private land

The program is already removing migration barriers on private land in Colorado, Idaho and Wyoming. Now, it’s coming to Utah.

They’ll notify one another when well projects are proposed within a mile of the shared state border. And the model may expand to neighboring states.

That means stepping over private land access public land remains legal in some states, including Wyoming, Utah, Colorado and New Mexico.

Director Angi Bruce breaks down why proposed big changes to landowner licenses are getting so much pushback. Plus, she outlines why the regulations may be coming for commercial angling guides.

The proposed bill would clarify that private landowners are not liable when they invite people to go rock climbing on their property for free. It unanimously passed the House and is headed to the Senate.

Wyoming landowners could get more of a heads up if their property is going to be affected by sage grouse protection plans if a bill currently moving through the state legislature passes.

For the first time, Wyoming is outlining specifically how it will manage its 22 state-operated elk feedgrounds going forward. The department released a draft plan, and it is a shift from how the state has historically done things. Wyoming Public Radio’s Caitlin Tan spoke with Mark Gocke, Wyoming Game and Fish Department’s public information specialist.

A large part of southern Wyoming is checkerboarded with private and public land so there’s lots of private and public lands meeting at corners. One of the questions of the upcoming civil case is whether a hunter crossing a corner from one public land to another trespassed on private property.

A Wyoming legislative committee voted to continue working on legislation that would address trespass issues related to the use of drones.

A 12-year saga between the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the Rock Springs Grazing Association is nearing an end with a potential reduction in wild horses in Sweetwater and Carbon counties. But the proposal first needs to be reviewed by the public.