The document discusses public-private conservation efforts in the Little Snake River Basin in Wyoming. Ranchers, government agencies, and non-profits have partnered to preserve the extraordinary wildlife populations in the region through land stewardship and restoration projects. They recognize that the viability of ranching is linked to conserving natural resources. Partners involved include the Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, state agencies, and environmental non-profits.

1. Public-Private Conservation Efforts
in the Little Snake River
Basin, Wyoming, USA
The watershed’s extraordinary wildlife
populations have inspired a community land
ethic that links the viability of ranching and
working landscapes to natural resource
stewardship and conservation.

2. Conservationist and State Senator Larry Hicks at Little Snake River restoration project

5. Grouse dancing with oilfield site in distance

7. Students on field trip studying wetland and birds

24. Partners of Ladder Livestock
Little Snake River Conservation District
Bureau of Land Management
Elk Foundation
United States Forest Service
Mule Deer Foundation
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Wyoming Game & Fish
State of Wyoming
Carbon County Weed & Pest
State of Colorado
Northwest Colorado Weed
Nature Conservancy
Environmental Protection Agency
Colorado Cattlemen’s Land Trust
Wyoming Department of
Environmental Quality
Audubon Wyoming
Partners for Fish and Wildlife