Rancher Jim Hall stands next to a reservoir that water from coal-bed methane development helps fill. Hall and his father have worked with the development companies to try to benefit from some of the activities on the ranch near Gillette, Wyoming. Photo taken dec. 10,2004 by Becky Bohrer
Denver forward Carmelo Anthony drives to the hoop on Monday night against San Antonio. Photo by Jack Dempsey/AP.
Bridger Jones, 9, guesses a character from a traditional folk tale after being given clues during the Natrana County Library's "What's My Line?" after-school program on Wednesday afternoon. The Natrona County Board of Commissioners signed an agreement Tuesday extending an option for the land originally slated for the new library project. Photo by Kerry Huller, Star-Tribune
Public lands management of particular concern to Cowboy State
Isabell Armwine, 12, McKenzie Wood, 7, and Morgan Wood, 11, from left, play on computers in the Natrona County Public Library on Tuesday afternoon. The library hopes to move to a larger location, and has selected architects to map out a potential new building. Photo by Christine Robinson, Star-Tribune.
Open spaces, internal conflicts: Wyoming values center on ag land
Terry Cleveland, center, and Gov. Dave Freudenthal, right, meet with the Casper Star-Tribune editorial staff on Tuesday to discuss the 'Building the Wyoming We Want' conference. (Dan Cepeda/Star-Tribune)
Storm clouds drop welcome rain to the grasslands where cattle graze north of Dubois recently. A survey of state residents prior to this week's "Building the Wyoming We Want: Values and Vision" conference in Casper shows people value our wide-open spaces, but maintaining them will require a lot of debate and planning for growth. (Mark Gocke/Star-Tribune correspondent)
Courtesy of Curt Gowdy State Park
Courtesy of National Park Service
An agreement with landowners allows new access to public lands on the Middle Fork Powder River. (Photo courtesy of BLM)
On the net: Protect the Putt Putt
The site's purpose is to stop the "sprawl of Forest Service housing onto virgin forest land at the Putt Putt Trailhead."
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