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Large, contiguous areas of sagebrush cover are required to support sage-grouse conservation. [9] An area with prairie dog colonies of nearly 25,000 acres (10,000 ha) was reduced to about 125 acres (51 ha) after an outbreak of sylvatic plague in 2017. [10] A 2002 grassland plan proposed providing 50,000 acres (20,000 ha) of prairie dog habitat. [11]
Although camping and fishing are allowed with proper permit, no roads or buildings are constructed and there is also no logging or mining, in compliance with the 1964 Wilderness Act. Wilderness areas within National Forests and Bureau of Land Management areas also allow hunting in season.
Although camping and fishing are allowed with proper permit, no roads or buildings are constructed and there is also no logging or mining, in compliance with the 1964 Wilderness Act. Wilderness areas within National Forests and Bureau of Land Management areas also allow hunting in season.
Wyoming Adobe Town 85,710 acres (346.9 km 2) July 1992 Wyoming Alkali Basin – East Sand Dunes 12,800 acres (52 km 2) July 1992 Wyoming Alkali Creek 10,100 acres (41 km 2) July 1992 Wyoming Alkali Draw 16,990 acres (68.8 km 2) July 1992 Wyoming Bennett Mountains 6,003 acres (24.29 km 2) July 1992 Wyoming Big Horn Tack-on 80 acres (0.32 km 2)
Horses on the Pryor Mountains Wild Horse Range in Montana. The BLM distinguishes between "herd areas" (HA) where feral horse and burro herds existed at the time of the passage of the Wild and Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act of 1971, and "Herd Management Areas" (HMA) where the land is currently managed for the benefit of horses and burros, though "as a component" of public lands, part of ...
Areas of interest include the Snowy Range where the highest peak is Medicine Bow Peak at 12,013 feet (3,662 m) and is visible from Snowy Range Pass, 10,847 ft (3,306 m), on Wyoming highway 130. The Encampment River , Huston Park , Savage Run and Platte River Wildernesses are all located within the Medicine Bow portion of the National Forest.
The Platte River Wilderness is primarily located in south central Wyoming, with a small section extending into Colorado in the United States. Located entirely within Medicine Bow - Routt National Forest , the wilderness was created in 1984 to protect the forestlands adjacent to the North Platte River.
Flaming Gorge National Recreation area is administered by the Ashley National Forest.. Activities in the recreation area include camping, biking, rock climbing, paddling, hiking, boating and fishing on the Flaming Gorge Reservoir, and rafting on the portion of the Green River downstream from Flaming Gorge Dam.