Wyoming has been named one of 17 recipients of a Partners in Conservation award by U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar. The award is to recognize Wyoming's effort to keep sage-grouse off of the endangered species list. Lucy Wold with the Wyoming Fish and Game Department office in Green River says the award recognizes the continued efforts the eight groups around the state that were formed in 2002-2003 specifically to protect the Sage-grouse.
In June Governor Mead signed the Sage-Grouse Core Area Protection Executive Order. It updated an Order signed by Governor Freudenthal providing more flexibility for management in the core areas. Governor Matt Mead said in a released statement that he hopes the award is an acknowledgment that Wyoming, the energy industry, agriculture producers and private landowners are significantly affected by this plan and deserve thanks for making sacrifices in support of it.
In June Governor Mead signed the Sage-Grouse Core Area Protection Executive Order. It updated an Order signed by Governor Freudenthal providing more flexibility for management in the core areas. Governor Matt Mead said in a released statement that he hopes the award is an acknowledgment that Wyoming, the energy industry, agriculture producers and private landowners are significantly affected by this plan and deserve thanks for making sacrifices in support of it.
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