A land conservation hoping to retire gas leases in the Hoback River headwaters is holding a fundraiser in Jackson. Friday's event will feature a raffle with prizes that include a guitar signed by Johnny Depp, a 15-day ski pass at Jackson Hole Mountain Resort and guided fishing trips. Few Wyoming environmental issues have attracted as much attention within the state as the possibility of oil and gas drilling in the Wyoming Range, a scenic and mostly untrammeled region between Jackson and Kemmerer that is popular with hunters and fishermen. The Trust for Public Land announced in early October that it had agreed with Plains Exploration and Production to buy out its leases for $8.75 million. The group needs to raise $750,000 by New Year's. TD Ameritrade founder Joe Ricketts is giving $1 million to the cause.
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