Page 9 - Whiskey Mountain News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

Stay updated with breaking news from Whiskey mountain. Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.

Top News In Whiskey Mountain Today - Breaking & Trending Today

Forest Service moves to weaken bighorn protections in Wyo Range


By Angus M. Thuermer Jr., WyoFile.com
Domestic sheep could graze anew on national forest land in the Wyoming Range where conservationists bought grazing rights to separate them, their pathogens and their impacts from bighorn sheep and their habitat.
The Bridger-Teton National Forest is proposing to allow domestic sheep “restocking” by amending its management plan. It is seeking input by June 7 on issues it should address.
The proposed change tilts on the fulcrum of a Wyoming outline that specifies which wild bighorn herds are “core-native” herds prioritized for conservation and which are “non-emphasis” populations. Wyoming characterizes bighorn herds in the northwest as core but relegates those in the Wyoming Range to the lesser status. ....

Mount Darby , United States , Owl Creek , Grand Teton , Whiskey Mountain , Grand Teton National Park , Wyoming Range , Teton National Forest , Teton Range , Steve Kilpatrick , Mark Gordon , Angusm Thuermer Jr , Erik Molvar , Gros Ventre , Derek Grant , Jim Magagna , Kevin Khung , Bart Kroger , Wild Sheep Foundation , Department Of Agriculture , Public Lands , Teton National Park , Park Service , Fish Department , Mountain Elk Foundation , Us Forest Service ,

Forest pitches revision so domestic sheep can graze again


Jonathan Ratner wasn’t pleased to read a public notice that the Bridger-Teton National Forest is looking to change how it protects wild bighorn sheep from catastrophic diseases spread by domestic sheep.
A former employee of the 3.4-million-acre forest, Ratner now watchdogs the Bridger-Teton for Western Watersheds Project, an advocacy group that’s fought public lands livestock grazing for decades. He sees the national forest’s proposed revision to its 1991 Forest Plan as doing the opposite of what it claims.
“I am revolted by the fact that the Bridger-Teton lied in its scoping notice,” Ratner said. “The average person who doesn’t follow these things carefully, what they would see is, ‘Oh, the Bridger-Teton is doing something good for bighorn sheep.’ That is simply a lie.” ....

United States , Wyoming Range , Teton National Forest , New Mexico , Whiskey Mountain , Tricia Oconnor , Jim Magagna , Jonathan Ratner , Mary Cernicek , Stock Growers Association , National Wildlife Federation , Forest Service , Bridger Teton National Forest , Western Watersheds Project , National Wildlife , Forest Plan , Darby Mountain Bighorn Sheep Herd , Teton Supervisor Triciao Connor , Kit Fischer , Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem , Livestock Grazing , Bighorn Sheep , Domestic Sheep , Wyoming Range , Bridger Teton National Forest , National Wildlife Federation ,

UW in the News | News | University of Wyoming


April 5, 2021
State, national and international media frequently feature the University of Wyoming and members of its community in stories. Here is a summary of some of the recent coverage:
Lawmakers last week restored $8 million in appropriations to both UW and the state’s community colleges, along with an additional $15.5 million for UW to buy a student housing complex. The Wyoming Tribune Eagle and The Casper Star-Tribune (CS-T) reported that Gov. Mark Gordon signed the overall supplemental budget. Yahoo! News, County 10 and The Rocket Miner published similar articles.
College Consensus ranked UW as the 23rd “Best Value Colleges and Universities for 2021.” Tuition costs were the main focus of the annual “Top 100 Most Affordable Consensus Ranked Schools 2021” list by the educational resource website. ....

University Of Wyoming , United States , Casper College , Whiskey Mountain , Natrona County , Park County , Rocky Mountain , Campbell County , Uinta County , Mark Gordon , Fredrick Douglass Dixon , Ben Herdt , Denver Westword , Christian Lackner , Michael Duff , Renee Laegreid , Gabe Rozman , Ellen Currano , Don Jones , Yonggang Wang , Christelle Khalaf , Allen Trent , Bart Geerts , Uw Center , Us Department Of Agriculture , College Consensus ,