| Dear Supporter,
If you’re feeling unsettled, angry, or hopeless as we witness renewed threats to our public lands and climate future at the state and national level, please know you’re not alone. We’re on the frontlines of this fight alongside you, and we need all the help we can get. The best antidote to despair is action. Read on to learn how you can get involved and make a difference.
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Call to action: Tell your senator to OPPOSE SJ0002SJ0002 passed through the Senate Agriculture Committee last week by a 4-1 vote. This bill calls for the transfer of all federal lands back to the state of Wyoming on the basis of “state sovereignty.” Despite many public comments and concern for the potential costs of the bill, the committee voted to send the bill back to the Senate floor for consideration.
This bill would: - Open former federal lands to be sold or leased by private entities- with no guardrails to prevent the sale of public land
- Effectively sever access to public lands that make up nearly 50% of Wyoming!
- Puts the responsibility of managing public lands entirely on Wyoming; this could cost the state hundreds of millions of dollars that we simply don’t have.
Use this tool to find your senator, then give them a call or send an email urging them to reject this resolution. |
Thursday: PROTECT, PRESERVE, PROTEST – A webinar with SCWY Join us on Thursday, February 6 at 7:00 p.m. for a webinar to discuss the fight to protect public lands in Wyoming! This webinar is an opportunity for you to learn more about how you can protect public land access in Wyoming.
We will discuss the current state of public lands, current bills affecting our lands in the legislature, and ways for you to stay involved in the legislative session and beyond. Click here to RSVP and receive the webinar link!
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Keeping up with the Wyoming legislature: Join our legislative listserv!Sign up HERE to receive weekly updates on the bills we’re tracking at this year’s state legislative session.
Legislative updates help you stay informed on how the legislative process works, which bills we’re supporting and opposing, and more ways to stay engaged throughout the session.
One of the bills we’ve been tracking, HB0183 - net metering amendments, is currently moving through the house of representatives. This bill encourages new rooftop solar development and is a great step forward for energy independence in Wyoming. By signing up for legislative updates, you’ll know when your public comments are needed to support good bills like this one. |
Grizzly ESA protections under fire (again)The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service had scheduled four meetings to discuss its proposal for managing grizzly bears in the Lower 48 states as a single distinct population segment under the Endangered Species Act. The Biden Administration proposed this rule in early January. However, the agency recently canceled these public meetings to allow the Trump administration to review and modify the proposal. We think the revision would prevent efforts to connect isolated bear populations and permit ranchers to kill bears.
The grizzly bear is an incredibly slow-reproducing animal, and unnecessary hunting and removal of individual adult bears would undo decades of recovery work in a shockingly short period. These incredible beings are worth the effort we have put into restoring them to where they belong, and they inspire the continued responsibility to protect our environment.
With a new administration hostile to wildlife and public lands, prioritizing holding our lawmakers accountable for ethical, science-based wildlife management is now more critical than ever.
Oppose delisting of grizzlies from the Endangered Species List.
Click here to leave a public comment in support of grizzly recovery.
I hope to see you on the trail soon!
Kelsey Yarzab Yates
Associate Organizer
Sierra Club Wyoming Chapter
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