By Janice H. Harris President of the Wyoming Outdoor Council board of directors   Each year, the Emily Stevens Book Fund, sponsored by the Wyoming Outdoor Council, invites Wyoming county libraries to select a title from a list of terrific books, all focused on natural history and the environment. Last year, I shared the 2011-2012 […]

Everyone is invited to the second annual “Listening to Nature” event, 5:15-8 p.m., Friday, November 9, at the University of Wyoming’s Berry Biodiversity Conservation Center. Enjoy world-class artwork and a lively set of brief, nature-based readings by students and alums of the University of Wyoming Creative Writing program, faculty in the arts, sciences and humanities, […]

This photo of bighorn sheep rams, by Elaine Haberland, is among the winners and will appear as a featured image in the our 2013 calendar.   Twelve different photographers have had their images chosen for inclusion in the Wyoming Outdoor Council’s 2013 calendar. Thanks to everyone who submitted photographs this year! We received a record […]

Star-Tribune: ‘We hope the [effort] is successful’ Excerpts: “The group still has to raise about half of the total purchase price by Dec. 31 for the deal to be completed. The trust has already raised $4.5 million in pledges and promises. Deborah Love, the Northern Rockies director of the Trust for Public Lands, told supporters […]

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 […]