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Cheating Wyoming’s Wildlife and People? Not if Nancy Has a Say
Understanding and applying two herbicides to control invasive annual grasses in Wyoming’s geography takes careful consideration and partnership. Story and photos by Hannah Nikonow, IWJV Communications and Marketing Coordinator Nancy Webb sees what Wyoming stands to lose if she and others don’t take action now. As the Invasive Annual Grass Coordinator for the BLM’s Wind…
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Habitats Helped in Wyoming: Updates from the Sage Capacity Team
Members of the Partnering to Conserve Sagebrush Rangelands’ Sage Capacity Team have been hard at work across the Intermountain West, making progress on habitat improvement projects within their local communities on behalf of the Bureau of Land Management and the Intermountain West Joint Venture. These latest updates take us to Wyoming, where project coordinators are…
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Planning for the Future on the Laramie Plains
Updating infrastructure to protect water & wetlands In winter, the Hart Ranch is still. What water there is on the land, both here and across the Laramie Plains, is frozen. Bone-bare cottonwoods and the gnarled branches of shrubs line empty ditches and the Laramie River’s floodplain. The ground is tawny and fallow between the snow…
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Bringing Conservation Communicators Together Through the Storyteller’s Circle
In October 2024, the IWJV, the Center for Collaborative Conservation, and Audubon Rockies offered conservation communicators an opportunity for place-based professional development and networking. A three-day workshop at Wyoming’s Seedskadee National Wildlife Refuge focused on effective storytelling around habitat conservation efforts (in this case, sagebrush rangelands) by providing continued learning through topic-based sessions and guest…
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Field Notes: Celebrating a Partner’s Life
Tina Dennison & Lori Reed Field Notes is a compilation of first-person essays composed across many years by IWJV partners, board members, and staff. Our professional work in collaborative conservation is inspired by our personal experiences, relationships, and conversations in the field. That “field” can look very different depending on the work at hand: Sometimes it…
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Field Notes: Softening Stark Divides
Andrew Olsen Field Notes is a compilation of first-person essays composed across many years by IWJV partners, board members, and staff. Our professional work in collaborative conservation is inspired by our personal experiences, relationships, and conversations in the field. That “field” can look very different depending on the work at hand: Sometimes it is one of…
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A Menu of Options for Conservation
Collaboration Enhances Bear River Watershed Conservation Easements “We recognize who we are in Utah and what we have, and we want to protect it. Everyone can agree that this work is important.” – Jim Bowcutt, Director of Conservation, Utah Department of Agriculture and Food As the urban sprawl of the Wasatch Front creeps further up the…
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Wind River Restoration: Cooperative Effort Puts Funding to Work Against Cheatgrass
“What do you see?” It’s the question Mark Hogan likes to ask when he brings partners to experience large-scale conservation projects on the Wind River Reservation. The answer to Hogan’s question? Everything. Sagebrush, forbs, bunchgrasses, footprints from big game herds, and everything else that indicates a healthy and connected shrub-steppe landscape. This landscape is defined…
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Zeedyk Wyoming Workshop
Introduction to Low-Tech Wet Meadow Restoration Format: Free, virtual & recorded workshop Audience: Wyoming land managers and partners Hosted by: Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and Intermountain West Joint Venture (IWJV) Wet or mesic meadows are rare but disproportionately important ecosystems in Wyoming. Gully erosion and channel incision are widespread problems reducing natural resiliency and water…
