In July, a group of senators including John Barasso introduced the Wildland Firefighter Paycheck Protection Act. The motion will ensure the federal government provides funding to continue to recruit and retain wildland firefighters and provide pay increases. Senator Lummis has co-sponsored this movement, saying wildlife firefighters have dangerous jobs and the current pay rate is not enough to incentivise wildland firefighters to stay on the job.
Wildlife workers on Tuesday halted their efforts to capture a grizzly bear that killed a woman over the weekend near Yellowstone National Park after finding no sign of the animal since the day of the attack.
For nearly 20 years, the Lincoln County Weed and Pest District has held the annual “Dyer’s Woad Week,” when children 18 years and younger can pick Dyer’s Woad plants and trade it in for 50 cents per pound.
The U.S. 10th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Thursday that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s authorization of the killing of up to 72 grizzly bears on public land just outside of Yellowstone National Park violated federal law.
According to the agency, the replacement buses will not only curb emissions, but will sport improved safety features to make transporting students safer.
Wyoming Game and Fish released a statement on U.S. Fish and Wildlife’s recommendation for grizzly bears to keep their “threatened” status on the endangered species list.
The Riverton Garden Club has brought color to the city of Riverton for 62 years through many projects and grants. But planting trees and flowers are only a part of what they do. Much of their work has to do with awareness for important causes.
This afternoon, FEMA authorized the use of federal funds to help with firefighting costs for the 316 Fire burning in Carbon County, Wyoming near Hanna.
The Commission voted to put $500,000 on-the-ground to fund the 1-25 Buffalo to Kaycee fence modification project to reduce wildlife-vehicle collisions. The Commission challenged community and conservation groups to raise additional dollars, to which the Commission committed to match one-to-one up to $250,000. The total project cost is approximately $2.4 million and will benefit wildlife and local communities.
In partnership with the State of Montana and Park County, Montana, health officers, Yellowstone National Park tested 43 non-symptomatic employees for COVID-19 on May 28 and 29.
The Bureau of Reclamation monitors the amount of snowmelt that will flow to reservoirs and lakes across the state - that information is invaluable to residents that depend on water for recreation and for irrigation.
The Wyoming Game and Fish Department reminds the public that shed horn and antler gathering or unnecessary disturbances of big game animals is prohibited on most public lands west of the Continental Divide between Jan. 1 and April 30.
Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon says he believes climate change is a man-made problem, but that addressing it doesn't have to come at the expense of fossil fuels.
The fire on Bureau of Land Management land near Boulder Lake, south of Pinedale, began Saturday afternoon and spread quickly, prompting officials to evacuate about 60 residences and a campground.
Blue Federal Credit Union, the City of Cheyenne, Freedom’s Edge Brewing Co. and Cheyenne Regional are bringing Cheyenne “Bike To and From Work” this week.
A judge has approved an agreement for Exxon Mobil Corp. to pay $1.05 million to settle federal pollution violations over a 2011 pipeline break that sent oil into Montana's Yellowstone River.
Findings from a University of Wyoming study examining the farm- and community-level effects of alternative groundwater management strategies in eastern Laramie County will be presented at a workshop Tuesday, May 7, in Cheyenne.
An ill-tempered bull elk in Wyoming has been euthanized after bashing into at least two cars. Grand Teton National Park rangers killed the mature bull on March 19.
The Wyoming Nonpoint Source Program works through voluntary and incentive methods to preserve and restore the quality of Wyoming’s surface and groundwater resources.
The Bureau of Land Management’s Wyoming State Office released the March 2019 oil and gas lease sale list, which includes 140 parcels totaling about 148,909 acres.
Administration officials are proposing new rules they say would advance conservation by simplifying and improving how the landmark Endangered Species Act is used.
Environmentalists are asking an appeals court to reinstate a rule restricting harmful methane emissions on U.S. lands, at least temporarily. Attorneys for 13 groups on Friday asked a federal appeals court in Denver to block an order by a lower court that halted the regulation.
Federal forestry officials say 2017 was a healthy year for the Bighorn National Forest but some diseases and insect infestations will need to be watched closely.
Wyoming state agencies are providing technical assistance to Lincoln County officials who are experiencing an ongoing landslide in the Bridger-Teton National Forest. The landslide has blocked the Greys River Road about 17 miles south of Alpine, Wyoming.
The Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) has just unveiled their Emission Reduction Pilot Program. The first phase focuses on Diesel Emission Reductions using federal grant funds. Qualified applicants include Wyoming State and Local government entities, schools, and industry that have older diesel equipment and/or vehicles.
A new BLM policy seeks healthy sagebrush habitat in the West. These six documents known as “Instruction Memoranda,” give BLM managers and staff guidance for putting sage-grouse habitat management plans into effect at the field level.
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