PROTECT CASPER MOUNTAIN:

Stand with us to preserve the beauty and integrity of Casper Mountain.
Join the CMPA in our mission to protect the lands, promote wildlife conservation, and ensure sustainable recreation and stewardship. Your support makes a difference.

SAY NO TO CASPER MOUNTAIN GRAVEL MINE

Urgent Community Action Required

Natrona County Commissioners Regular Meeting

When: The first and third Tuesday of every month at 5pM
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Where: 200 N. Center, Second Floor Courtroom, Casper, WY 82601
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Greg Vineyard won the Chris Navarro bronze, “Cowboy Code”

Congratulations!

Photo contest!

We are hosting a photo contest for July into the first part of August of pictures taken of or from or of the State Lands adjacent to Casper from Coates Road to South Ridgecrest.

Prizes will be awarded to the first three places. The link to the contest is below!
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Photo Contest Link

Oil city's best contest!

-Voting Opens July 11th!
-Vote for Oil City’s Best contest.
-You can vote once daily until the contest ends.
-Casper Mountain Preservation Alliance is in the non-profit category.
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Go Vote!

Notable Dates:

Saturday, July 27, Frontier Brewery and Taproom, Times TBA (tentative): Rally for the Mountain – Zach Scott will be performing 6-9pm. This will be a CMPA fundraiser if approved. More details will follow, but please save the date in the meantime.
Tuesday, July 30, 8:35am at the Thyra Thompson State Building in Casper: Meeting of the Minerals, Business & Economic Development Committee of the State Legislature to discuss adding mining rare earth minerals to the Limited Mine Operation permitting process. The CMPA does not support this change to permit mining with limited oversight.
Thursday, August 1 (Time and location to be announced): Quarterly meeting of the State Board of Land Commissioners

Note: From Gregg Werger

Hello Neighbor,

I am Gregg Werger, living at 7000 Coates Rd, Casper. You are invited to a Neighborhood Meeting on 24th July, Wednesday evening at 5:30PM to discuss a continuing effort to eradicate the potential of any Extractive Mining in MR-1 zoning on the face of the Casper Mountain. We can accomplish this by means of a "Text Amendment" as described in the Natrona County Zoning Resolution 2022. This document is readily accessible from the Natrona County Commissioners' website and scrolling down to the highlighted resolution of 2022. On page 63 of this document is a chart and in it under "Industrial/Natural Resources/Warehouse Uses" is an Extractive Industries (Mining) row and it intersects with the MR-1 column; there, you will see a "C", if this "C" was removed that means that no Mining could occur in MR-1 Zoning of which all the Prism Logistics gravel leases are contained. Because that "C" is there, it means that with a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) gravel pits and mining can be allowed with a CUP. The Board of County Commissioners can approve/disprove this CUP arbitrarily.

I have applied for this amendment to remove the "C" and as part of the requirements to this process, a Neighborhood Meeting must take place. The conditions for a CUP and a Text Amendment are within this 2022Zoning Resolution document.

The meeting will take place at the Natrona County AG Building at 2011 Fairgrounds Drive in the CasperRoom.

At this meeting we will review this document and its requirements for a path forward to success, answer any questions on this Text Amendment Application and discuss the current proposed gravel project in MR-1 Zoning on Coates Rd.

Sincerely,

Gregg Werger

Prism Logistics was issued and has already utilized their Exploratory License in each qtr/qtr section of SEC.1/2-T32-R80W and SEC.36/35/34-T32-R80W. This amounts to thousands of acres of leased land that expands across the foothills at the base of Casper Mountain.

Protecting the North Facing Slope of Casper Mountain for Future Generations

Our Objectives:

Protect and Preserve Lands: Ensuring the safeguarding of lands from industrial impacts.
Promote Wildlife Conservation: Enhancing habitat quality and biodiversity.
Facilitate Positive Recreational Use: Encouraging responsible recreation in harmony with nature.
Encourage Good Stewardship: Fostering responsible use and protection of natural resources.
Protect Air Quality: Advocating for clean air and minimal pollutants.
Preserve Water Resources: Safeguarding vital water resources for all.

Our Purposes

Advocacy and Legal Action: Active involvement in legal and policy advocacy to protect Casper Mountain.
Community Engagement: Building a community of supporters through outreach and education.
Research and Monitoring: Conducting research to inform conservation strategies
Partnerships and Collaboration: Working alongside various stakeholders for shared goals.
Public Education and Awareness: Raising awareness about the importance of conservation.
Long-term Conservation Planning: Developing strategies for the ecosystem's resilience and sustainability.

Representatives

We all need to use our voices now and where they may have an impact.

Take a moment and share one reason (more if you wish) why a gravel mine on the face of Casper Mountain may be undesirable.

There are NON-RESIDENTIAL locations to mine rock in Wyoming!

SAOAdmin@wyo.gov
treasurer@wyo.gov
brandon.gebhart1@wyo.gov
chuck.gray@wyo.gov
curt.meier@wyo.gov
dlaird@natronacounty-wy.gov
governor@wyo.gov
jason.crowder@wyo.gov
jason.mead@wyo.gov
jenifer.scoggin@wyo.gov
jmilne@natronacounty-wy.gov
kristi.racines@wyo.gov
kyle.wendtland@wyo.gov
richard.shanor@wyo.gov
robin.jones@wyo.gov
sfreel@natronacounty-wy.gov
superintendent.degenfelder@wyo.gov
pnicolaysen@natronacounty-wy.gov
dnorth@natronacounty-wy.gov

Urgent Community Action Required

Natrona County Commissioners Regular Meeting

When: The first and third Tuesday of every month at 5pM
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Where: 200 N. Center, Second Floor Courtroom, Casper, WY 82601
‍

Greg Vineyard won the Chris Navarro bronze, “Cowboy Code”

Photo contest!