WY: Rural/Farming
Report: 90% of CO River irrigation water used to feed cattle
As Wyoming and other states grapple with shrinking Colorado River water levels - new research pinpoints how much water is being diverted to feed cattl…
Uncovering Wyoming's Hispanic heritage along Manito Trail
While many Wyomingites of Hispanic descent came from Mexico, there is a lesser-known population from the old Spanish settlements of northern New …
Grasslands Protectors Chart Restoration Course in Cheyenne
More than 300 ranchers, tribal members, conservationists, researchers, federal and state agency officials gathered in Cheyenne last week to find ways …
Tour Opens Up Historic Wyoming Agricultural Sites to Public
The Alliance for Historic Wyoming is hosting its next "Unbarred" tour on Aug. 5, featuring historic agricultural buildings in Sheridan County…
Ticks Can Carry Infectious Levels of Chronic Wasting Disease
Scientists are gaining ground in the race to understand what is causing the spread of chronic wasting disease, or CWD, in deer and elk. Stuart …
BLM to Invest $20 Million in Wyoming Public Lands Restoration
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management is investing $161 million dollars to restore public lands in Wyoming and 10 other western states. Joshua Metten…
Helping Hunters Identify Black Bears to Prevent Grizzly Kills
Nine conservation groups are calling on wildlife agencies in Wyoming and Idaho to require black bear hunters to take a bear identification course befo…
Female Grizzly Bears Still at Risk Even After Court Ruling
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife and National Forest Services are headed back to the drawing board after a federal appeals court ruled that the …
Addressing Challenges to Behavioral Health Care in Rural Wyoming
A new report spotlights some of the challenges to accessing behavioral health care for the one in seven Americans who live in rural areas. Kendall …
Report: U.S. Forest Service Serving Grizzly Habitat to Livestock Industry
Critical Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem grizzly bear habitat has been degraded by a 2019 U.S. Forest Service decision to allow more than 17,000 …
BLM Proposal Would Allow Conservation Leases on Public Lands
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management is seeking public comments on a new management proposal which includes leasing parcels of public lands for …
Congress Could Sidestep Endangered Species Act to Delist Grizzlies, Wolves
Congress is considering three bills that would sidestep the Endangered Species Act to de-list the Northern Continental Divide and Yellowstone grizzly …