Wyoming group receives Patagonia grant

JACKSON - Patagonia, a manufacturer of outdoor gear and clothing, is giving the Jackson Hole Conservation Alliance a $6,000 grant to use on behalf of wildlife.

The Jackson Hole Conservation Alliance is pressing for protection of wildlife habitat in the Jackson Hole area and in the southern part of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. Kristy Bruner of the alliance says the grant is particularly timely because revision of Jackson's comprehensive plan is ongoing.

Patagonia awarded the money as part of the company's wildlife initiative called Freedom to Roam.

Man killed at industrial site

SHOSHONI - A 54-year-old Oklahoma man died this week at an industrial site north of Shoshoni.

Fremont County authorities say the man died at a drilling site when he was run over by a semi-truck.

The incident was reported at about 3 p.m. Wednesday.

The incident is under investigation, and investigators from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration were on scene Friday morning.

Bison activists plan march, rally

HELENA, Mont. - Activists in the Montana bison controversy plan a march and rally in Helena on Monday, the day Gov. Brian Schweitzer will take the oath for a second term and the Montana Legislature will start its biennial session.

The Buffalo Field Campaign and another group, Buffalo Allies of Bozeman, call their events a March and Rally in Defense of Wild Bison in Montana. They say marchers will walk from downtown Helena to the state Capitol.

The Buffalo Field Campaign and Buffalo Allies of Bozeman are critical of Montana's policies on management of bison that enter the state from Yellowstone National Park. That management approach tied to concern about contact between bison and grazing livestock has led to the slaughter of some bison.