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June 23, 2008: New Study Highlights Urbanization's Impact on Natural Resources
A new study published in the journal Biological Conservation is the first-ever global analysis of how urbanization will affect natural resources.
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Kerry Brophy-Lloyd
Email: kbrophy@tnc.org
Phone: 307-335-2135 |
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June 10, 2008: El Paso Corporation Donates to Wyoming Wildlife Projects
El Paso Corporation has donated $50,000 to The Nature Conservancy in Wyoming to bolster various conservation projects around the state.
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Kerry Brophy-Lloyd
email: kbrophy@tnc.org
phone: 307-335-2135 |
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May 02, 2008: Local Couple Takes the Reins at Heart Mountain Ranch
After growing up on a farm in the shadows of Heart Mountain, Carrie Peters and her husband, Brian, have taken the reins as ranch managers at The Nature Conservancy’s Heart Mountain Ranch.
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Kerry Brophy-Lloyd
email: kbrophy@tnc.org
phone: 307-335-2135 |
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April 29, 2008: Open House Launches New Program in Southwest Wyoming
Longtime wildlife biologist Steve Jester has joined The Nature Conservancy to lead the nonprofit’s new Southwest Wyoming Program based in Evanston.
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Kerry Brophy-Lloyd
phone: 307-335-2135
email: kbrophy@tnc.org |
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April 03, 2008: Wildlife Conservation in Wyoming Gets Big Boost
Wyoming’s efforts to catalyze its State Wildlife Action Plan received a large boost through a $13 million grant that will help implement on-the-ground wildlife conservation projects in Wyoming and four other western states.
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Kerry Brophy-Lloyd
email: kbrophy@tnc.org phone: 307-335-2135 |
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January 16, 2008: Thousands of Acres Conserved
The Nature Conservancy in Wyoming worked with landowners to secure nine conservation easements protecting more than 11,000 acres of private lands from development in 2007.
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Kerry Brophy-Lloyd
email: kbrophy@tnc.org
phone: 307-335-2135 |
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October 15, 2007: The Nature Conservancy Celebrates Nine Years in Sheridan County
This month, The Nature Conservancy marks its ninth anniversary of conservation in Sheridan County, where more than 50,000 acres are now protected with conservation easements.
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Kerry Brophy-Lloyd
phone: 307-335-2135
email: kbrophy@tnc.org |
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September 05, 2007: New Grant Battles Weeds in Shirley Basin Grasslands
The Medicine Bow Conservation District will receive a $35,000 grant from The Nature Conservancy to help fund private lands conservation programs that fight invasive weeds in Wyoming’s Shirley Basin.
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Kerry Brophy-Lloyd
phone: 307-335-2135
email: kbrophy@tnc.org |
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July 27, 2007: Historic Ranch Lives On
The historic Double Bar E Ranch in Sublette County, Wyoming has been in the Murdock family since the 1880s. It will live on as a place for wildlife to roam, thanks to a conservation easement.
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Kerry Brophy-Lloyd
Phone: (307) 335-2135
Email: kbrophy@tnc.org |
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July 02, 2007: The Nature Conservancy Hires Renowned Conservationist
After directing the Izaak Walton League of America, one of the nation’s largest sportsmen’s groups, conservationist Paul Hansen has joined The Nature Conservancy as the director of the Greater Yellowstone Program.
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Kerry Brophy-Lloyd
Phone: (307) 335-2135
Email: kbrophy@tnc.org |
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May 04, 2007: The Nature Conservancy Recommends Goals for Recapturing Lost Wildlife Habitat
A new mitigation approach developed by The Nature Conservancy aims to help industry and land mangers think more proactively about mitigation for energy development.
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Kerry Brophy-Lloyd
Phone: 307-335-2135
E-mail: kbrophy@tnc.org |
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January 08, 2007: Donated Easements Eliminate Subdivision Plans
Donated easements near Cody protect all of the nearly 160 acres of the Hancock Ranch, once slated for subdivision into numerous small-acre parcels. The easements extinguish any possibility of future subdivisions and allow the ranch to maintain its agricultural heritage.
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Kerry Brophy-Lloyd
Phone: (307) 335-2135
Email: kbrophy@tnc.org |
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December 11, 2006: Matching Funds Further Wildlife Trust Grants
At the formal presentation of a $250,000 check to Wyoming's Wildlife and Natural Resource Trust, The Nature Conservancy focused on the value of matching funds.
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Kerry Brophy-Lloyd
Phone: (307) 335-2135
E-mail: kbrophy@tnc.org |
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November 30, 2006: Sheep Mountain Land Exchange
Sheep Mountain's open, grassy meadows harbor crucial winter range for elk that summer as far away as Yellowstone National Park. Now this habitat could be conserved with an innovative land exchange.
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Kerry Brophy-Lloyd
Phone: (307) 335-2135
E-mail: kbrophy@tnc.org |
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November 30, 2006: Easement Links 13,000-acre Wildlife Habitat
A conservation easement donated along the North Platte River conserves bald eagle habitat and links previous easements to form a contiguous 13,000-acre tract of wildlife habitat protected by the Conservancy.
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Kerry Brophy-Lloyd
Phone: (307) 335-2135
Email: kbrophy@tnc.org |
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October 06, 2006: Managing Conservation During a Drought
The Conservancy’s 13,000-acre Heart Mountain Ranch has recorded some measurable success fostering conservation during this year’s severe drought, thanks to its revolving bank of forage available at reduced cost to ranchers working to improve range conditions.
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Kerry Brophy Lloyd
Phone: (307) 335-2135
E-mail: kbrophy@tnc.org |
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September 04, 2006: Revised Conservation Tax Law Favors Working Family Ranches
Tax deductions of up to 100% of adjusted gross income will boost financial options for ranchers who donate a conservation easement on their land, thanks to new legislation signed by President Bush.
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Kerry Brophy Lloyd
Phone: (307) 335-2135
E-mail: kbrophy@tnc.org |
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August 21, 2006: Conservation Buyers Protect Historic Ranch Property
The Nature Conservancy’s 320-acre Sheep’s Point property near Meeteetse was sold to buyers who will protect its conservation values with a donated conservation easement to the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation.
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Kerry Brophy Lloyd
Phone: (307) 335-2135
E-mail: kbrophy@tnc.org |
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July 05, 2006: The Nature Conservancy Opens Cheyenne Office
After almost 30 years doing conservation work in Nebraska, Brent Lathrop is starting a southeast Wyoming program for The Nature Conservancy.
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Kerry Brophy Lloyd
Phone: (307) 335-2135
E-mail: kbrophy@tnc.org |
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June 09, 2006: The Nature Conservancy Supports Grasslands Conservation Fund
All funds will support conservation projects in Wyoming’s Shirley Basin and Thunder Basin areas.
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Kerry Brophy Lloyd
Phone: (307) 335-2135
E-mail: kbrophy@tnc.org |
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May 24, 2006: The Nature Conservancy Hires Director of Philanthropy
Molly Hampton brings a strong passion for Wyoming and a keen enthusiasm for the state’s unique peoples and landscapes.
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Kerry Brophy Lloyd
Phone: (307) 335-2135
E-mail: kbrophy@tnc.org |
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January 13, 2006: Cheyenne Veterinarian Donates Albany County Conservation Easement
Dr. Jean Cotton and daughters have donated a conservation easement on over 600 acres in Albany County, bringing the total acreage under conservation easement in the “Turtle Rocks/Pine Buttes" Conservation Area to almost 3,700.
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Pam Dewell
Phone: (307) 335-2133
E-mail: pdewell@tnc.org |
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January 11, 2006: New Manager at Conservancy’s Red Canyon Ranch
Oakes looks forward to being a part of his new community and sharing ideas with other land stewards.
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Pam Dewell
Phone: (307) 335-2133
E-mail: pdewell@tnc.org |
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January 11, 2006: Collaborations Protect Wyoming Wildlife Habitat in 2005
The Wyoming Chapter of The Nature Conservancy announced the conservation of 6,864 acres in 2005, bringing the total amount of land protected by the Conservancy in Wyoming to more than 400,000 acres.
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Pam Dewell
Phone: (307) 335-2133
E-mail: pdewell@tnc.org |
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December 21, 2005: Johnson County Landowner Contributes Third Conservation Easement
The conservation easement will protect the tract from the possibility of being subdivided, since private lands in the immediate area are subject to homesite development.
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Sally Morton
Phone: (307) 673-0992 |
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December 20, 2005: Horse Creek Property Conserved as Working Ranch
An innovative partnership between two conservation organizations and landowners preserves Ramshorn Ranch as a working family ranch.
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Pam Dewell
The Nature Conservancy
Phone: (307) 335-2133
Laurie Andrews
Jackson Hole Land Trust
Phone: (307) 733-4707 |
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December 05, 2005: Park County Landowner Helps Preserve “This Little Piece of Heaven”
The second of two conservation easements preserving property in Park County has been donated to The Nature Conservancy by Deidre Pirie.
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Laura Bell
Phone: (307) 587-1655 |
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June 08, 2005: Twin Creek Ranch preservation project
The Nature Conservancy, in partnership with ranchers and the USDA’s Farm and Ranchland Protection Program (FRPP), collaborate to maintain important wildlife habitat at Twin Creek Ranch.
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Pam Dewell
Phone: (307) 335-2133
E-mail: pdewell@tnc.org |
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March 30, 2005: Moulton - Sale of Upper Bench
Buyer of upper bench parcel of the former Moulton property agrees to the terms of a conservation easement placed on the ranch by Gladys Moulton a decade ago.
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Pam Dewell
Phone: (307) 335-2133
E-mail: pdewell@tnc.org |
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February 15, 2005: New Director for Nature Conservancy
Andrea Erickson, a native of rural upstate New York, becomes the new State Director of the Wyoming Chapter of The Nature Conservancy.
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Pam Dewell
Phone: (307) 335-2133
E-mail: pdewell@tnc.org |
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January 04, 2005: Agreements Add to Protected Wildlife Habitat
Two new conservation agreements protect more than 1,000 acres of important upland habitat.
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Pam Dewell
Phone: (307) 335-2133
E-mail: pdewell@tnc.org |
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August 18, 2004: Wyoming Game and Fish presents "Landowner of the Year" Award
Conservancy staff member Bob Budd nominated for his work in Fremont County.
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Pam Dewell
Phone: (307) 335-2133
E-mail: pdewell@tnc.org |
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May 01, 2004: Nature Conservancy Purchases Parker Ranch Parcels
The Nature Conservancy purchased two parcels of the Parker Ranch today, ensuring the conservation of an important buffer area between the Shoshone National Forest and other private properties.
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Pam Dewell
Phone: (307) 335-2133
E-mail: pdewell@tnc.org |
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March 20, 2004: Beware Alien Invaders
The Nature Conservancy urges Wyoming gardeners to help stop the spread of America’s worst weeds.
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Pam Dewell
Phone: (307) 335-2133
E-mail: pdewell@tnc.org |
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January 15, 2004: 2003 Conservation Project Review
The Wyoming Chapter of The Nature Conservancy announced the conservation of 25,557 acres in 2003, bringing the total amount of wildlife habitat protected by the Conservancy in Wyoming and western South Dakota to 450,721 acres.
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Pamela Dewell
Phone: (307) 335-2133
E-mail: pdewell@tnc.org |
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January 06, 2004: Two Conservation Easements Protect Area Wildlife
Donations of two conservation easements in Sheridan County raises the total area of habitat protected by The Nature Conservancy in the Bighorn Mountain region to 87,065 acres.
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Pam Dewell
Phone: (307) 335-2133
E-mail: pdewell@tnc.org |
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December 18, 2003: Preserved for Wildlife and Ranching
David O. MacKenzie has donated a conservation easement protecting more than 22,000 acres located south of Waltman to The Nature Conservancy.
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Pam Dewell
Phone: (307) 335-2133
E-mail: pdewell@tnc.org |
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December 02, 2003: Easement Donated to Conservancy
One hundred and thirty-five acres have just been placed under a conservation easement donated to The Nature Conservancy by Dr. Marian Neutra and her sons.
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Pam Dewell
Phone: (307) 335-2133
E-mail: pdewell@tnc.org
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October 15, 2003: A Piece of the Puzzle
Renovations to an eight-acre pond will ensure crucial wetland habitat for Trumpeter swans for many generations to come.
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Pam Dewell
Phone: (307) 335-2133
E-mail: pdewell@tnc.org |
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October 22, 2001: Nature Conservancy to Celebrate 50th Anniversary
The Nature Conservancy, the organization known for protecting nature’s Last Great Places, will celebrate its 50 anniversary October 22, 2001.
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Pam Dewell
Phone: (307) 335-2133
E-mail: pdewell@tnc.org
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October 01, 2001: Tensleep Preserve’s 10th Anniversary
Faced with limestone and hand-coped logs and surrounded by conifers and sandstone ledges, the new Learning Center Lodge at the Tensleep Preserve opened its doors this summer in time to celebrate the preserve's tenth birthday. Nearly 250 supporters joined Conservancy staff for tours, hikes, games, a BBQ supper and an evening of dancing at the June Dedication Day celebration.
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Pam Dewell
Phone: (307) 335-2133
E-mail: pdewell@tnc.org |
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August 30, 2001: The Nature Conservancy Helps Ranchers Fight Leafy Spurge
This summer The Nature Conservancy of Minnesota helped ranchers in South Dakota who own more than 20,000 acres of native pastureland battle leafy spurge by collecting spurge-eating flea beetles and releasing them on ranch land.
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Pam Dewell
Phone: (307) 335-2133
E-mail: pdewell@tnc.org |
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February 06, 2001: Conservancy Purchases MJ Ranch
Brad and Mary Ann Eastman announced the purchase of their MJ Ranch near Dubois by The Nature Conservancy on Tuesday. The purchase will help the Eastman's achieve their goal of keeping the ranch intact while protecting the significant wildlife habitat on the property.
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Pam Dewell
Phone: (307) 335-2133
E-mail: pdewell@tnc.org |
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October 05, 2000: Winchester Ranch Sells to Conservancy
Jack and Edna Winchester announced the sale of the Winchester Land and Cattle Co. to the Wyoming Nature Conservancy today. The ranch consists of nearly 6300 acres of deeded land in two separate parcels. The upper ranch of 4025 acres lies north of Dubois along Little Horse Creek and Tappan Creek. The Home ranch of 2271 acres is located near the Diversion Dam Junction.
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Pam Dewell
Phone: (307) 335-2133
E-mail: pdewell@tnc.org |
