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Power Company of Wyoming (PCW) began planning around 2005 for approximately 1,000 wind turbines on lands owned by The Overland Trail Ranch, [6] located south of Rawlins, Wyoming, in Carbon County, a former coal mining area. [7] In 2007, PCW installed 10 test turbines to test and verify the wind resources in the proposed area. [8]
The majority of the Red Desert is public land managed by the Rock Springs and Rawlins field offices of the U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM). The region is rich in oil, natural gas, uranium, and coal. An estimated 84% of the Red Desert has been "industrialized" by oil and gas drilling or by mining operations and associated roads. [1]
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is an agency within the United States Department of the Interior responsible for administering U.S. federal lands. Headquartered in Washington, D.C. , the BLM oversees more than 247.3 million acres (1,001,000 km 2 ) of land, or one-eighth of the United States's total landmass.
The Bureau of Land Management Back Country Byways are roads that have been designated by the Bureau of Land Management as scenic byways. Some are also National Scenic Byways or National Forest Scenic Byways. The program was initiated in 1989 and 54 byways have since been designated in the Western United States. [1]
Power Company of Wyoming has applied to the BLM to build approximately 1,000 wind turbines in an area located south of Rawlins, Wyoming, in Carbon County. The project is proposed to generate 2,000 to 3,000 megawatts (MW) of electricity and construction may take 3–4 years with a project life estimate of 30 years. [24]
A major bronze foundry, Eagle Bronze, is located in Lander, [34] as is the headquarters of the National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS) [35] and other environment and land-related non profit organizations including offices of the Wyoming Outdoor Council, the Wyoming office of The Nature Conservancy, the Wyoming Wildlife Federation, and Wyoming ...
Rawlins: 211: I-80 BL / US 30 Bus. east / WYO 789 north to US 287 – Rawlins: Eastern end of WYO 789 overlap: 214: WYO 71 south (Higley Boulevard) 215: I-80 BL / US 30 Bus. west / US 287 north to WYO 789 – Rawlins: Western end of US 287 overlap: Sinclair: 219: Lincoln Avenue – Sinclair: 221: WYO 76 west – Sinclair 228: Fort Steele
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.