Wyoming’s healthy, productive rangelands underpin our state’s ranching operations, hunting, recreation, and cultural heritage. However, the spread of invasive annual grasses like cheatgrass poses a threat to our wildlife habitats, landscapes, and communities. Read more on this issue in this Guest Column in the Cowboy State Daily, signed by TNC: https://lnkd.in/eznY6H9Z
The Nature Conservancy in Wyoming
Non-profit Organizations
Conserving the lands and waters on which all life depends – in Wyoming and across the globe.
About us
For more than three decades, The Nature Conservancy has worked to protect and restore Wyoming's wild and working lands. Our goals are to secure water for people and nature, ensure Wyoming's lands support whole and functioning migration routes and habitats, and reduce emissions fueling hotter and drier conditions. We achieve these goals by developing breakthrough tools and ideas, amplifying local knowledge, influencing decision-making, and forging new paths to fund conservation efforts.
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https://www.nature.org/en-us/about-us/where-we-work/united-states/wyoming/
External link for The Nature Conservancy in Wyoming
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Great news for restoring buffalo and honoring the sovereignty of Indigenous Nations: Wyoming’s Eastern Shoshone Tribe received a $3 million grant to expand the Yellowstone Bison Conservation Transfer Program. In a story in the Billings Gazette, Wind River Tribal Buffalo Initiative Executive Director Jason Baldes explains that grant will support the aim of creating 20 new herds and for cultural renewal, along with the rejuvenation of native ecosystems. We’re proud supporters of Indigenous Peoples’ efforts and vision to restore buffalo and are thrilled to hear of the grant, which is the largest of several grants Tribes of the Wind River Reservation received this year to support the return of buffalo. https://lnkd.in/eqU5n8Br
Grants boost Eastern Shoshone, 100s of other tribal bison programs
billingsgazette.com
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Week 2 of the 2025 Wyoming Legislative Session is underwayI We’re excited to weigh in on policies impacting conservation this year. We’re supporting legislation for: 🌿 Preventative treatment of invasive annual grasses 🌲 Funding for forest health programs 🦌 Measures benefiting Wyoming’s wildlife habitat Last week, we celebrated the Wyoming Stock Growers Land Trust’s 25th anniversary at their reception. Their new art exhibit at the Wyoming State Capitol showcases the historic and ongoing relationships between people and the land through photography, paintings, and poetry. Images from two of our preserves are part of the exhibit—check them out while engaging in important policy matters this session. Image: © Lisa Gustafson
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We are hiring an Executive Assistant & Trustee Liaison! In this role, you'll: ➡️Provide direct administrative and operational support to the Wyoming State Director and occasionally other members of the chapter’s Senior Leadership Team, including travel arrangements, calendar management, and drafting correspondence. ➡️Collaborate with partners, staff, and volunteers to organize and execute public and private events of various sizes and audiences, ensuring effective communication and logistics coordination. ➡️Serve as the chapter’s Trustee Liaison, building trusting relationships with current and past trustees, organizing and evaluating events and managing communication functions to ensure trustee engagement and satisfaction. Learn more and apply today at https://nature.ly/4fZoUtH! #hiring #executiveassistant #wyoming
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Winter in Wyoming means it's time for mule deer to embark on their seasonal migration. These iconic creatures of the West follow a rugged ancestral path, but each year, human development—especially fences—makes their journey more challenging. To support these animals, The Nature Conservancy (TNC) funded a project using video collars to monitor the Shoshone mule deer herd during their annual migration. Learn more about this initiative from Sara Domek, TNC's Migration Program Manager, in this article from Billings Gazette Communications. As Sara notes, "Just by removing or modifying one fence, we can make their trip a little bit easier and ensure they can move across the landscape just as they always have." Read the article now⬇️ https://nature.ly/40As1Ur
Upper Shoshone mule deer at a crossroads as Cody-area development shrinks winter range
billingsgazette.com
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“You don’t build resilient and strong conservation solutions if you don’t bring the communities that live there with you. Whether you’re trying to protect a coral reef or a rainforest, or you’re trying to build the energy economy of the future, if you try to do that without local community buy-in, you’re just going to be unsuccessful. You have to listen to what communities want and need first before you even try to address these things.”—Justin Loyka, Wyoming Energy Program Director for The Nature Conservancy On the Mountain & Prairie podcast, discover how Gillette College’s Rusty Bell and TNC's Justin Loyka are working together to benefit Wyoming’s people and nature amid our nation’s energy transition. 🎧Overview: As coal production declines in Wyoming, finding ways to repurpose former mine lands and infrastructure for renewable energy could create jobs and tax revenue for communities. At the same time, it can steering new solar and wind farm development away from crucial big game migration corridors. Listen at https://nature.ly/3WdbByD 📸Jake Bolster
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Did you hear? The largest parcel of unprotected land within Grand Teton National Park is now officially protected as part of the park! The 640-acre Kelly Parcel, state trust land that for decades was at risk of being sold to developers, was purchased for $100 million, with the state using the proceeds to support Wyoming’s public education system. $62.4 million of the purchase price came from the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF), with the balance covered by private donations raised by Grand Teton National Park Foundation. Development of the land would have been devastating for elk, deer, pronghorn and other wildlife given that the Kelly Parcel is within a key wildlife migration corridor. We’re grateful to all those who supported the purchase and transfer to the National Park Service. We’re also proud to have worked with lawmakers for years to generate bipartisan support for permanent funding of LWCF, which uses offshore oil and gas revenues rather than taxpayer dollars to fund $900 million in investments in wildland protection and outdoor recreation each year. Read more here https://nature.ly/3DC4kSK 📸Alexei Potov
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Gillette and Campbell County have been leaders in coal production for decades. But as coal production decreases and more businesses demand renewable energy to power their operations, The Nature Conservancy is working to encourage renewable energy investment in coal communities. The upshot for nature? Reusing mining lands keeps new renewable energy development from impacting big game migration corridors. Explore this topic and more in the new episode of Mountain & Prairie, as host Ed Roberson chats with Rusty Bell, Director of Gillette College’s Office of Economic Transformation, and Justin Loyka, Wyoming Energy Program Director at The Nature Conservancy, about their incredible partnership based on both optimism and pragmatism. 🎧 https://lnkd.in/gqk5diQe
Rusty Bell & Justin Loyka - Economics, Energy, and Community Pride
https://mountainandprairie.com
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Looking for a nature-focused New Year’s Resolution to add to your list? We recommend visiting a TNC Preserve! Here are three you can find in Wyoming: ⛰️Heart Mountain Ranch Preserve (Cody, WY): Known for its unique geological features, this Preserve boasts a variety of rare plants and lots of wildlife. ❤️Red Canyon Ranch (Lander, WY): Features diverse habitats, including streams and rivers that support robust trout populations and large game animals like moose, bighorn sheep, and elk. 💧Sweetwater River Preserve (Lander, WY): In includes 21 miles of river and contains significant cultural sites, including portions of the Oregon, California, Mormon Pioneer, and Pony Express historic trails. Learn more at nature.org/preserves!
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Good news! On Dec. 20, the Bureau of Land Management updated its Western Solar Plan to steer solar development on public lands away from Wyoming's big game migration corridors and crucial winter range. The Nature Conservancy supports the development of well-sited solar energy projects in Wyoming because we recognize the importance of an all-of-the-above energy strategy to power our state’s economic future. We're pleased to see that the plan guides energy developers to lands where conflicts between solar development and wildlife are minimized. Read more of our take on the updated plan at https://lnkd.in/eE9c3EC7
Letter To The Editor: BLM's Updated Western Solar Plan Is A Good Outcome
cowboystatedaily.com