In a state known for its wildlands, Wyoming’s namesake range is home to the 11,363-foot Wyoming Peak, where open slopes are dotted with sagebrush and pockets of aspen trees.
The mountains of the Wyoming Range are too special to drill, yet their world-class recreation, wildlife and water resources are threatened by proposed oil and gas development.
A sad fate for more than 44,000 acres of unspoiled lands in western Wyoming’s Bridger-Teton National Forest has just taken an incredible turn for the better.
Our work with local residents, sportsmen, decision makers and partner groups has finally led to the Bridger-Teton National Forest’s cancellation of oil and gas leases on 44,720 acres in this southern part of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem.
We’re about to set foot in Wyoming where we’re going to see some beautiful countryside and talk about two of the things that make the Omnibus Public Land Management Act so important: The land this act would save is land you can explore, just like we’re about to do, and includes places that broad coalitions have come together to support. You’ll meet some of those folks up ahead.
