Governor Gordon appointed members to the Sublette Mule Deer Local Area Working Group in consultation with County Commissioners. The charge for this group was to make recommendations about additional opportunities for conservation as well as to examine the impacts of all restrictions on development and use of lands encompassed in the designated Sublette Mule Deer Migration Corridor.

It was a limited-duration working group that met twice in person during Summer 2021. At the culmination of the process, the group summarized its recommendations for Governor Gordon's consideration in a final report (see below).

Sublette Migration Corridor Local Area Working Group members:

• Local Government:

  • Sublette County Commissioner Joel Bousman -- Working Group Chair

  • Lincoln County Commissioner Robert King

  • Sweetwater County Commissioner Mary Thoman

  • Teton County Commissioner Luther Propst

  • Fremont County Commissioner Michael Jones -- participating by proxy

• Agriculture:

  • Jon Boroff

  • Maggie Miller

• Industry:

  • Greg Schamber-- representing oil and gas

  • Jack McCully -- representing trona mining

• Conservation/Wildlife/Sportsmen:

  • Mike Henn

  • Mark Anselmi

• Motorized Recreation:

  • Sandy Sletten

All meetings were open to the public and held in-person.

Meeting #1: Thursday, August 19th from 9am-4pm

Location: Sublette County Weed & Pest 12 S Bench Rd, Pinedale, WY 82941

To participate remotely:

Click this URL to join: https://us02web.zoom.us/s/82755845207?pwd=SGpOMGg1KzdpLy9halB5ZlBQRVlYQT09

Or join by phone: Dial 346 248 7799; Webinar ID: 827 5584 5207; Passcode: 775802

Agenda: SEE HERE

Meeting #2: Wednesday, August 25th from 8:30am-4pm

Location: Sublette County Weed & Pest 12 S Bench Rd, Pinedale, WY 82941

To participate remotely:

Click this URL to join: https://us02web.zoom.us/s/81287528799?pwd=VmRzODM5Z3M0Qno4YVpZUGl4RXJtZz09

Or join by phone: 253 215 8782; Webinar ID: 812 8752 8799; Passcode: 851022

Agenda: SEE HERE

Recordings & Meeting Materials

Meeting #1

Recording -- 8/19/21

Presentations:

• Migration EO Background and Implementation (Governor's Office)

• Migration Corridor 101 (WGFD)

• Sublette Mule Deer Herd and Migration Corridor (WGFD)

• Overlapping Resources (WGFD)

• EO Review Process (WGFD)

• State Trust Lands (OSLI)

Meeting #2

Recording -- 8/25/21

Presentations & Materials:

• Sagebrush treatment protocols (WGFD)

• Additional information (other species population, etc.) (WGFD)

• Range improvement projects within the Sublette Corridor (BLM)

1. Working Group Meeting Packet (includes key reference documents)

2. Migration Corridor DRAFT FAQs (3/1/21)

3. Sublette Mule Deer Migration Corridor Risk Assessment (June 2017)