It is bittersweet but fitting that when the Wyoming Cowboy Hall of Fame announced its Class of 2023 inductees, the list includes Dru and Tawny Roberts of Daniel.
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Prior to joining UW Extension last month, Bevilacqua taught family and consumer sciences at De Pere High School in De Pere, Wisc. She served as an instructor for both career preparation courses and food science classes.
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“Livestock grazing plays a critical role in Wyoming to maintain rangeland health and supporting ranchers’ livelihoods,” said Barrasso. “The RANCH Act promotes robust rangeland for Wyoming’s livestock and creates healthy habitats for Wyoming’s wildlife. This bill will provide critical assistance to ranchers during natural disasters, so they can continue working. It also gives our ranching communities the certainty and stability they need by extending permits and preserving grazing rights.”
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“This is an excellent opportunity for Wyoming reclamation and restoration professionals to gain practical knowledge and learn proven practices associated with establishing native plant communities from seed, says Josh Oakleaf, AML project manager and vegetation coordinator for Wyoming DEQ. “Restoring native plant communities can be crucial for maintaining healthy ecosystems and promoting biodiversity.”
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“The overall goal of the BLM’s Wild Horse and Burro program is to ensure that healthy wild horses and burros thrive on healthy public rangelands,” according to BLM. “This amendment addresses the issues and concerns raised during scoping and will resolve wild horse management conflicts within the planning area while promoting balanced multiple use goals and objectives.”
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Feeding loose hay – unbound grass hay mowed down into swathes by horse teams or an old tractor in late summer, then dried and stacked by a crew of strong hands into overstuffed “loaves” for the winter into spring – uses all three techniques.
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People ask, “Is the snow dropping in Bondurant?” Yes, thankfully, it is! Or they ask, “Is there still a lot of snow in Bondurant?” and the answer is again, yes, thankfully!
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This year’s auction is coming up on Friday, May 5, at 6:30 p.m. in the Sublette County School District 1 Boardroom, 665 N. Tyler Ave., in Pinedale.
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The “catch” is that these acres cannot be developed or plowed into new cropland for 10 or 15 years – the federal government is realizing how important these working ranches are to helping keep wildlife habitat on the land.
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Now, what is an STM? In 2011, the USDA stated that STMs describe changes in plant communities and associated dynamic soil properties that can occur on an ecological site. Why is this so important? Well, because it is a visualization of what might be going on in terms of landscape health, on your land, your neighbor’s land, or all our public lands here in Sublette County. A manager could use this tool to make the best management decision for the desired outcome of the ecological site.
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Dozens of gardeners of all ages and experiences attended from across and beyond Sublette County. For events, news and membership, visit www.sageandsnowgardenclub.org.
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People often wonder why ranchers breed their cows to calve at a time when it is so severely cold. The answer may define an old saying, “On the horns of a dilemma.” The pastures grow hay required for winter feeding, so cattle must be moved off it quickly in the spring so it can grow as lush as possible. In June, the new calves, mothers and bulls drift along a historic 70-mile cattle trail — the Green River Drift — running north into the mountain forests to graze on leased allotments. The calves need a good 30 days of conditioning before they can survive such a long journey. Before they head north, they also have to be rounded up and branded, and given other attention as needed. If the ranchers wait until more comfortable weather for calving, they will lose some of both pasture hay and summer feeding time in the forest. Lastly, the forests are full of hungry grizzly bear and wolf.
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The presentation will follow at 6:30 and will feature herbs and flowers, including many native flowers, that grow well in Sublette County and attract pollinators. Planting and growing instructions will also be shared, including flowers that grow well in containers. A handout will be given to each participant. The public is welcome to attend. This event is a special way to kick off Earth Day celebrations in our community.
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The proposal allows the voluntary “Product of USA” or “Made in the USA” claim to be used only on FSIS-regulated products that are derived from animals born, raised, slaughtered, and processed in the United States. FSIS extended the comment period in response to requests from an industry association and a foreign country for more time to form comments on the proposed regulations’ impact.
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During each seminar, Caitlin Youngquist with the University of Wyoming Washakie County Extension Office will provide participants with the basics of how to successfully compost whole animals, offal or viscera. DEQ will also discuss solid waste permitting requirements and funding opportunities. In the afternoon participants will gain hands-on experience constructing a compost windrow.
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“Private landowners and Tribal partners provide important habitat for wildlife,” said WYldlife Fund President Chris McBarnes. “We’re proud this new effort can accelerate their stewardship efforts, which keeps working lands working and Wyoming’s proud wildlife heritage intact.”
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Each year, the Wyoming State Historic Preservation Office and its program partners host a celebration to honor these families. More than 300 families have been honored through the program since it was reestablished in 2006. An annual yearbook is published and features the histories and photos of the Centennial families.
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Planting for Pollinators begins on April 20 at 5:30 p.m. with refreshments, courtesy of the Sublette County Library, and a seed swap. Participants are encouraged to bring garden seeds and gardening equipment to swap and share with others – all for free.
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The Governor’s Proclamation says, “Native plants are essential for healthy, diverse and sustainable ecosystems and are critical for cleaning air, filtering water and stabilizing soils.” It states, “Wyoming is home to more than 2,500 native plant species, which include large shade trees, shrubs, vines, grasses and wildflowers. Native plants provide essential food including nectar, pollen, seeds and foliage for native birds, insects and other wildlife in ways that non-native plants cannot.”
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Those who feel strongly about this pending rule can take advantage of this federal reprieve to both read the document and submit comments at https://www.regulations.gov/document/APHIS-2021-0020-0001.
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According to local growers, June 15 is generally considered to be the last frost date for the spring and early to mid-August is when we should start watching the forecast for cold temperatures. Over the past few gardening seasons, Sublette gardens have been fortunate to enjoy 50 to 60 frost-free growing days.
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The USDA’s 60-day comment period, through May 12, on “Voluntary Labeling of FSIS-Regulated Products with U.S.-Origin Claims” opened with March 13 publication in the Federal Register. To read and comment, go to https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2023/03/13/2023-04815/voluntary-labeling-of-fsis-regulated-products-with-us-origin-claims.
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The Wyoming Stock Growers Land Trust, in partnership with Miller Land Livestock Company, has conserved 2,004 acres of the Dunham Ranch near Big Piney through an agricultural conservation easement.
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The Sublette County Conservation District has several tools available for landowners and land managers to check out for use on natural resource projects within the county. The process is simple. There is a use agreement, waiver form and proof of insurance that need to be signed and provided for the use of any equipment the SCCD has to offer.
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Another delay slowed the lengthy judicial process of Wyoming veterinarian Rex F. Rammell’s appeal of his brand-inspection law convictions and his separate civil complaint that the state’s brand inspection law is unconstitutional.
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The Forest Service is reviewing Wyoming Game and Fish Commission’s application submitted for a one-year special use permit to continue feeding elk at the Dell Creek Feedground this coming winter.
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is rolling out a new insurance option specifically for agricultural producers with small, organic and specialty farms who sell locally, for example at farmers’ markets.
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Fall is here and that means it’s time to think trees! Yep, you heard me right! Sublette County Conservation District (SCCD) would like to remind everyone of our Seedling Tree Program that will be launching Nov. 1, 2021.
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Feeding tons of hay to wild elk wintering around the Dell Creek feedground in Bondurant – to keep them out of privately owned haystacks – might not happen this year due to a Sept. 21 court decision and an apparent Wyoming Game and Fish oversight.
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Citing widespread drought, low humidity and high temperatures as factors leading to a shortage of livestock feed in pastures and baled hay, Gov. Mark Gordon signed an emergency executive order Sept. 22 that is valid through Nov. 30.
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Rock Springs veterinarian Rex F. Rammell again faces the Wyoming Attorney General’s Office, this time in his civil appeal of a judge’s order to allow a deputy’s brand-inspection report and citations as evidence against him.
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Many summers of my youth were spent building and fixing fence; now still traversing fence and no longer young, I find myself musing on fencing in the past, present and future.
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There’s a big hoopla planned for Sunday, Sept. 5, at the Sommers Ranch Homestead Museum outside Pinedale on the Green River.
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On Wednesday, Aug. 11, Mark and Renee Jones partnered with the Wyoming Stock Growers Land Trust to place a conservation easement on 600 acres of the MJ Ranch near Boulder.
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When there’s only one thing a child wants very badly, and she can’t have it, year-after-year disappointments lead to early cynicism. Of course this child is a girl, and of course the one thing she wanted desperately more than anything else in the world was a horse.
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This year’s Sublette County Bred and Raised Market Beef contest was the largest in years with 61 fluffed and buffed steers and heifers born in the county and raised by dedicated 4-Hers.
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One of the best parts about our Sublette County Fair is how well it targets and celebrates the longtime tradition of not only surviving – but also thriving – with ingenuity, resourcefulness, humor and a strong dash of neighborly cooperation and competition.
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The Sublette County Conservation District, Natural Resources Conservation Service and Wyoming Game and Fish Department, in partnership with U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service’s Partners for Fish & Wildlife Program and The Nature Conservancy, Wyoming, are offering an opportunity right here in in Sublette County to learn how to use natural processes to heal erosion on rangelands.
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Some of the floats created for this year’s Chuckwagon Days parade, always on July 4, reflect Sublette County’s traditions of treasuring families and lifestyles.
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Their springtime mating song-and-dance makes the greater sage-grouse rooster an icon of Wyoming.
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The history book is available at local stores, the Museum of the Mountain Man and other Sublette County Historical Society locations.
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The Sublette County Conservation District is excited to host its fourth Spring Expo on June 19 at the Sublette County Ice Arena!
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Green River Valley Cattlewomen/ Cowbelles
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Green River Valley Cattlewomen/ Cowbelles
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Green River Valley Cattlewomen/ Cowbelles.
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Green River Valley Cattlemen's Association
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The policy may erode a recent victory by Wyoming’s ranching industry that earned them more autonomy over tracking their animals, and industry groups are watching developments closely.
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Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon has proclaimed July 14 as Wyoming Environmental Stewardship Day. Gov. Gordon signed the proclamation on April 28 in Cheyenne.
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Did you know that the Sublette County Conservation District has partnered with Sublette BOCES to present Conservation Conversations again this year? Well, its true!
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I imagine, like me, most people who have hit a deer or antelope, elk or moose, tell themselves it will never happen again.
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Instead of reinventing the wheel, this collaboration utilizes existing resources to create a sustainable solution to hunger.
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Several weeks ago, the ongoing lawsuit against the USDA’s attempt to replace a final rule for traditional livestock identification with electronic eartags scored “an important win” outside the courtroom.
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Public input is valuable during any analysis.
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The Sublette County Conservation District recently had our long-term employee Sno Ann Engler retire after 16 years of service to the conservation district and the citizens of Sublette County.
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In today’s world, people are more connected to information than they have ever been before.
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Turnbull worked in Sublette County for 15 years.
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A smaller but very cheerful group – some on Zoom – of the Green River Valley Cowbelles/Cattlewomen celebrated spring with its annual meeting on Saturday, March 6, at Marbleton Town Hall.
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On Feb. 17, Dr. Rex F. Rammell’s pretrial videoconference went in two diverging directions.
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A midday phone call, not unusual in and of itself – but another sad one.
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Public input to be considered at upcoming meeting.
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Longtime Bar Bar E ranching family conserves another 736 acres.
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