Come out this Thursday and Friday for the Wild and Scenic Film Festival in Riverton and Lander, co-hosted by the Wyoming Outdoor Council and Wild Iris Mountain Sports! The festival will take us to some of the most beautiful places on the planet, introducing us to wildlife, adventurers, and activists from around the world—including Wyoming […]
FIELD NOTES
Earth Day Events and Resolutions
By Julia Stuble, Richard Garrett, Jr., and Lisa McGee You are most likely already making great choices throughout the year to benefit the environment. Thanks for all the good things you do on a daily basis! The Outdoor Council staff is using the upcoming celebration of Earth Day as an opportunity to ask ourselves […]
Media Release: Groups Appeal Fracking Chemical Case to Wyoming Supreme Court
For Immediate Release April 17, 2013 Media Contacts: Laura Beaton, Earthjustice, (406) 586-9699 Shannon Anderson, Powder River Basin Resource Council, (307) 672-5809 Bruce Pendery, staff attorney, Wyoming Outdoor Council, (435) 752-2111; bruce@wyomingoutdoorcouncil.org Bruce Baizel, Earthworks, (970) 903-5326 Brian Gumm, Center for Effective Government (formerly OMB Watch), (202) 683-4812 Groups Appeal Fracking […]
Guest Column: As Feds Cut Spending, Charging Royalties on Flared Gas Makes Sense
Gas flaring from a drilling rig in Wyoming’s Upper Green River Valley. Photo by Linda Baker A Silk Purse From A Sow’s Ear: Federal Cuts May Spur Environmental And Energy Savings By Jon Goldstein, Environmental Defense Fund | Bio | Published: April 2, 2013, republished here by permission: April 5, 2013 The federal government notified […]
The Mega Fields Are Coming—We need to apply lessons learned to Protect Wyoming
Click on the image above to view a higher-quality PDF image. Continental Divide project is the first of a new wave of ‘mega fields’ about to hit Wyoming By Bruce Pendery At the very end of 2012 the Bureau of Land Management released a draft environmental analysis of a proposed gas […]
Capitol blog: Wrapping up the 2013 legislative session
By Richard Garrett, Jr. story filed Feb 27, 8 a.m. Your voice for conservation at the Wyoming State Legislature The external costs of fossil fuels, funding conservation, protecting landowners, and a renewal of the Sagebrush Rebellion? Even as the 2013 Wyoming legislative session winds down, there are still issues in play and several bills that […]
Don’t Miss This Year’s Wild & Scenic Film Festival
The 2013 Wild & Scenic Film Festival, April 25 and 26 in Riverton and Lander Each night the Wild and Scenic Film Festival will take us to some of the most beautiful places on the planet, introducing us to wildlife, adventurers, and activists from around the world—including Wyoming and the Rocky Mountain Region. WHEN AND […]
CST: Wyoming should be a role model and require baseline water testing
The Casper Star-Tribune editorial board has made a strong argument for why Wyoming should require baseline water testing prior to drilling. Here is an excerpt: Baseline testing would’ve gone a long way to avoiding the mess still underway in Pavillion, as several federal agencies have struggled to prove or disprove that nearby gas drilling harmed […]
Outdoor recreation in Wyo generates $4.5 billion annually in consumer spending: Report
The Outdoor Industry Association released figures today quantifying the economic impact of outdoor recreation in all 50 states, with a separate report for each state that tallies direct spending, jobs, salaries and tax revenue. Among the findings for Wyoming: Outdoor recreation generates $4.5 billion annually in consumer spending, $1.4 billion in wages and salaries and […]
Capitol blog: Game and Fish funding bill died, but that’s not the end of the story
By Richard Garrett, Jr. Your voice for conservation at the Wyoming State Legislature State continues to seek primacy over greenhouse gas regulation, among other things Here’s the latest rundown of the bills we are working on (often with others) to improve outcomes at the Legislature: One of the most important bills of the session House […]