Wyoming Travel & Tourism, Wyoming Game and Fish and Wyoming State Parks and Cultural Resources are collaborating on creating a comprehensive statewide Tourism Master Plan for Wyoming. In an effort to garner as much input from as many residents and stakeholders as possible, they will host seven community meetings across the state. Many of you will want to attend the meeting scheduled to be held in your area. The public's input will be important in helping to make this plan as thorough as possible. We would also encourage you to pass this information on to others who may be interested in taking part in these meetings.
The meeting dates and locations are as follows. Each meeting will be held from 10 am to 3 pm and include a working lunch.
May 3rd— Cody, Buffalo Bill Historical Center, 720 Sheridan Ave.
May 4th— Riverton, Sundowner Station, 1616 Federal Blvd
May 5th— Jackson, Teton Science Building, 700 Coyote Canyon Rd
May 6th— Rock Springs, BLM Field Office, 280 N. Hwy 191
May 19th— Laramie, Hilton Garden Inn, 2229 Grand Ave
May 20th— Douglas, Eastern Wyoming College, 203 N. 6th St.
May 21st— Gillette, Campbell County Rec Center, 250 Shoshone Ave
The Master Plan website is available here. The website is a great resource to bring you up to speed on the purpose and goals of the master plan. On the community meeting page of this site, there is also a link to an agenda that will be used for each meeting.
If you would like to RSVP for one of the meetings above, please contact Vicki Morris by email or call 307-777-2828. You can also call Vicki if you have questions.
Email notification originally distributed by:
Alan Dubberley, Deputy Director
Wyoming Travel & Tourism
Office: 307-777-8561
Mobile: 307-214-1530
Alan.dubberley@visitwyo.gov
Monday, April 26, 2010
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
Help Save LaPrele Guard Station
Help Us Save the Historic La Prele Guard Station!
Who? We need volunteers like you for a one-week interior rebilitation project to restore the dwelling for continued use as a rental facility available to the recreating public.
What? A volunteer-based project led by HistoriCorps instructors designed to optimise preservation trades learning opportunties. Participants will learn to repair and install tile, repair and refinish historic woodwork, and replace kitchen and bathroom flooring.
Where? The La Prele Work Center is located in the La Prele Creek drainage on the southwestern slopes of the Laramie Range in southern Wyoming. The site is accessible by passenger vehicle. The address is: La Prele Guard Station (WY) 2250 E. RICHARDS, Douglas WY 82366.
When? 9am May 24, 2010 – 12noon May 28, 2010
Why? Because learning preservation trades in scenic Wyoming sounds like fun to me!
How much does it cost? Nothing! This project is free to all participants. Additionally, meals, tools, and safety equipment will be provided.
Additional Information: The project will be managed and supervised an experienced Western Wyoming outfitter, Dirk Jenkins, with a HistoriCorps instructor assisting the leadership. The construction team will include between six and eight members. Previous construction experience is not required. Tools, safety equipment, meals, and lodging at the La Prele Guard House will be provided by HistoriCorps but transportation to and from the project is the responsibility of the participant. All crew members must be physically fit and be willing to work long days in variable weather.
Contact info@historicorps.org or visit www.historicorps.org for additional information.
Thursday, April 15, 2010
Wind Energy Conversation
CHEYENNE, Wyo. – Wind projects and power transmission lines are the topics for a question and answer session in Douglas with Governor Dave Freudenthal later this month. The “community conversation” on wind development and electrical transmission line siting will begin at 6 p.m. on Tuesday evening, April 27, 2010, at the Douglas High School Auditorium.
“I’ll be there to hear from people and to answer questions,” Freudenthal said. “There is a lot happening with wind development in Wyoming, and I want to hear what people have to say.”
“These are complicated subjects, and folks are entitled to a straightforward conversation on what we can all agree are difficult, sometimes polarizing issues, related to wind development opportunities and electrical transmission line siting,” Freudenthal said. “People need to know where the State stands on a whole range of issues relating to wind power and electrical transmission, ranging from sage grouse to property rights.”
Some developers say Wyoming is “anti-wind,” Freudenthal said. On the other hand, some property owners are concerned about private property rights in the face of wind-related development.
“Let’s get together and talk about it,” Freudenthal said. “Maybe we can ask the lobbyists and hired guns to take a seat in the back row, and let the other folks have their say.”
The Douglas “community conversation” is the first of several that the governor is expected to host this year. Other local meetings on wind development and power line siting issues are being planned for later this spring and summer.
Contact: Press Secretary Leigh Anne G. Manlove
Phone: 307.777.7437
Mobile: 307.421.0197
E-mail: lmanlo@state.wy.us
“I’ll be there to hear from people and to answer questions,” Freudenthal said. “There is a lot happening with wind development in Wyoming, and I want to hear what people have to say.”
“These are complicated subjects, and folks are entitled to a straightforward conversation on what we can all agree are difficult, sometimes polarizing issues, related to wind development opportunities and electrical transmission line siting,” Freudenthal said. “People need to know where the State stands on a whole range of issues relating to wind power and electrical transmission, ranging from sage grouse to property rights.”
Some developers say Wyoming is “anti-wind,” Freudenthal said. On the other hand, some property owners are concerned about private property rights in the face of wind-related development.
“Let’s get together and talk about it,” Freudenthal said. “Maybe we can ask the lobbyists and hired guns to take a seat in the back row, and let the other folks have their say.”
The Douglas “community conversation” is the first of several that the governor is expected to host this year. Other local meetings on wind development and power line siting issues are being planned for later this spring and summer.
Contact: Press Secretary Leigh Anne G. Manlove
Phone: 307.777.7437
Mobile: 307.421.0197
E-mail: lmanlo@state.wy.us
WY State Historical Society Award Programs
The Wyoming State Historical Society (WSHS) seeks nominations for two prestigious awards in honor of historic preservation activities in your community. The first is the Maurine Carley Memorial Award made to an organization or an individual in recognition of an outstanding project in the field of historic preservation. A historic preservation project may span many years, and people are encouraged to submit projects that may represent Wyoming’s diverse cultural heritage. Projects may be underway or shall have been completed within the last two years of being nominated. Possible nominations may include residential, commercial, public, religious, industrial or institutional buildings, historic sites, trails, cemeteries, archaeological sites and other places significant to Wyoming history.
Second is the Outstanding Preservation Project Award that goes to an organization or an individual in recognition of an outstanding project in the field of historic preservation that does not focus on the physical preservation of an historic building or site. Projects eligible for the OPPA are those that focus on the preservation of objects or items such as photographs, documents, films or books significant to Wyoming history. For example, the preservation of historic photographic plates may qualify for this award. On the other hand, the preservation of equipment or tools may also qualify for the award, such as the restoration of an historic wagon.
Applications can be obtained by calling John Waggener at 307-766-2563, via e-mail waggener@uwyo.edu, or by logging onto the Society’s website at www.wyshs.org and clicking the link titled “Awards.” Nominations for these two awards go directly to John Waggener, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming, 1000 E. University Ave. Dept. 3924, Laramie, WY 82071 and must be received by April 30th.
Second is the Outstanding Preservation Project Award that goes to an organization or an individual in recognition of an outstanding project in the field of historic preservation that does not focus on the physical preservation of an historic building or site. Projects eligible for the OPPA are those that focus on the preservation of objects or items such as photographs, documents, films or books significant to Wyoming history. For example, the preservation of historic photographic plates may qualify for this award. On the other hand, the preservation of equipment or tools may also qualify for the award, such as the restoration of an historic wagon.
Applications can be obtained by calling John Waggener at 307-766-2563, via e-mail waggener@uwyo.edu, or by logging onto the Society’s website at www.wyshs.org and clicking the link titled “Awards.” Nominations for these two awards go directly to John Waggener, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming, 1000 E. University Ave. Dept. 3924, Laramie, WY 82071 and must be received by April 30th.
Friday, April 2, 2010
Scoping Meeting on Bates Hole Travel Management
On April 15, 2010, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Casper Field Office is hosting a public scoping meeting on the Bates Hole Travel Management Plan. The meeting is from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at the Casper Field Office, 2987 Prospector Drive.
The plan will address off-highway vehicle use and the designation of roads and trails within the Bates Hole travel management area which is located 15 miles southwest of Casper and south of Wyoming Highway 220.
The scoping meeting is a starting point for the public to identify issues that BLM will address in the environmental assessment. Issues already identified include mitigating impacts to vegetation, sensitive soils, and wildlife habitats from off-road motorized use. The BLM recognizes the need to maintain valid and existing rights for minerals and rights-of way
owners. In the past, the public had expressed the need for additional transportation routes and motorized and non-motorized recreational use.
BLM will accept public comments through May 17, 2010. Please address questions, comments, or concerns to the Casper Field Office, Bureau of Land Management, Attn: Kathleen Lacko, 2987 Prospector Drive, Casper, Wyo., 82604; by facsimile (fax) to (307)261-7587; or send e-mail comments to the attention of Kathleen Lacko at casper_wymail@blm.gov. Please include “Bates Hole” in the subject line. To make comments on the plan itself, please go to the Bates Hole Travel Management Plan on the internet.
For more information contact Kathleen Lacko at 307-261-7682.
The plan will address off-highway vehicle use and the designation of roads and trails within the Bates Hole travel management area which is located 15 miles southwest of Casper and south of Wyoming Highway 220.
The scoping meeting is a starting point for the public to identify issues that BLM will address in the environmental assessment. Issues already identified include mitigating impacts to vegetation, sensitive soils, and wildlife habitats from off-road motorized use. The BLM recognizes the need to maintain valid and existing rights for minerals and rights-of way
owners. In the past, the public had expressed the need for additional transportation routes and motorized and non-motorized recreational use.
BLM will accept public comments through May 17, 2010. Please address questions, comments, or concerns to the Casper Field Office, Bureau of Land Management, Attn: Kathleen Lacko, 2987 Prospector Drive, Casper, Wyo., 82604; by facsimile (fax) to (307)261-7587; or send e-mail comments to the attention of Kathleen Lacko at casper_wymail@blm.gov. Please include “Bates Hole” in the subject line. To make comments on the plan itself, please go to the Bates Hole Travel Management Plan on the internet.
For more information contact Kathleen Lacko at 307-261-7682.
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