Wyoming Gov. Matt Mead is looking to implement a groundwater testing requirement, prior to drilling, by the end of this year. Click here to read the story by Mead Gruver of the Associated Press. The Wyoming Outdoor Council is encouraged by this news. It’s an important step in a long process, and one we’ve […]
FIELD NOTES
Proposed Wyoming gas field would be one of the largest on the planet
Let’s speak up before March 6 to help protect residents, workers, and the environment By Bruce Pendery The Bureau of Land Management is analyzing a mammoth, 9,000-well natural gas drilling project proposed in south-central Wyoming near Wamsutter. Called the Continental Divide-Creston project, it would be one of the largest single natural […]
Capitol blog: Let’s keep politics out of wildlife management
By Richard Garrett, Jr. Your voice for conservation at the Wyoming State Legislature Wildlife management and habitat protection are hot topics The 62nd session of the Wyoming State Legislature just began its (not quite) third week today. And as of the end of last week, there is good news to report. This year, the Wyoming […]
An extraordinary show: “Art and Landscapes of the Red Desert”
By Julia Stuble Land Conservation Coordinator “Art and Landscapes of the Red Desert,” a juried art exhibition of fine art and photography, will hang in Rock Springs at the Community Fine Arts Center until January 28. Hosted by the Arts Center, the Wyoming Outdoor Council, and the Wyoming Wilderness Association, this exhibition showcases local and […]
Contact legislators to help the state meet its responsibilities for managing wildlife
Photo by Jeff Vanuga A quick email can help ensure better funding for wildlife in Wyoming Simply put “Support HB 136 and HB 137″ in the subject line By Sophie Osborn The Wyoming Game and Fish Department and Wyoming’s wildlife need your help this week. Despite enacting significant cost-cutting measures and streamlining its operations over […]
Media Statement: Environmental groups encouraged by action plan to address Pinedale ozone problem
MEDIA STATEMENT January 11, 2013 Media Contacts: Bruce Pendery, Wyoming Outdoor Council program director, 435-760-6217 (mobile); 435-752-2111 (office), bruce@wyomingoutdoorcouncil.org Jon Goldstein, Environmental Defense Fund senior energy policy manager, 505-603-8522, jgoldstein@edf.org Environmental Groups Encouraged by Action Plan to Address Pinedale Ozone Problem Pinedale, Wyo. — The Wyoming Outdoor Council and […]
A big thank-you to Hoback supporters!
This ran in the Jackson Hole News & Guide yesterday: Click image for larger PDF. Other posts you might want to see: Winter Frontline 2012-2013, the Wyoming Outdoor Council Newsletter The Upper Hoback will be protected in perpetuity Major Announcement: Agreement Struck, Citizens to Buy-Out Hoback Leases
Capitol blog: kicking off our coverage of Wyoming’s 2013 legislative session
By Richard Garrett, Jr. Your voice for conservation at the Wyoming State Legislature Happy New Year from Wyoming’s Capitol The Wyoming State Legislature convenes tomorrow, January 8, through February 28, 2013. And as always, I will be in Cheyenne full-time attending the entire session and committee meetings and advocating on behalf of Wyoming Outdoor Council […]
Winter Frontline 2012-2013, the Wyoming Outdoor Council Newsletter
“This buyout is a testament to sheer doggedness and dedication—and to the power of assembling a diverse group of allies to get the job done.” —Terry Jones Click here or on the image of the newsletter to read the Wyoming Outdoor Council’s winter 2012-2013 Frontline. Other posts you might want to […]
The Upper Hoback will be protected in perpetuity
By Lisa McGee DEAR MEMBERS AND SUPPORTERS, Today, thanks to the generosity of so many—including so many of you reading this—the Upper Hoback Basin will forever be safeguarded from oil and gas development. I can think of no better way to greet the New Year than with this fantastic news. Plains Exploration and Production Company, […]