Location: south-central Wyoming, along Colorado border

The Powder Rim, a broad swell of high country robed in a mix of juniper woodland, sagebrush, and grasslands, is a key wildlife linkage between the Medicine Bow National Forest and public lands administered by the federal Bureau of Land Management. On the edge of the spectacular Red Desert country, the region is precious habitat for sage grouse, mule deer, pronghorn, and golden eagles. A rash of oil and gas development threatens the region's wildlife and wild character.

Private Landowner Participation
Private landowners within Wildlands Network planning areas are encouraged to participate in voluntary actions to protect wildlife linkages and native species. Such voluntary actions may include taking advantage of federal and state programs that pay landowners for conservation of their lands; voluntary sale or donation of conservation easements to land trusts or conservancies; changes in management to protect ecological property values; or through voluntary sale or donation of land to conservation buyers.