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Current News & Alerts

• On January 17 the Casper Star Tribune ran an article about the Lander RMP and historic trails.  
• Here is a great article and accompanying slideshow about the Officer's Club House at the former Douglas POW Camp.
• The comment period for the Lander RMP has been extended 45 days until January 20, 2012.
• The draft EIS for the Gateway West transmission line project has been released. Maps of the proposed routes through WY can be found here. Comments were due on October 28. This project was recently fast-tracked by the Obama administration. Click here and subscribe to our mailing list to stay informed on this project.
• The draft EIS for the Chokecherry-Sierra Madre wind project has been released. Comments were due by Oct. 19. Subscribe to our mailing list (below) to stay informed on this project.
• The National Park Service has launched a feasibility study to add routes to the system of National Historic Trails. Contact Turn on JavaScript! to be kept informed of developments or check their planning website. 
• New report outlines policy changes to encourage more community-centered schools. Additional information here.

Miner's Delight is just one of the many cultural resources addressed in the Lander RMP/EIS

Draft Lander RMP/EIS Comments are due Friday, January 20

AHW board members have invested countless hours in reading and evaluating the draft RMP and have prepared detailed comments in response to the four proposed Alternatives. We are in favor of both Alternatives B and D, which offer the most protection for cultural resources, including a five-mile wide buffer along both sides of the historic trails, thereby making a ten-mile wide corridor.

The BLM is welcoming comments and input from all Wyoming citizens. A complete draft of the Lander RMP/EIS is available online. Additionally AHW's final comments are also now posted on our webste. 

If you would like to receive our action alert emails about this issue, as well as other affecting Wyoming historic resources, please sign up at the bottom of the page. Or better yet, become a member and enjoy even more benefits!

About AHW...

Today, change presses down on Wyoming from many directions. Our vast open spaces, cherished emigrant trails, indigenous sacred sites, rich cowboy culture, and a multitude of precious historic sites face tremendous challenges. Rampant mineral development, diminished access to public lands, and changes in land ownership patterns all contribute to the threats facing our historic and cultural resources. While most Wyomingites worry about conserving this rich heritage for future generations, many feel they lack the information and tools necessary to express their concerns effectively.

The Alliance for Historic Wyoming (AHW) was organized in 2005 to assist people in becoming better advocates for these irreplaceable historic and cultural resources. In 2010, we hired an Executive Director and implemented a membership program. AHW closely monitors activities by federal and state agencies that might have a negative impact on the history that is written on our landscape. By providing proactive information and action alert fact sheets, AHW educates people on how to become more effective citizen advocates for these resources. 

A 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, the Alliance for Historic Wyoming speaks out on behalf of preserving our cultural resources, especially those that are located on public lands. We work cooperatively with other state and regional nonprofits devoted to protecting a particular site, region, or type of resource. We rarely get involved in private property issues unless we are invited to do so by the landowner. 

By signing up for our mailing list (below), you can be assured of receiving timely and important information to assist you in effectively expressing your concerns on projects and proposals that might result in damage to our irreplaceable resources. We use our mailing list sparingly, only sending out information only when an issue is ripe for comment. Please join our list so that you can stay informed of these potential threats. Become a member and enjoy even more benefits.

Together, we can preserve the remnants of Wyoming's spectacular and fascinating past.