Sweetwater County Conservation District

Wyoming Landscape Conservation Initiative - Executive Committee representative for seven SW Wyoming counties-a special federal initiative to provide for habitat improvement projects in the heavily mineral impacted SW Wyoming counties (see wlci.gov for more

CLG Executive Committee - A Coalition of Local Governments consisting of six county commissions and six conservation districts in SW Wyoming (Sweetwater, Lincoln, Carbon, Fremont, Uinta, and Sublette). The CLG meets monthly to review federal plans and projects. They work with a legal, technical, economic, and wildlife team of experts to draft comments for forest and Bureau of Land Management plans and projects.

Big Horn Sheep working Group -Former Governor Geringer and Senator Thomas assisted the group of interested individuals and organizations in the initial stages. A Big Horn -Domestic Sheep Plan for Wyoming was developed and approved by the Wyoming Game and Fish Commission. Numerous protocols were developed for the Wyoming Game and Fish and others to follow when dealing with big horn sheep. The group was instrumental in obtaining a research component for Wyoming domestic-wildlife disease issues. The Legislature provides funding. The group meets annually to discuss the latest research and anything related to big horn sheep. (Plan is available on the WG&F web site)

Big Sandy Working Group - Federal livestock grazing permitees, interested parties, and the Bureau of Land Management have met for over ten years to address wildlife and domestic livestock issues along the Big Sandy River. A 50 year vision and monitoring plan have been developed. Wyoming Water Development small project funding was matched with permitees and BLM funds to implement a series of projects including nine upland wells, three reservoirs, two pipelines and riparian corridor electric fencing. Five riparian sites are monitored in the fall and spring to measure use levels by livestock and wildlife. Fencing provides for summer rest in hopes of promoting willow growth along the river.

Cumberland Steering Committee - This group of individuals representing livestock, mineral, Bureau of Land Management, water, wildlife and interested public have been meeting for almost twenty years. It is a cooperative working group that provides for monitoring and projects in the Cumberland Allotment of Southwest Wyoming (over 450,000 acres).

Liaison on Bridger-Teton National Forest Plan Revision, Big Horn Sheep/Domestic Group, Kemmerer and Lander BLM RMP planning meetings, Moxa Arch EIS Cooperator Meetings and Big Sandy Monitoring and Working Group

Eden Valley Irrigation District

Appaloosa Horse Club membership

Seedling Tree Program Supervisor Liaison

Doug Hamel - Board Treasurer

Wyoming Association of Conservation Districts - Area V Director and Vice President

Wyoming Natural Resource Foundation - Currently Board member

Coalition of Local Governments

Bitter Creek Killpecker Creek Watershed Advisory Group - Co-Chair currently implementing the Bitter Creek and Killpecker Creek Watershed Plan.

 Cooperating Agency to the Hiawatha EIS - Served as the liaison for the District

 Ashley Forest Revision Plan - Serves as the liaison for the District

 Wild and Scenic Rivers EIS - Serves as the liaison for the District

Ashley Transportation Plan EIS - Serves as the liaison for the District

 Lander Resource Management Plan - Alternate to the meetings.

Daley Allotment Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) - Serves as the liaison between the affected conservations districts, Rawlins Field Office, and Wyoming Game & Fish Department.

Tri-State MOU - Sweetwater Wyoming, Moffat County Colorado, and Daggett County Utah and the State NRCS for Wyoming, Colorado and Utah. - Serves as the liaison for the District

Continental Divide Creston EIS - Serves as the liaison for the District

Cedar Mountain Grazing Association - Serves as a member and liaison for the District

Local Sage Grouse Working Group - Serves as a member and liaison for the District

People's Canal - Serves as a member and liaison for the District