conservation

The Wyoming Game & Fish Department monitored the cutthroat trout populations in mid-October by electrofishing.

The Mountain Neighbor Handbook is a collaboration of government agencies, advocacy groups and other nonprofits in the area, and it tries to lay out a path for sustainable living in one of the nation’s most sensitive ecosystems. It has rules about keeping away from wildlife, plus sections on how to manage waste and water, reduce your carbon footprint and recreate responsibly.

A new partnership between Wyoming and the federal government will support ranchers and their conservation efforts.The state of Wyoming and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) are officially working together to conserve big game migration, and a key factor to the health of wildlife is private land, which in Wyoming is often big ranches.

A chunk of private land in Albany County was purchased by a conservation group recently, and the hope is to guarantee public access to the land for hunting.

On Sept. 19 Dr. Jane Goodall will be receiving the 2022 Murie Spirit of Conservation Award at the Jackson Center of the Arts. The Murie awards highlight excellence in conservation, and is partnered with the Teton Science School.

Conservationists are trying to protect a rare springsnail in the Mountain West before its habitat is impacted by a proposed lithium mine.

Officials in Jackson sent notices last month asking property owners to cut back on water use following a record-breaking July for the town’s pumping system. Carlin Girard, Executive Director of the Teton Conservation District, said collective action can make a massive difference.

The seven states that rely on the river blew past an August 16 deadline without a plan to conserve 2 to 4 million acre-feet of water.

President Biden signed an executive order last year that plans to conserve 30 percent of U.S. land and water by 2030, and a group of scientists recently released a blueprint of one way the ambitious goal could be met.

Heading into midterm election season, a new poll focuses on what voters in Mountain West swing states think about the outdoors and public lands.