FIELD Notes

Action alert: Insist the BLM safeguard sage-grouse habitat in Wyoming

by Meghan Riley | November 3, 2022 | Lands, Wildlife

The Bureau of Land Management has announced plans to lease more than 250,000 acres of public lands in Wyoming for oil and gas development in the beginning of 2023. Sage-grouse habitat is impacted on nearly every acre of the proposed lease sale.  Greater...

Tell the BLM to keep Wyoming wildlife habitat off the auction block

by John Rader | November 18, 2021 | Lands, Wildlife

Tell the BLM to keep Wyoming wildlife habitat off the auction block At the start of 2022, the federal government plans to lease more than 179,000 acres of public lands in Wyoming for oil and gas development. While the Wyoming Outdoor Council appreciates that the...