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Conservation Groups

AUDUBON WYOMING — 101 Garden Ck. Rd., Casper, Wyo. 82604 — (307) 235-3485
The mission of the Wyoming Chapter of the National Audubon Society is to be a strong, unified voice for the ethic of conservation in Wyoming, focusing on birds, other wildlife and their habitats, for the benefit of present and future generations. From a state office in Casper, the Wyoming chapter's staff of four provides wildlife viewing opportunities for thousands of students and naturalists annually via chapters in Casper, Cheyenne, Cody, Lander, Laramie and Sheridan.

For more information on Audubon Wyoming, visit:
http://www.audubon.org/chapter/wy/wy/

BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION ALLIANCE — P.O. Box 1512, Laramie, Wyo. 82073 — (307) 742-7978
The Biodiversity Conservation Alliance, formerly Biodiversity Associates and Friends of the Bow, has 14 years of experience in policy analysis and grassroots activism on behalf of biologal diversity, plant and wildlife habitat and roadless lands from its Laramie headquarters. With a staff of three, the Alliance still carries out its original core mission to preserve the natural character of the Medicine Bow National Forest, it has expanded farther afield since the early 1990s. The Biodiversity Conservation Alliance now concentrates its efforts on the forests, prairies and rivers of Wyoming, western South Dakota and northern Colorado.

For more information on the Biodiversity Conservation Alliance's mission and history, visit:
http://www.voiceforthewild.org/about.html

EQUALITY STATE POLICY CENTER — 304 Main St., No. 8, Lander, Wyo. 82520 — (307) 332-0156
The Equality State Policy Center is a broad-based coalition of Wyoming progressive interests, using research, public education and advocacy to hole Wyoming state and local governments accountable to citizens and helping state residents to participate effectively in public policy decision-making. Located in Lander with a second office in Laramie, the ESPC maintains a good-government lobbying presence within the state arena and assists other nonprofit groups to build their organizational capacity.

For more information on the Equality State Policy Center, visit:
http://www.equalitystate.org

GREATER YELLOWSTONE COALITION — Bozeman, Mont. — (406) 586-1593 / Jackson Office — (307) 734-6004
The Greater Yellowstone Coalition was founded in 1983 on the premise that a healthy, wild ecosystem such as Greater Yellowstone can prosper only if it is kept whole. The GYC is a nationally-known advocate for ecosystem management of Yellowstone National Park and its environs, listing more than 10,000 individual members, 100 conservation and sportsmen's organizations and 220 businesses. The Coalition's work centers on promoting a holistic approach to resource management in 20 counties surrounding the park.

For more information about the Greater Yellowstone Coalition's history and mission, visit:
http://www.greateryellowstone.org/inside_gyc.html

JACKSON HOLE CONSERVATION ALLIANCE — P.O. Box 2728, Jackson, Wyo. 83001 — (307) 733-9417
The Jackson Hole Conservation Alliance works to protect the natural resources that make Jackson Hole world-renowned. The Alliance monitors the impacts of growth and development on public and private lands in and around the valley, and intervenes when the impacts to natural resources become too high. Established in 1979, the 1,600-plus-member Alliance stands as the only local Jackson organization advocating environmental protections.

For more information on the history of the Jackson Hole Alliance, visit:
http://www.jhalliance.org/aboutus.html

THE NATURE CONSERVANCY/WYOMING CHAPTER — 258 Main St., No. 200, Lander, Wyo. 82520 — (307) 332-2971
The Nature Conservancy's Lander-based Wyoming Chapter works cooperatively with landowners and managers of Wyoming's vast private and public lands. To date, The Nature Conservancy has completed over 154 projects in Wyoming, conserving over 400,000 acres of important habitat through purchases, conservation easements, deed restrictions and special management designations.

For more information on The Nature Conservancy's Wyoming Chapter, visit:
http://tncwyoming.org

POWDER RIVER BASIN RESOURCE COUNCIL — 23 N. Scott, Sheridan, Wyo. 82801 — (307) 672-5809
The Powder River Basin Resource Council works to preserve and enrich northeastern Wyoming's agricultural heritage and rural lifestyle by advocating conservation of land, landscapes, minerals, water and clean air, and empowering citizens to raise a coherent voice in important public decisions affecting those values. The organization's top issue of concern is rapid development of coalbed methane gas via discharge of more than a trillion gallons of groundwater over the project life.

For more information on the Powder River Basin Resource Council, visit:
http://www.powderriverbasin.org

WYOMING CHAPTER OF THE SIERRA CLUB — 247 Coffeen Ave., Sheridan, Wyo. 82801 — (307) 672-0425
The Wyoming Chapter of the Sierra Club, headquartered in Sheridan, works to protect Wyoming's wild places by campaigning insensively for an inventory of, and protections for, national forest roadless areas within the state. Club staff and members advocate grizzly bear and wolf habitat protection, and bear-awareness safety initiatives, while opposing oil and gas development in the Yellowstone ecosystem and in critical bear habitat.

For more information on the Sierra Club's Wyoming Chapter, visit:
http://www.wyoming.sierraclub.org

WYOMING OUTDOOR COUNCIL — 262 Lincoln, Lander, Wyo. 82520 — (307) 332-7031
The Wyoming Outdoor Council is the largest statewide conservation organization in Wyoming. Founded in 1967, WOC works to safeguard the state's national parks and protected areas, national forests and other public lands, wildlife and habitat and air and water quality. Its staff of 10 in Lander, Laramie and Dubois mobilizes grassroots and multi-organization campaigns to advocate progressive policies, administrative remedies and legal victories.

For more on WOC's history and mission, visit:
http://www.wyomingoutdoorcouncil.org/general/missionhistory.html

WYOMING WILDLIFE FEDERATION — P.O. Box 106, Cheyenne, Wyo. 82003 — Toll-free (800) 786-5434
The Wyoming Wildlife Federation, now in its 65th year, works for hunters, anglers and other wildlife enthusiasts to protect and enhance habitat, to perpetuate quality hunting and fishing, to protect citizens' right to use public lands and waters and to promote ethical hunting and fishing. Located in Cheyenne, Federation conducts lobbying and grassroots activities and, in some cases, litigation to defend public land access or wildlife management policy.

For more on the Wyoming Wildlife Federation's history and mission, visit:
http://www.wyomingwildlife.org/history_and_mission.htm

 

 

 

 

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