WASHINGTON, March 19 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management announced that it expects to award up to six cooperative agreements for public lands and natural resources management in Wyoming. The estimated total program funding available was cited as $205,000 with a ceiling of $40,000. The category of funding activity is natural resources. The funding is open to: Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the I  more

F.E. WARREN AIR FORCE BASE, Wyoming, March 19 -- The U.S. Air Force (90th Missile Wing) issued the following news: In these troubled times, many people are looking for answers. The 90th Security Forces Squadron has found some of those answers within their alpha flight. Their mantra has been the epitome of service before self. "Alpha flight is very resilient," said Staff Sgt. Brianna Mason, base defense operations center controller. "Individuals in the flight are taking care of each other. Flig  more

LAKEWOOD, Colorado, March 21 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service - Mountain Regional Field Office issued the following news release: Starting in May and continuing through November, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) will conduct a monthly Agricultural Yield survey. The information captured in this survey will help NASS track changes in yields that can occur due to weather, pests, disease and o  more

CHEYENNE, Wyoming, March 21 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service - Wyoming Field Office issued the following news release: ARIZONA Arizona honey production in 2019 from producers with five or more colonies totaled 1.06 million pounds, up 16 percent from 2018. There were 23,000 colonies producing honey in 2019, down 4 percent from 2018. Yield per colony averaged 46 pounds, up 21 percent from the 38 pounds in 2018. Producer honey stocks were 201,000 po  more

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation issued the following news release on March 16: * * * - Watershed groups in Alaska and Hawaii receive their first funding, joining other groups in California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, Utah and Wyoming * * * The Bureau of Reclamation has selected 29 projects to receive $2.8 million to complete watershed group development, watershed restoration planning and watershed managem  more

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service issued the following news release: On March 13, 2020, Vernon Black of Riverton, Wyo., (Black) a market agency selling livestock on commission subject to the Packers and Stockyards (P&S) Act, entered into a Consent Decree with the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Wyoming. Black agreed to pay a civil penalty of $10,000, which includes the $4,000 civil penalty Black did not pay from a previous Con  more