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Uinta County Citizens Coalition: Natural Asset Companies new threat to property rights

  By Virginia Giorgis Bridger Valley Pioneer Via- Wyoming News Exchange LYMAN — Conservation easements in the past were looked at as a way to protect land from development by giving a local land trust or government agency the right…

Attempt to supersede local control over state land leases curtailed

By Jasmine Hall  Jackson Hole Daily Via- Wyoming News Exchange JACKSON — A draft bill criticized for attempting to take away local control over leases on state lands failed to gain traction among lawmakers this week. It was killed in…

Attempt to supersede local control over state land leases curtailed

By Jasmine Hall  Jackson Hole Daily Via- Wyoming News Exchange JACKSON — A draft bill criticized for attempting to take away local control over leases on state lands failed to gain traction among lawmakers this week. It was killed in…

Elk wars: Inflated herds spur committee duel, radical proposals

Two elk-related bills are poised to emerge from the Agriculture Committee, where lawmakers took on an unassigned topic because of dissatisfaction with another committee’s response. By Mike Koshmrl, WyoFile.com   Ordinary hunting will never reduce elk numbers to their target…

Bridger-Teton rejects plan for domestic sheep in Wyoming Range

By Mike Koshmrl Jackson Hole Daily Via- Wyoming News Exchange JACKSON — The Bridger-Teton National Forest will not imminently allow woolgrowers to herd domestic sheep back onto portions of the Wyoming Range near where a bighorn sheep herd roams, a…

Wyoming Hunger Initiative launches new program: Food from the Farm + Ranch

◆ Wyoming ranchers support hunger initiative efforts. Provided by the Wyoming Hunter Initiative Organization First Lady Jennie Gordon’s Wyoming Hunger Initiative is proud to partner with Wyoming Stock Growers Association (WSGA), Wyoming Custom Meats, Inc. in Hudson, WY, Wyoming Department…

Governor Mead Announces ENDOW Rural Council

CHEYENNE, Wyo – Wyoming Governor Matt Mead appointed five members to ENDOW’s Rural Council. The Council offers a rural perspective on important considerations to the ENDOW Executive Council as it narrows its focus on solutions for sustaining and diversifying Wyoming’s…