By Judith Kohler | 5.7.13 
WASHINGTON – As the Interior Department prepares to release new federal fracking regulations, a sportsmen’s coalition is urging officials to make sure the rules will adequately protect air and water quality, fish and wildlife.

  Photo: Steve Kilpatrick

By Judith Kohler | 04.30.13
JACKSON, Wyo. – Steve Kilpatrick has been involved in the science and management of wildlife for more than 30 years.

He spent his career as a wildlife biologist with the Wyoming Game and Fish Department. He earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees in wildlife biology from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

About a year ago, after retiring from Game and Fish, Kilpatrick decided to deal full-time with creatures who can be tricky to handle but are key to successful conservation efforts – people.

By Judith Kohler | 4.10.13 
WASHINGTON – A national sportsmen’s coalition looks forward to working with Interior Secretary Sally Jewell on continuing the important job of restoring balance to public-lands management and implementing oil and gas leasing reforms started by her predecessor.

Photo: Thompson Divide Coalition Facebook page

By Judith Kohler | 4.9.13 
SILT, Colo. – The Bureau of Land Management has approved requests from two energy companies to extend the life of their leases in the 221,500-acre Thompson Divide area of the White River National Forest.

The BLM’s decision Tuesday to suspend the leases allows SG Interests and Ursa Resources Group to hold on to the leases even though the 10-year deadline for the start of development is up. The suspensions will give the BLM more time to complete environmental reviews of the companies’ leases and development plans, BLM Colorado River Valley Field Manager Steve Bennett said in a press release.