Date: Wednesday, October 22, 2025
Location: Meet at BLM Lander Field Office, 1335 Main St., Lander WY. We will caravan to the field site approximately 20 minutes away on 4WD roads.
Time: 8:00 am - noon
What to Bring: Gloves, sturdy boots, water, snacks, sun protection
Join Wyoming Wildlife Federation and the BLM Lander Field Office for a hands-on habitat restoration project on public lands along Bunker Road, where we’ll be planting bitterbrush to improve crucial winter range for mule deer. This native shrub is a highly nutritious forage source that helps sustain mule deer and elk through Wyoming’s harsh winters.
The Lander area mule deer herd has been facing mounting challenges, including habitat loss, vehicle collisions, and tough winters that impact survival rates. Wyoming Game and Fish Department has highlighted the need for stronger habitat work to support this struggling herd, making projects like this one especially important. By planting bitterbrush, we’re helping provide the high-quality forage and cover mule deer need to make it through the winter and begin to rebound.
We’ll be planting out the seeds collected by WWF and other volunteers last summer at the 2024 Red Canyon bitterbrush seed collection event—come help make this project go full-circle.