Manifest Destiny

Under pressure to boost domestic energy production, federal land managers are reshaping the West in profound ways. In the Feb. 1, 2008, issue of Government Executive, Senior Correspondent Katherine McIntire Peters examined the effect this reshaping is having in Wyoming. Below is a link to that feature story from the magazine, along with three online-only reports from Wyoming on specific challenges facing federal managers and a photo gallery.
- Manifest Destiny (Government Executive, Feb. 1, 2008)
- Bellwether Bird: Energy development in the West could hinge on saving the sage grouse.
- Changing Landscape: Conservation initiative aims to protect crucial habitat alongside drilling.
- Environmental Worries: Coal bed methane production poses unique challenges.
- Photo Gallery: Land Management Challenge










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