Outdoor opportunities would mean nothing without clean water and intact landscapes. Our vision is a Wyoming with clean water and healthy habitat to help support the wildlife and fish species that depend on them. We work for policy and management initiatives that benefit the species, habitats, and people of Wyoming through protecting the land and water resources that are the foundations to healthy wildlife populations and a strong, sustainable economy.
The Federation has doubled down on landscape connectivity with habitat coordinator, Sam Lockwood on the WWF team. A lifelong Wyomingite, Sam’s wildlife biology background and community-building nature make him a great fit to organize habitat projects with landowners and agencies across the state. The Federation is continuing to grow habitat projects to improve wildlife habitat and landscape connectivity.
The Wyoming Wildlife Federation is looking for suggested projects to improve habitat for wildlife and our members along the eastern half of Wyoming, as well. If you or someone you know has an idea for a project, please contact Sam Lockwood at slockwood@wyomingwildlife.org or (435) 729-0951.
2023 Habitat Projects
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FREMONT COUNTY FENCE REMOVAL | JULY 29, 2023
This year, we’re taking to the low country near Dishpan Butte on Beaver Rim for this fence project with the Red Canyon Chapter of the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, the Wind River/Sweetwater Local Sage Grouse Working Group, and the Lander Bureau of Land Management office. These habitats were critical last winter as some of the best in the area offered habitat for Greater sage-grouse, pronghorn, mule deer and elk. Removing these obsolete fences will provide a lot of help for animals getting around here. Meet at 8 am at the Sweetwater Station Rest Area before going to the project site. We hope to see you there! Support for this project is provided by Bowhunters of Wyoming and the Red Canyon Chapter of RMEF.
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FONTENELLE CREEK FENCE PROJECT IN WYOMING RANGE MULE DEER CORRIDOR
Throughout the summer of 2023, contractors will convert 6.5 fences along Fontanelle Creek to a wildlife-friendly fence that allows Wyoming Range Mule Deer to migrate across the landscape easier.
There is also a forthcoming volunteer fence-building day to construct buck rail fences over rocky sections of the fence line.
Please contact Sam Lockwood at slockwood@wyomingwildlife.org or (435) 729-0951 to RSVP.
Support for this project is also provided by Wyoming Wildlife Natural Resource Trust, the Wyoming Game and Fish Department and multiple others.
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YELLOW CREEK RIPARIAN PROJECT | IN PROGRESS
Currently, 1,900 feet of steel jack fence is under construction and is scheduled for completion by summer and installment soon after. This fencing keeps unwanted large animals out of critical water sources and riparian areas for use by wildlife from Greater Sage-grouse to pronghorn.
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GREEN RIVER ACCESS PROJECT | IN PROGRESS
Since access is currently limited to a few points of entry, fishermen and guide services congest and heavily impact the area, leading to waste pollution due to a lack of outhouses, soil erosion from boats and vehicles, dense human presence that drives wildlife away from the area, and acute over-fishing. Improving access in these areas is good for the fishery and riparian area that’s so important in this part of Wyoming.
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BAGGS MIGRATION CORRIDOR FENCE MODIFICATION & CAMP OUT | ’23 DATE COMPLETED
Volunteers camped at the Grizzly WHMA Game & Fish cabins on Friday, June 24th before working on the fence project the entire day of Saturday, June 25th. On Saturday, 15 people, including folks from Casper, Pinedale, Laramie, and others, helped make 1.1 miles of fence wildlife-friendly in core Baggs Mule Deer Migration Corridors. Support for this project is provided by Rocky Mountain Power & The Laura Jane Musser Fund.
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LITTLE MOUNTAIN BEAVER DAM ANALOG REPAIR | ’23 DATE COMPLETED
Volunteers and WWF Staff helped build and reinforce the 40+ beaver dam analogs constructed in 2023 on Trout Creek near Little Mountain following this year’s incredible runoff. This project was a continuation of our partnership with Trout Unlimited that began in 2022, which already yielded great results with beavers colonizing the area where BDAs were created 12 months prior, as well as plentiful deer tracks from mule deer frequenting the lush riparian areas and returning to bed in the surrounding arid hills.
Completed Habitat Projects
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