District 7

Natrona County

Flying A Ranch Easement

Conservation easement and public access agreement on 3,000 acres in northwest Natrona County.


Total Project Cost: $1,000,000WWNRT Request: $190,000Sponsor: Wyoming Game and Fish Department

Natrona Cheatgrass I and II combined

Chemical treatment of invasive cheatgrass on approximately 7,470 acres of rangelands in Central Wyoming


Total Project Cost: $688,639WWNRT Request: $146,998Sponsor: Wyoming Game and Fish

Bolton Creek II

Replacement of food and building materials for beaver pioneering new habitat on Bolton Creek in Central Wyoming


Total Project Cost: $283,922WWNRT Request: $85,999.37Sponsor: Wyoming Game and Fish

Bates Creek IV

Continuation of watershed enhancement project on approximately 13,700 acres in southern Natrona County, including removal of encroaching conifers through mechanical means and prescribed fire, and for revegetation and rangeland improvement through alternative grazing strategies, including removal of livestock to other locations and fencing.


Total Project Cost: $462,970WWNRT Request: $266,674.25Sponsor: Wyoming Game and Fish


Wood Ranch Conservation Easement

Purchase of conservation easement on approximately 1, 664 acres of private land in Crook County, WY


Total Project Cost: $1,795,000WWNRT Request: $300,000Sponsor: Wyoming Stock Growers Ag Land trust

Platte River Casper II

Riparian and aquatic restoration of river channels and associated wetlands and riparian areas through channel reconstruction, placement of structures, removal of sediment, control of invasive species, and other means.


Total Project Cost: $11,387,576WWNRT Request: $2,000,000Sponsor: City of Casper

Simon Ranch Conservation Easement

Conservation of a large landscape through the placement of a voluntary, donated, permanent conservation easement.


Total Project Cost: $752,900WWNRT Request: $22,000Sponsor: Wyoming Stock Growers Ag Land trust

Bolton Creek III

Continuation of efforts to place food and building materials for beaver pioneering new habitat on Bolton Creek in Central Wyoming


Total Project Cost: $429,725WWNRT Request: $86,500Sponsor: Wyoming Game and Fish

Oil Creek Cheatgrass

Treatment of wildfire impacts on Weston County through application of herbicide and other treatment to eliminate dominance of cheatgrass and enhance recruitment of desirable species in an area of high value to wildlife and agriculture.


Total cost: $81,139.00WWNRT funded: $28,000Sponsor: Weston County Weed and Pest District