Wyoming Outdoor Council

08/27/2026

Our new series, Conservation 101, offers brief explainers to demystify important conservation issues. The first one is out today, and it's about the Roadless Rule.

Hearing a lot about the Roadless Rule lately? We've got answers to your most burning questions.

08/25/2026

Forest health and clean drinking water are intertwined. Here's a cool article on the town of Encampment's efforts to keep their water sources clean and reliable!
https://www.wri.org/insights/encampment-wyoming-forest-restoration-clean-water-fund?fbclid=IwZnRzaAT2iPJwZG9mAWZkaWQWUM8Byz7aRYHVeGZYZ9c_gfpQa5uvsWV4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkCjY2Mjg1NjgzNzkAAR6qlhh5aJdAnIjMmETF7OauhVV0sAhUNRShU-Ja6CXPR43NXXu1c1ep5QaeHQ_aem_BDJ5HegY9E4kUQtqIzsVgw

Every time someone in Wyoming turns on the tap, there’s a good chance their drinking water begins in a forest. From the snow-covered summits of the Wind River Range and jagged peaks of the Teton Range to the lodgepole pine forests of the Medicine Bow National Forest, Wyoming’s forested watershed...

08/24/2026

How the public lands debate impacted Wyoming's primary elections...

A spate of pro public lands candidates won key primaries across Wyoming, including in the governor’s race. Environmentalists say they look forward to working with new lawmakers.

08/21/2026

https://www.hcn.org/articles/the-blm-may-stop-notifying-landowners-about-drilling-under-private-land/?utm_source=wcn1&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2026-08-21-Newsletter

Western cattlemen are poised to lose almost all opportunity to comment on oil and gas development underneath their property.

08/19/2026

This is no surprise, but it's interesting to see data showing that Wyoming's dry winter was the result of human-caused climate change. The good news? If we broke it, we can fix it.

New study finds snow droughts could be more than four times as frequent than before the industrial revolution.

08/19/2026

The Trump administration has officially announced a plan to rescind the Roadless Rule, which would open up millions of acres of national forest land to harmful logging and roadbuilding.

We’re getting ready to speak up. Want to join us? Sign up for WOC’s emails at wyomingoutdoorcouncil.org/signup to receive Roadless Rule action alerts and a template for submitting your public comment.

08/18/2026

Here we go …

The move to repeal the ‘roadless rule’ would pave the way for road construction and logging in nearly 45 million acres of untouched back country.