Wyomingites rely on our roadless wildlands for our quality of life, our recreation, our firewood and our full freezers. They are why we live here. This bill is so astoundingly comprehensively outlandishly contradictory to what 95% of Wyoming residents want that it's hard to form a rational argument against it. There are already local county driven processes under way that better represent Wyoming's interests. Our roadless areas are one-of-a-kind national treasures that deserve better than Cheney's political shenanigans.
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Charlotte Gdula
7 years ago
God bless Wyoming and keep it wild!
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Joan Brennan
7 years ago
We need to keep the land public, for the public to use and enjoy. Making it state land which will become purchased by the rich, and off limits to outdoor enthusiasts, hunters etc., is sooo against the Code of the West and all of our residents.
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Danni Eikanger
7 years ago
Keep our lands open and free.
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Dylan Bear
7 years ago
It is under 5% of our land - keep some wild for the future.
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Christopher Buynar
7 years ago
Don’t want this act to pass
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John D Baker
7 years ago
The legacy of public lands and the protection of wild places, spaces is a fundamentally unique characteristic of America and worth protecting from the greed and avarice of those who only see the land in terms of dollar signs! Talking about you Liz!
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Heather
7 years ago
Leave our public lands alone!
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Betsy Denison
7 years ago
That Rep. Cheney could get HR6936, with its misleading title , on the table with no public hearings is an outrage. Please listen to the report of the Ms Reno, Ex Dir. WWA
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Donald Brewer
7 years ago
I support protection of public lands.
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Margaret Ratelle
7 years ago
The destruction of our remaining public lands must be stopped!
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Elizabeth Beattie
7 years ago
Please don’t let this happen!
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Paul Denison
7 years ago
Wyoming is an anachronism, a place that celebrates to its very core individuality, grit, and freedom. One of the reasons it can do so is because of the connection that exists between people and land. This is a connection deeply rooted in our American consciousness and one that is increasingly difficult to feel directly as we become more and more urbanized. With this urbanization comes a loss of those characteristics that we value as Americans, and it is one of the reasons that people flock to Wyoming in the summer to experience directly what is so difficult to find elsewhere in our country. It is the most important, sustainable, and significant resource we possess in this changing world.
I grew up exploring those wild places in Wyoming: from my first wilderness trip as a 10-year old boy, a 2-week horse packing trip in the Big Horns, to backpacking in the Winds as a teenager, to kayaking the whitewater of the Snake and other rivers, large and small, throughout the state deep into my 50’s. We need these wild places. We need places without roads. We need places where we can explore our own individuality, test our own personal limits, and experience what it is like to be free. And we need to protect these wild places because they are disappearing rapidly, and they will constantly be under pressure, and once developed, they are lost. Wyoming is a resource for those places. It always has been, and it always should be. It is what attracts people to live in Wyoming, and it is what attracts them to visit. Wyoming is in the unique position of providing this resource not only for its local population but for the rest of the country as well, a renewable and sustainable source of income in perpetuity. But only with responsible management, vigilance against short-sighted vision, and a fierce defense of what has always made Wyoming unique will it be possible to preserve the integrity of the Wyoming spirit.
The policies of wilderness study, roadless areas, and de
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Victor Bershinsky
7 years ago
Wilderness is not a luxury but a necessity of the human spirit, and as vital to our lives as water and good bread. Ed Abbey
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lisa joynes
7 years ago
As a 27 year resident of Wyoming, now living in Washington state, i urge you to protect our public lands. i miss that access here.
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Evan Levi
7 years ago
As a lifetime Wyoming resident, with tattoos of its wonders emblazoned on my own skin, I vehemently oppose HR6939. My son was born Thanksgiving Day and I will not stand by as some carpet bagger disguised as a Wyomingite threatens to disrupt life as we understand it. I fully intend to raise my son in the wild's of Wyoming.
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Duane and Joy Keown
7 years ago
Wilderness Study Areas are set aside to someday be Wilderness areas for an even larger population. As wild and protected areas their value will grow and outlast a mine or even an oil field. We must step up to save them for ours and our children’s sake.
Duane and Joy Keown
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Gail Clark
7 years ago
My land as much as yours, Ms. Cheney.
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Anonymous
7 years ago
Public lands in Public hands!! These wild places are part of what makes Wyoming so precious. They were protected for a reason, and removing these protections will destroy wild places we hold dear.
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Angel
7 years ago
Wyoming is a beautiful state and my experience was fun in all of its moments.
Wyomingites rely on our roadless wildlands for our quality of life, our recreation, our firewood and our full freezers. They are why we live here. This bill is so astoundingly comprehensively outlandishly contradictory to what 95% of Wyoming residents want that it's hard to form a rational argument against it. There are already local county driven processes under way that better represent Wyoming's interests. Our roadless areas are one-of-a-kind national treasures that deserve better than Cheney's political shenanigans.
God bless Wyoming and keep it wild!
We need to keep the land public, for the public to use and enjoy. Making it state land which will become purchased by the rich, and off limits to outdoor enthusiasts, hunters etc., is sooo against the Code of the West and all of our residents.
Keep our lands open and free.
It is under 5% of our land - keep some wild for the future.
Don’t want this act to pass
The legacy of public lands and the protection of wild places, spaces is a fundamentally unique characteristic of America and worth protecting from the greed and avarice of those who only see the land in terms of dollar signs! Talking about you Liz!
Leave our public lands alone!
That Rep. Cheney could get HR6936, with its misleading title , on the table with no public hearings is an outrage. Please listen to the report of the Ms Reno, Ex Dir. WWA
I support protection of public lands.
The destruction of our remaining public lands must be stopped!
Please don’t let this happen!
Wyoming is an anachronism, a place that celebrates to its very core individuality, grit, and freedom. One of the reasons it can do so is because of the connection that exists between people and land. This is a connection deeply rooted in our American consciousness and one that is increasingly difficult to feel directly as we become more and more urbanized. With this urbanization comes a loss of those characteristics that we value as Americans, and it is one of the reasons that people flock to Wyoming in the summer to experience directly what is so difficult to find elsewhere in our country. It is the most important, sustainable, and significant resource we possess in this changing world. I grew up exploring those wild places in Wyoming: from my first wilderness trip as a 10-year old boy, a 2-week horse packing trip in the Big Horns, to backpacking in the Winds as a teenager, to kayaking the whitewater of the Snake and other rivers, large and small, throughout the state deep into my 50’s. We need these wild places. We need places without roads. We need places where we can explore our own individuality, test our own personal limits, and experience what it is like to be free. And we need to protect these wild places because they are disappearing rapidly, and they will constantly be under pressure, and once developed, they are lost. Wyoming is a resource for those places. It always has been, and it always should be. It is what attracts people to live in Wyoming, and it is what attracts them to visit. Wyoming is in the unique position of providing this resource not only for its local population but for the rest of the country as well, a renewable and sustainable source of income in perpetuity. But only with responsible management, vigilance against short-sighted vision, and a fierce defense of what has always made Wyoming unique will it be possible to preserve the integrity of the Wyoming spirit. The policies of wilderness study, roadless areas, and de
Wilderness is not a luxury but a necessity of the human spirit, and as vital to our lives as water and good bread. Ed Abbey
As a 27 year resident of Wyoming, now living in Washington state, i urge you to protect our public lands. i miss that access here.
As a lifetime Wyoming resident, with tattoos of its wonders emblazoned on my own skin, I vehemently oppose HR6939. My son was born Thanksgiving Day and I will not stand by as some carpet bagger disguised as a Wyomingite threatens to disrupt life as we understand it. I fully intend to raise my son in the wild's of Wyoming.
Wilderness Study Areas are set aside to someday be Wilderness areas for an even larger population. As wild and protected areas their value will grow and outlast a mine or even an oil field. We must step up to save them for ours and our children’s sake. Duane and Joy Keown
My land as much as yours, Ms. Cheney.
Public lands in Public hands!! These wild places are part of what makes Wyoming so precious. They were protected for a reason, and removing these protections will destroy wild places we hold dear.
Wyoming is a beautiful state and my experience was fun in all of its moments.