2011 ANNOUNCEMENTS!

On November 3, 2011, Wyoming Water Development Commission recommended a Level I Watershed Study for the Middle North Platte River Watershed.  The 2012 Wyoming State Legislature approved the expenditure of $250,000 to be allocated to study the watershed and design a 20 year watershed plan for the Middle North Platte River Watershed.  Please see the Level I Watershed Study page for more information!

On November 10, 2011, Wyoming State Department of Environmental Quality, Water Quality Division, approved $735,000 for Natrona County Conservation District to implement Best Management Practices  within Natrona County to improve the health and quality of the North Platte River and its tributaries.  Please see the TMDL Implementation Plan page for more information on this grant.

Also, please check out the articles in the Casper Star Tribune regarding the work that Natrona County Conservation District is doing in the North Platte River watershed.  The links to the article is here.

2011 was a busy, successful year for the Natrona County Conservation District! 

- Lisa Ogden, NCCD District Manager