ACTION ALERT FROM WYOMING OUTDOOR COUNCIL NOTE: This week, the bill passed out of the Senate Corporations Committee, which means that it will be considered by the Senate and, if it passes there, the House during the 8-day virtual legislative session that kicks off on Wednesday, January 27, 2021. This also means that time is short, and we need your help. To learn how you…
Environment
Coalition Urges Senate Not To Open Wilderness Areas To Mountain Bikes. This excerpt is taken from an article by Kurt Repanshek for National Parks Traveler, December 11th, 2020. A coalition of groups is pushing to stop legislation in the U.S. Senate that would open wilderness areas to mountain bike use. The bill includes this provision: ”Local offices must seek to accommodate all forms of…
Sorry for the late notice, but this just came across my desk: Join March for Science tomorrow for The Island Resilience Forum: SC1.5NCE not SILENCE This virtual event will focus on three elements of the SC1.5NCE Not SILENCE campaign: engage, elevate and expedite. Register to attend this impact-driven forum! Sep 29, 2020 10:00 AM in Central Time (US and Canada) When March For Science launched…
Shoshone National Forest Travel Management Plan Preliminary Assessment Released Last week the Shoshone National Forest released its Preliminary Environmental Assessment of three alternatives for updating its public motorized use map. The Shoshone National Forest will hold a series of virtual public meetings to review plan options and answer questions. These meetings will be hosted via the online communication platform Microsoft Teams; individuals may attend the meetings via the web-based platform and do not need…
The Great American Outdoors Act legislation fully and permanently funds the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) and addresses priority repair needs in our national parks and other land management agencies. In June the Senate passed the act with a strong bipartisan vote of 73-25 and President Trump has said he supports the legislation. Disappointingly Senators Barrasso and Enzi both voted against the bill. ACTIONS TO…
The Goldman Environmental Prize is awarded to six grassroots activists every year. This year they honor a dozen past Goldman Prize winners from indigenous communities who have devoted their lives to protecting sacred natural sites and territories. View the portraits of these remarkable leaders: A Recall to Basic Consciousness to Fight the Virus José Lucero with Thomas Banyacya at Mesa Verde…