Keep Drilling out of Yellowstone & Greater Rockies

Yellowstone/Greater Rockies

Keep Drilling Out of Pristine Wildlife Habitat

In the heart of Wyoming's heavily developed Powder River Basin lies the area's last pristine haven for
wildlife: the 120,000-acre Fortification Creek region, home to sage grouse, pronghorn, bobcats,
songbirds and elk. With more than 25,000 natural gas wells already surrounding Fortification
Creek, agency officials are now targeting this rare wildlife oasis for industrialization. The Bureau
of Land Management is drawing up a plan for coalbed methane gas development in the region,
but it has begun issuing drilling permits before a full environmental analysis is completed.
Without a thorough scientific review, the agency has no way of knowing the full impact of roads,
power lines, pipelines and other infrastructure on this sensitive wildlife habitat.

» Tell the BLM to keep gas wells out of Fortification Creek until it has completed a full environmental study.