pendery         On September 19, the Upper Green River Basin Air Quality Citizens Advisory Task Force, which was established by the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality, made […]

Celebrate Wyoming with the Wyoming Outdoor Council! Friday, September 14 Join us for an end-of-summer gathering at the Sheridan Inn. Help us celebrate recent successes and the bright future of our state’s oldest conservation organization. Everyone is invited and guests are welcome. What: Conservation updates, friendly conversation, hors d’oeuvres, and cash bar When: Friday, September […]

By Richard Garrett, Jr. Your voice for conservation at the Wyoming State Legislature For the last year, and at the suggestion of our friends at Western Resource Advocates, I have worked on behalf of our members with a diverse group of stakeholders in the development of a national policy initiative for enhanced oil recovery using […]

By Lisa McGee DEAR MEMBERS AND SUPPORTERS, I have good news to share about the Shoshone National Forest. Last week we received a preliminary decision from the BLM, ensuring—at least for now—that there will be no new drilling on the Shoshone near Dubois. In April, we filed a “request for state director review” of the […]

Check out this powerful, poignant, and informative video about the proposed full-field gas development in the Upper Hoback area of the Bridger-Teton National Forest’s Wyoming Range.       Other posts you might want to see: Houston, we have a problem. Bridger-Teton gas drilling proposal: Listen to the latest here Opposition to Wyo Range drilling […]

Samuel Western, celebrated Wyoming author and poet.   How do conservation groups find the slower and deeper movements that really matter? The following is the text of the keynote address given by Samuel Western at the Wyoming Outdoor Council’s 45th anniversary celebration, June 23rd, Lander, Wyoming.   IT IS A PROFOUND HONOR TO BE ASKED […]

  Here is the List of Films for Thursday, June 21 and Friday June 22   Thursday Films 1. Bhutan: Land of the Black-necked Crane “Bhutan: Land of the Black-necked Crane” takes viewers on an exotic Journey to the small Buddhist kingdom high in the Himalayan mountains. See how a benevolent king promotes Gross Domestic […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 18, 2012 Contact: Chris Merrill, communications director, Wyoming Outdoor Council, 307-349-7288, chris@wyomingoutdoorcouncil.org Wyoming Outdoor Council to Celebrate 45 Years A weekend of family-friendly fun will culminate on Saturday, June 23, in Lander   Lander, Wyo. — The Wyoming Outdoor Council, Wyoming’s oldest, independent conservation organization, will be hosting a 45th anniversary […]