Crew 1 - Office of State Lands, BLM, and Devon Energy, Coyote Gulch, Wyoming Jul 27-August 5 - This crew, which has become our fencing experts, built 3 beautiful and long-lasting enclosing stabilizing the head-cuts to exclude cattle from the wetlands. A few of the crew members even heard some sponsor employees mentioning that the fences … Continue reading Hitch 5, 2015
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WCC makes the Basin ReBoot News
Copied and Pasted from Basin ReBoot News Wyo Conservation Corps teams with WGFD to build new, much-needed pronghorn fence http://basinreboot.com/2015/08/03/wyo-conservation-corps-teams-with-wgfd-to-build-new-much-needed-pronghorn-fence/ (Wyoming) —Thanks to another cooperative wildlife project, pronghorn antelope can now navigate fencing along their migration route in antelope hunt area 93 northwest of Green River. The previous fence has been a major road block … Continue reading WCC makes the Basin ReBoot News
WCC Builds Some of the Best Mountain Biking Trails in Wyoming
Wyoming has been a long held destination for recreation of the highest caliber. I was under the impression that the trail work WCC has done with Curt Gowdy State Park, Glendo State Park, and others is some of the best around. Well, turns out my suspicions were correct. The WCC has built roughly 40% of the … Continue reading WCC Builds Some of the Best Mountain Biking Trails in Wyoming
Hitch 4, 2015
Crew 1 - BLM Newcastle, Wyoming, July 13 - 22 - Crew 1 began work by cutting juniper and cottonwood trees to ease the floodplain for the water near a cluster of ancient Native American pictographs. The crews also restored the native vegetation around the rock art as well cutting the grass. By far, the … Continue reading Hitch 4, 2015
Hitch 3, 2015
Crew 1 - Devils Tower National Monument, Wyoming, June 29 - July 8 - Devils Tower NM became the nation's first monument in 1906 by executive order of President Teddy Roosevelt. This crew is not the first or the last to work tirelessly in the hot sun of northeastern Wyoming manually extracting and spraying noxious and … Continue reading Hitch 3, 2015
Hitch 2, 2015
Hitch 2 welcomed another successful 10 days. Rare is the hitch were we don't impress our agency contacts. Crew 1 - Worked on various projects in Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area including work on the historic Mason-Lovell Ranch, a 1884 constructed ranch built by the wild man Henry Lovell known for adventures in the cattle … Continue reading Hitch 2, 2015
Agriculture Secretary Vilsack in Wyoming
Last week, Evan went up to Jackson to meet Secretary of Agriculture, Tom Vilsack and Chief of the Forest Service, Tom Tidwell. Both Vilsack and Tidwell were visiting Wyoming to not only declare their appreciation for the conservation corps but to announce that efforts are being made to fight fires with money from the Emergency Fund rather than … Continue reading Agriculture Secretary Vilsack in Wyoming
Hitch 1, 2015
Hitch 1 was a great success! Crew 1 - Worked on various projects around Fort Phil Kearny, named after the famed Major General Phillip Kearny, Jr. from the American Civil War and the Mexican-American War. Here the crews re-chinked a historic cabin while working on restoring some old fencing and building new. On their day … Continue reading Hitch 1, 2015
Orientation 2015
Orientation 2015 - Curt Gowdy State Park was a big success thanks to all the leadership of our crew leaders and our fantastic crew members! Our members learned new skills such as bucking and limbing with our chainsaws, how to build International Mountain Biking Association (IMBA) standard single track trail tread, rock retaining walls, and four … Continue reading Orientation 2015
Work Locations This Summer
Projects ranging from sage grouse habitat improvement near Gillette to conservation work at Devils Tower and constructing wildlife-friendly fences at Seedskadee National Wildlife Refuge will be conducted this summer by members of the Wyoming Conservation Corps (WCC). University of Wyoming students will gain valuable experience while developing leadership and outdoor skills on 18 projects, that … Continue reading Work Locations This Summer
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