Fortification Creek Press Releases
BLM State Office Rules in Favor of Fortification Elk Herd Buffalo Field Office Required to Take a Second Look at Impacts of CBM Projects ...(SHERIDAN, WY) Late Yesterday, a coalition of landowner and wildlife organizations working to protect the wildlife and fragile resources of the Fortification area received four favorable decisions from the State BLM Office.....(12/9/09)
Group ask for Review of Rushed Development Decision in Credical Elk Habitat... In response to the recent approval of a controversial natural gas drilling operation in northeast Wyoming, sportsmen and conservation groups have submitted an official request to BLM State Director Don Simpson, asking him to review the Buffalo field office’s approval of the project and stop its implementation pending greater protections of a prized elk herd.....August 24, 2009
Experts See CBM Threats in Fortification Area-A rare herd of prairie elk, precious water supplies and sensitive vegetation in the 100,000 rugged acres of the Fortification area in north-central Wyoming would all be at risk if coalbed methane development is allowed to proceed as planned, a coalition of Wyoming landowner and conservation groups warn.....July 26, 2007
Group Push to Preserve Unique Wyo. Elk Herd-The rugged Fortification Creek area in northeast Wyoming—home to a healthy herd of rare prairie elk—should be spared from proposed energy development that threatens to shred the animals’ habitat, eight Wyoming and national conservation and landowner groups declared today....May 9, 2007