Outreach and Local Engagement
Local engagement in communities throughout the state is crucial in cultivating an informed and empowered conservation voice for Wyoming.
#sciencefriday Browse Production and Range Health
The Wyoming Game and Fish Department (WGFD) not only manages fish and wildlife in cooperation with public and private landowners, it is also involved in habitat improvements and management. It also does a lot of habitat monitoring. Habitat monitoring includes assessing range quality and trend, response to habitat treatments, and production and utilization of key […]
Living Wyoming Wild: Jade Thoemke
Living Wyoming Wild: Jade Thoemke Lessons Learned by: Jade Thoemke Photos: Jade Thoemke, Nick Seiler Wyoming’s’ wild landscapes have a way of teaching us lessons we may or may not be seeking. As a school teacher and avid outdoorswoman based in Sheridan, Jade shares some words around these lessons learned. Five years ago I stepped […]
Field to Table
The Wyoming Wildlife Federation works to conserve Wyoming’s wildlife, habitat and outdoor opportunities. The vision of the Wyoming Wildlife Federation is a Wyoming with well-conserved fish and wildlife populations, healthy habitats, and engaged conservationists. This Field to Table Dinner and Fundraiser aims to engage a diverse audience around common goals and issues within the wildlife and […]
Wildlife, Hunting, and the 2018 Legislature
The 2018 WY Legislative Session: The 2018 Wyoming Legislative Session will be a short one, only 20 working days. This is a Budget Session, so it is shorter. The session begins Feb. 12 and ends March 10th. Wyoming Wildlife Federation will be there the entire time on behalf of wildlife and sportsmen. On Feb 21st […]
Welcoming Landon Blanchard
Coming Full Circle by: Landon Blanchard As I reshuffled and reorganized my belongings from my camper behind Wyoming River Trips to my truck, I was almost operating outside of myself. The moving felt surreal to the point that I didn’t really seam to have much control over the process- it just got done and before […]
Field Report: Reducing Livestock/Wildlife Conflict
WWF continues to work with partners to resolve grazing allotment wildlife-livestock conflicts. Last year the partners addressed two allotments, one in the Wyoming Range (67,000 acres) and one in the upper Green River drainage (32,000 acres). The upper Green River allotment complex accounted for over 68% of all grizzly bear -domestic sheep related conflicts in […]
12 miles for the 150 – Field Report on Red Desert to Hoback
Red Desert to Hoback Mule Deer Migration Fence Modification The migration route for mule deer from the Red Desert to the Hoback not only encompasses more than 100 miles, it also has over 100 miles of not-so-friendly wildlife fence within its boundaries. WWF and a vast array of partners, especially landowners, have made significant progress […]
Talking Points for Upcoming BLM Scoping Hearings
The BLM is holding open houses for input on Wyoming’s Greater Sage Grouse Plans. This is crucial to protect 350 species in the sagebrush eco-system of Wyoming, including elk deer and proghorn. The exisiting plan is the result of the work of many stakeholders and was designed to keep the sage grouse populations healthy and off […]
Book Review: Preparing Fish and Wild Game
Book Review: Preparing Fish and Wild Game Editors of Creative Press This is the one stop shop, keep in your kitchen or truck wild game cook book. With chapters on field dressing, filleting and even preparing racoon. It is also an incredible recipe book. After I read through it, I was inspired to go out and harvest new […]
Sage Grouse and States Rights
In Wyoming we are known for our independent nature, we take pride in our work and know where to draw the line. So, in 2007 when the State of Wyoming charged a group of people from independent backgrounds to come together and solve a complex problem, they rolled up their sleeves and got to work. […]
Living Wyoming Wild: Grilled Sesame Venison Cutlets
Grilled Sesame Venison Cutlets 1/2 c. Soy sauce 1/2 c. Vegie oil 1/4 c. Water 2 T. Miniced onion 1/8 t ground red pepper 2 T. Sesame seeds 1 T. Sugar 3/4 t salt 1/2 t minced garlic 8 4-6 oz venison fillets (1/2 inch thick) 8 bacon slices Combine first 9 ingredients in a shallow […]
What’s of note for sportsmen in our legislature?
Down in Cheyenne: Between bugling for elk and long hikes in the high country for mule deer, the staff of Wyoming Wildlife Federation has been hard at work keeping up with our legislatures happenings. As interim committee meetings are happening around the state here are a few things of note for sportsmen and women. JOINT […]
All About Chronic Wasting Disease
Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) is a mysterious and mindless killer that isn’t even alive, but it warps the very fabric of the brain. No, it’s not the latest horror movie trailer, it’s a prion. What is a prion? It’s a malformed protein that, when it touches other proteins, causes them to unfold and refold in […]
Science Friday: How are Wyoming’s Moose Doing?
How are moose doing? The short answer is, not very well. Why? That requires a long answer. Moose appear to be a relative recent resident of Wyoming. Records of observations are lacking from the explorers and early travelers of the West. Moose are absent from Native American folklore and art in Wyoming, and moose appear […]
What is in Jessi’s Pack
Wyoming Wildlife Federation and Artemis Coordinator, Jessi Johnson was nice enough to share what was in her pack before heading out into the Wyoming Range on a week long hunt. Jessi, what’s in your backpack? Stone Glacier 3300 Solo Pack-3 piece belt-2 side pockets 2 liter hydration bladder Sleep Pad- Big Agnes Ultralight stove and […]
Rolling Thunder – Red Desert to Hoback Fencing Initiative
Rolling Thunder – the first fence modifications for the Red Desert to Hoback Fencing Initiative Steve Kilpatrick Four to six thousand mule deer will be starting to find their travels along this migration corridor a little easier – thanks to local landowners and multiple funders. WWF and several other partners sought funding to replace or […]
Get them out there: Update on Rock Springs BLM Filed tours
Rock Springs Resource Management Plan The Bureau of Land Management Rock Springs field office is currently revising their field wide management plan, consisting of 3.6 million acres. Wyoming Wildlife Federation has identified six priority habitats within this field office – Devil’s Playground and Cedar Mountain, Adobe Town, Jack Morrow Hills, Big Sandy, Greater Little Mountain […]
Captive Breeding Rules pass through the WGF Commission
Sage-Grouse Captive Breeding Update: In the 2017 legislative session a bill passed to create a program dedicated to captive breeding of the Greater sage-grouse. The Wyoming Game and Fish Department (WGFD) was charged with developing regulations for this program. A program that would allow private companies to gather wild eggs and raise birds for private […]
Fall Fund Drive – Hats, Stickers and a few nights in the hills
Fall Fund Drive Want to give back to the organization that is in the trenches of Wyoming’s wildlife conservation everyday? Want to give a few dollars to have the knowledge you have a voice in Cheyenne when it truly matters? Now is your chance. Give between now and November 1st and you get a few […]
Keep it Public Wyoming
“Whether historical or ecological, political or personal, the connective tissue that holds together or tears apart our public lands begins with “We the People”.”- Terry Tempest Williams Last Saturday over 130 people showed up in Laramie to voice their support for a bill to create an official Wyoming Public Lands Day in the state. […]
Wyoming Public Lands Day
Celebrating our Public Lands Proposed Wyoming Public Lands Day Legislation keepitpublicwyo.com OVERVIEW The draft legislation proposes a Wyoming Public Lands Day established on the last Saturday in September. It requires the Governor to issue an annual proclamation encouraging the observance of this day. The proclamation is flexible and can highlight the importance of public lands […]
Field Day Volunteer for Wildlife!
Wildlife Habitat Enhancement on Green Mountain Join us to improve aspen and riparian habitat for wildlife on Green Mountain. Green Mountain? Yeah that Green Mountain out between Jeffery City and Muddy Gap. See some new country and do good for wildlife. We know it is hunting season, but one day will not hurt.
WGF Commission Meeting
Wyoming Game and Fish Commission On July 19 in Afton, the Wyoming Game and Fish Commission recognized exemplary employees from each department. In honor of those employees and our appreciation for the work the Department and Commission does for Wyoming, the Wyoming Wildlife Federation hosted a lunch. “It was an opportunity for the Federation to […]
Help Protect Our Way of Life
We need everyone who values the wild spaces of Wyoming to get involved. Are you ready?