Federal Lands
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…
Kill order for New Mexico feral cows issued by US officials By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A helicopter with a shooter will fly over a portion of the vast Gila Wilderness in southwestern New Mexico next week, searching for feral cows to kill. U.S. Forest Service managers approved the plan…
Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon and the Bureau of Land Management (B.L.M.) have reached a settlement on the State’s appeal of an acquisition of land by the B.L.M. in Natrona and Carbon Counties. In June, Wyoming filed an appeal challenging the B.L.M’.s purchase of more than 35,000 acres of the Marton Ranch near Casper. The B.L.M.…
46% of Wyoming’s land is owned by the federal government, and four Wyoming legislators want it all to be reallocated to the state – at any cost. House Bill 141 is currently filed with the Wyoming House of Representatives. It’s been sponsored by four Republicans: Robert Wharff of Evanston, Mark Baker of Green River, John…
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