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Natural Gas Development and Wildlife Mitigation: A Primer

Economic Contributions of the Wyoming Wildlife and Natural Resource Trust

2011 Year in Review

Environment and Natural Resources

The mission of the UW Environment and Natural Resources (ENR) program is to advance the understanding and resolution of complex environmental and natural resources challenges.

Through the work of the Helga Otto Haub School, William D. Ruckelshaus Institute, and Wyoming Conservation Corps, ENR:

• Educates undergraduate and graduate students through innovative and interdisciplinary teaching;
• Supports stakeholder-driven solutions to environmental challenges by communicating relevant research and promoting collaborative decision making; and,
• Inspires young adults to become stewards of our natural resources through leadership training and service-learning to benefit lands in Wyoming.

News and Events

Energy Mitigation Research and Outreach Initiative

Natural Gas Developement and Wildlife Mitigation: A Primer is the first publication of the Ruckelshaus Institute's new Energy Mitigation Research and Outreach Initiative. The primer provides a common foundation of terms and understanding for what “mitigation” means in the context of natural gas development in Wyoming. It will help land and wildlife managers, decision-makers, industry and the public better understand the context of mitigation for energy development’s impacts to wildlife. Download Natural Gas Developement and Wildlife Mitigation.

Announcements

2012 Summer Workshop Series

REGISTER TODAY for professional trainings in natural resource negotiation, facilitation and collaborative decision making. Gain the tools you need to create durable solutions to complex natural resource challenges.

WCC crew orientation and training

The Wyoming Conservation Corps undergoes training during orientation week at Curt Gowdy State Park. Learn more about the projects the six crews will complete this summer.

Congratulations ENR graduates

Fifty three students graduated with concurrent ENR majors and minors from the Haub School this spring. View a list of graduate thesis titles.

Air quality task force meets in Pinedale

Learn about how the Upper Green River Basin Air Quality Citizens Advisory Task Force, facilitated by the Ruckelshaus Institute, addresses ground level ozone in Sublette County, Wyoming. Read about the Task Force's work in the Casper Star-Tribune: Task Force Begins Work on Pinedale Ozone Problems, Feb. 27, 2012.

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