BLM
There is a movement here in Wyoming to stop the Federal Government, using the Bureau of Land Management, to attain over a million acres of land down in Sweetwater County and make it inaccessible to any one, persons, or companies. There is also a people’s initiative concerning property tax valuations and how much tax you…
Wyoming’s lone Congresswoman, Harriet Hageman, is introducing a bill to prevent the implementation of the draft Resource Management Plan (RMP) and Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the BLM Rock Springs Field Office. Hageman’s office says “the Rock Springs RMP poses an existential threat to Wyoming’s recreation and energy industries.” If approved, the Rock Springs RMP…
The Bureau of Land Management has made a decision on how to manage the wild horses of the McCullough Peaks, east of Cody, Wyoming. The BLMs plan will be to bait trap gathers, removals and utilize fertility control to keep the McCullough Peaks wild horse herd at a manageable level. To ensure the herd and…
The Bureau of Land Management Wyoming State Office recently held a competitive oil and gas lease sale on September 6th. During the sale, a total of 81 parcels, covering an impressive 67,183.78 acres of land in Wyoming, were made available. Out of these, 53 parcels, spanning 35,701.21 acres, were successfully sold for an impressive amount…
The Bureau of Land Management’s Wyoming State Office has announced the September wild horse and burro adoption event that will be taking place at various locations across the Cowboy State. The press release reads: The Bureau of Land Management will hold five wild horse and burro adoptions in Wyoming this September. Untrained horses and burros…
The Bureau of Land Management Cody Field Office has released an announcement about an upcoming event in celebration of National Public Lands Day. This is one of the events going on in the Big Horn Basin to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the largest single-day volunteer event for the celebration and maintenance of our public…
The Bureau of Land Management’s Worland Field Office is will be hosting an early celebration of National Public Lands Day on Saturday, August 26 at the Gebo-Crosby Historic Mining District north of Thermopolis. Celebrating 30 years, National Public Lands Day has grown to be the largest single-day volunteer event for the celebration and maintenance of…
Martin Kimmet, Park County Republican Party Chairman, and Vince Vanata, State Committeeman and District 5 Rep for the Wyoming GOP, spoke about the Freedom Celebration that recently took place in Cody, where the top 5 elected politicians from the state came to mix and mingle with people from all over Wyoming. Also, Rep. Hageman, Senators…
Ben McDonald with the Park County Public Works Office announced that effective Thursday, June 1, 2023, the Monument Hill Road (County Road 7UH) from approximately 1.6 miles west of the Belfry Highway, has been opened for general use. Per the Road & Bridge Cody Assistant District Foreman, the road is rough but passable. At this…
Governor Gordon Opposes “Boneheaded” BLM Conservation Leases
Andrew-Rossi
June 19, 2023
On Thursday morning, Governor Mark Gordon provided testimony to the House Committee on Natural Resources regarding the Bureau of Land Management’s Conservation and Landscape Health proposed rule and in favor of a bill to withdraw that rule. Making Wyoming’s case that the proposed rule oversteps the federal agency’s authority while undermining the important role that…