The Fight continues to protect Green Mountain Common in Wyoming

The latest Bureau of Land Management decisions for the Green Mountain Common allotment in Wyoming would add 40 miles of new fences,  authorize the use of ATV's off-road, and allow livestock grazing in excess of both the historic average and the allotment's carrying capacity.

As the largest expanse of unfenced public land in the lower 48 states, the Green Mountain Common is important habitat for big game species, pronghorn antelope, sage-grouse, pygmy rabbit, and more.  Historic grazing practices on the Green Mountain Common have caused serious damage to the entire allotment, including its unique system of riparian sloughs that provide valuable water and carbon storage services.  BLM's decisions to add more livestock, build fences that kill wildlife, and allow ATVs to tear up habitat violate numerous legal authorities, including the Federal Lands Policy and Management Act, the Fundamentals of Rangeland Health, and the BLM's own management plan.  

Advocates for the West has filed an administrative appeal with the Department of the Interior and asked the Hearing Officer that no new fence construction or off-road ATVs be used until the appeal is resolved.

Files: 

Appeal and Statement of Reasons

Petition for Stay.pdf