Rock Creek Wilderness Area
The Big Horn Mountain's Rock Creek has been getting a lot of attention lately, and rightly so, if approved Rock Creek, which has been proposed as an addition to the Cloud Peak Wilderness Area, would be the first wilderness area created in Wyoming since the 1984 Wilderness Act.
Recently U.S. Rep. Cynthia Lummis took a horseback trip, hosted by HF Bar Ranch, to view the proposed wilderness area. She was accompanied on her trip by members of the U.S. Forest Service, Sheridan County Commissioners and local landowners. The debate surrounding the proposed wilderness does not seem to be centered around 'if' but rather 'how'. Groups such as the Wyoming Wilderness Association would like to see Rock Creek protected and granted designation by law. Whereas those on the other side seem think Rock Creek is already protected and that the designation would do more harm by bring more traffic to the area via tourism.
According to the Wyoming Wilderness Association's website, "Rock Creek was the last area to be removed from the 1984 Wyoming Wilderness Act" they go on to say "Leases for oil and gas and the potential need for water storage were given as reasons for Rock Creek's omission from the 1984 Wyoming Wilderness Act. In the 1990's, three holes were drilled north, south and east of Rock Creek and abandoned. Today there is a low potential for oil and gas production. The predominantly limestone canyons are not geologically suitable for water storage."
To read more about the Wyoming Wilderness Association click here. Or to hear Wyoming Public Radio's Bob Beck report on the Rock Creek on the August 21st Open Space. Click here to listen.
Visit www.pfisterlandco.com for information on Wyoming Ranches for Sale
Recently U.S. Rep. Cynthia Lummis took a horseback trip, hosted by HF Bar Ranch, to view the proposed wilderness area. She was accompanied on her trip by members of the U.S. Forest Service, Sheridan County Commissioners and local landowners. The debate surrounding the proposed wilderness does not seem to be centered around 'if' but rather 'how'. Groups such as the Wyoming Wilderness Association would like to see Rock Creek protected and granted designation by law. Whereas those on the other side seem think Rock Creek is already protected and that the designation would do more harm by bring more traffic to the area via tourism.
According to the Wyoming Wilderness Association's website, "Rock Creek was the last area to be removed from the 1984 Wyoming Wilderness Act" they go on to say "Leases for oil and gas and the potential need for water storage were given as reasons for Rock Creek's omission from the 1984 Wyoming Wilderness Act. In the 1990's, three holes were drilled north, south and east of Rock Creek and abandoned. Today there is a low potential for oil and gas production. The predominantly limestone canyons are not geologically suitable for water storage."
To read more about the Wyoming Wilderness Association click here. Or to hear Wyoming Public Radio's Bob Beck report on the Rock Creek on the August 21st Open Space. Click here to listen.
Visit www.pfisterlandco.com for information on Wyoming Ranches for Sale
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posted by Rob Pfister at
Tuesday, September 01, 2009
1 Comments:
Thanks to Pfister Land Company for this great posting on Rock Creek! It is indeed time for Rock Creek to become Wyoming's first wilderness area in 25 years, and it is evident that support is growing locally from those who know and appreciate this area. I have hunted nearly every weekend this autumn in Rock Creek, and I confidently say this area provides some of the best elk habitat I have seen in the Big Horns. It's about time that we bring the kind of protection to Rock Creek that it deserves-WILDERNESS!
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