BLM Cody's Tricia Hatle Selected as BLM Outstanding Wyoming Rangeland Management Specialist 2012
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Range Management Specialist Tricia Hatle has recently been selected by the Washington D.C. BLM office to receive the Wyoming Outstanding Rangeland Management Specialist Award for 2012.
Tricia Hatle with her award.
The Society for Range Management’s (SRM) Outstanding Rangeland Management Specialist Recognition Award, which recognizes a single BLM employee from each of several western states for outstanding service, was awarded...
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FOAL's mission is "To protect and preserve the wild horses of the McCullough Peaks", and we pride ourselves in working cooperatively with the local Cody BLM office to make sure this happens. Through our very successful PZP fertility control program, we are closing in on our goal of zero population growth, which will ultimately eliminate the need for future gathers. With the removal of these twenty horses, the herd number is now in the "appropriate management level (AML) range", with the next evaluation period scheduled for 2018.
Please support our efforts by adopting one of these wonderful...
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Friends of a Legacy is a coalition partner with the American Wild Horse Preservation Campaign. To learn the most up-to-date information about America's wild horses and burros, please visit the AWHPC website and join FOAL in supporting their mission.
Wild horse preservation coalition hails resignation of Interior Secretary Ken Salazarr
Washington, DC (January 16, 2013). . . The American Wild Horse Preservation Campaign (AWHPC), a national coalition of more than 50 organizations, today hailed the news that Ken Salazar will step down from his post as Secretary...
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Friday the 13th (of July) turned out to be a VERY lucky day for ten Wyoming wild horses, who made the 300 mile journey from Rock Springs to Cody, WY. Five yearling geldings, three yearling fillies, a 5 year old gelding, and a 3 year old mare boarded two stock trailers at the BLM's holding facility and arrived at the ranch of Michaele Dimock five hours later.
These untouched mustangs will be part of Anna Twinney's "Reach Out to the Untouched Horse" clinic, to learn basic skills in ground manners, picking up their feet for the farrier, trailer loading, and introduction to an obstacle course. ...
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Yearling silver dapple colt, gathered from the Divide Basin HMA. This colt will be gelded before arriving in Cody.
Yearling bay paint filly, gathered from the Green Mountain HMA.
These are two of the Ten Wyoming mustangs, that will be coming to Cody, Wyoming to learn basic handling skills and hopefully find a "forever" home with loving adopters.
Though their days of running wild and free on the open range has sadly come to an end, they can still look forward to a bright future. Under the talented guidance of world-renowned clinician Anna Twinney, students from across the United...
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For Ten Wyoming mustangs, gathered from their native range lands by the BLM last autumn, August can mean a turning point in their lives. That is the month when they will be transported to Cody, WY to learn basic handling skills and hopefully find a "forever" home with loving adopters.
Though their days of running wild and free on the open range has sadly come to an end, they can still look forward to a bright future. Under the talented guidance of world-renowned clinician Anna Twinney, students from across the United States, Europe and Africa will be coming together to work with these horses...
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Stop in to see all the action as springtime comes to the McCullough Peaks HMA!
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The board of directors of FOAL would like to acknowledge Marshall Dominick for outstanding leadership as president of the board of directors since FOAL’s organizational meeting on April 18, 2005 through the January meeting of 2012. Seeing the McCullough Peaks Mustangs in need, Marshall was part of the small group that established FOAL to "protect and preserve the wild horses of the McCullough Peaks."
Once established, Marshall led the small but growing group toward obtaining non-profit status in order to raise funds for the purchase of 160 acres adjacent to the McCullough Peaks Herd Management...
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Choose your favorite McCullough Peaks image from the five galleries in our store and decorate a keepsake gift.
You can choose from photos, note cards, mugs, mouse pads, desk organizers, and more. All proceeds from the sale of these items goes directly to FOAL to fund its future projects. Just click "Gift Store" to check it out!
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Friends of a Legacy is now offering its sponsors, “A Visit with the McCullough Peaks Mustangs”, a 37-page softcover book (7 in. x 9 in.) that contains beautiful photos of the mustangs currently living in the McCullough Peaks.
The story introduces the reader to eight different mustangs living within a family band. As each member describes the vital role that he or she plays to ensure their survival, the reader also learns about herd dynamics, behaviors, and the body language that the horses use to constantly communicate with one another. Challenges that the mustangs face, as well as successful...
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