Wyoming Senator Barrasso introduced BLM wilderness legislation– the Wyoming Public Lands Initiative Act of 2021. The legislation releases far more land from Wilderness Study Area status than it protects. Senator Barrasso’s bill would establish five new BLM wilderness areas. They are Bobcat Draw Wilderness, a 4,543-acre Encampment River Canyon Wilderness, 1,110-acre Prospect Mountain Wilderness,  6,216-acre More

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