After a decade of work the new Shoshone National Forest plan has been signed. The plan lays out how the forest will be managed in years to come.
Forest officials says it provides multiple use opportunities such as biking and camping while also providing protections for Grizzlies and other key species.
Conservation groups had wanted Oil and Gas development to be banned, but Lisa McGee of the Wyoming Outdoor Council says she is satisfied with the compromise.
“And if there was ever a place less suitable for oil and gas it’s the Shoshone. This plan sets a really strong framework and makes sure that a lot of acreage is unsuitable for future oil and gas disturbance.”
Some local officials expressed disappointment that some multiple use opportunities were scaled back.
