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Press Release: 173,000 acres of oil and gas leases deferred in southwest Wyoming

ROCK SPRINGS – Hunters and anglers praised the Bureau of Land Management’s Preferred Action to defer approximately 173,000 acres of oil and gas leases in the Greater Little Mountain Area of southwest Wyoming. The decision to defer leasing honored years of input from Wyoming Governor Matt Mead, former Governor Dave Freudenthal, the Sweetwater County Commission, …

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Wyoming Wildlife, BLM Leasing, and D.C. Politics

Greater Little Mountain Coalition News, Greater Little Mountain Coalition Position, Habitat and Water Resources News, Habitat and Water Resources Position, Migration Corridors News, Migration Corridors Position, News, Rock Springs Resource Management Plan News, Rock Springs Resource Management Plan Position, Science Based Management News, Science Based Management Position, Summit to Sage News, Summit to Sage Position, Sustainable Wildlife Management News, Sustainable Wildlife Management Position / By Guest Contributor / July 31, 2018

Last week Wyoming Wildlife Federation visited the U.S. Capitol. Every once in a while, it is critical for Wyoming folks to visit directly with those working in D.C. – with close to a million acres of Wyoming’s public land being auctioned for oil and gas leasing in a six-month period here in 2018 – the …

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Cowboys in the Swamp

Access and Outdoor Opportunities News, Habitat and Water Resources News, Migration Corridors News, News, Protecting Wyoming's Greater Sage Grouse News, Recovering America's Wildlife Act News, Science Based Management News, Summit to Sage News, Sustainable Wildlife Management News, Wildlife Migrations News / By Guest Contributor / June 29, 2018

Sometimes we have to do it – two weeks ago I flew back to Washington D.C. – I was there for a few reasons, to attend the National Wildlife Federation annual meeting, meet with Wyoming’s elected officials and meet with the Department of Interior to talk about the recent oil and gas leasing in sage grouse core habitat, designated big game migration routes, and the Greater Little Mountain Area.