Welcome to the Alliance for Historic Wyoming
Current Alerts
- Please help us determine Wyoming's most pressing preservation concerns by completing our online survey. It should take no more than 10 minutes to complete and the time you spend will help immeasurably in helping AHW grow.
- The Casper BLM is taking comments through July 31 on a proposed uranium
in situ recovery (ISR) project on public, private, and state lands within
Converse County. The proposal would expand mining operations and conduct ISR mining in the Reynolds Ranch area, along Ross Road approximately 30 miles northwest of Douglas. You can read the scoping documents here. - The Lander BLM Office is currently working on their multi-year resource management plan. AHW is committed to ensuring permanent protection for South Pass. Take a fantastic virtual tour of the area and then let the Lander BLM know you want South Pass protected.
Be sure also to check our BLM Watch for on-going project information.
Today, change presses down on Wyoming from many directions. Our vast open spaces, cherished emigrant trails, indigenous sacred sites, rich cowboy culture, and a multitude of precious historic sites face tremendous challenges. Rampant mineral development, diminished access to public lands, and changes in land ownership patterns all contribute to the threats facing our historic and cultural resources. While most Wyomingites worry about conserving this rich heritage for future generations, many feel they lack the information and tools necessary to express their concerns effectively.
The Alliance for Historic Wyoming (AHW) was organized in 2005 to assist people in becoming better advocates for these irreplaceable historic and cultural resources. AHW closely monitors activities by federal and state agencies that might have a negative impact on the history that is written on our landscape. By providing proactive information and action alert fact sheets, AHW educates people on how to become more effective citizen advocates for these resources.
A 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, the Alliance for Historic Wyoming speaks out on behalf of preserving our cultural resources, especially those that are located on public lands. We charge no membership fees because we do not want to erect any barriers that might prevent someone becoming better prepared to take action when it matters most in these critical ongoing public debates. We work cooperatively with other state and regional nonprofits devoted to protecting a particular site, region, or type of resource. We rarely get involved in private property issues unless we are invited to do so by the landowner.
By signing up for our mailing list (below), you can be assured of receiving timely and important information to assist you in effectively expressing your concerns on projects and proposals that might result in damage to our irreplaceable resources. We use our mailing list sparingly, only sending out information only when an issue is ripe for comment. Please join our list so that you can stay informed of these potential threats.
Together, we can preserve the remnants of Wyoming's spectacular and fascinating past.
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