The WCC is pleased to announce the crew leaders for the 2019 season! The leaders started in early January with the Wilderness First Responder training and will be participating in our Leadership in Natural Resource Conservation class all Spring. Alongside the course the leaders will prepare for the summer work season by working to get … Continue reading
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Antelope Dash 2019
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National Service Recognition Day
These organizations depend of funding from the Corporation for National and Community Service (AmeriCorps), and our state commission, Serve Wyoming. Continue reading
Glass Recycling 2018
This years leaders have been hard at work collecting glass amongst the Laramie community! So far we’ve collected over 85, 96 gallon bins full of glass and transported them to WYCO Recycling out of Cheyenne, WY. We aren’t done collecting glass yet, which means you can still come to one of our drop off days … Continue reading
The WyVTC Meets the Governor
August 17th – Cheyenne, WY – The WCC’s inaugural Wyoming Veterans Trail Crew (WyVTC) met with Gov. Matt Mead and some of his staff as a thank you for the work they have done this summer. Trails are a vital infrastructure element to tourism and community in Wyoming. And, as the Governor reminded us of … Continue reading
Crew Leader Fencing Training
Crew worked to remove half-century old fencing and replace it with a system of buck n rail and wildlife friendly fencing that should allow for animals to cross the fence into the conservation easement easily. Continue reading
National Trails Day 2017
Crew 1 & 4, June 3rd, 2017 – Pole Mountain (Medicine-Bow NF) – National Trails Day is an event hosted every year piloted by the American Hiking Society and powered by sponsors, partnerships, love, and muscle. National Trails Day (NTD) happen all over the U.S.A., including Puerto Rico and Washington D.C. This year, with major … Continue reading
2017 University of Wyoming Earth Day Glass Recycling
LARAMIE, April 22, 2017 – The University of Wyoming’s Earth Day was celebrated in the UW’s Student Union building due to an overnight blizzard that covered the town in a thick blanket of snow and freezing rain. While the rest of the student organizations moved inside as to properly display their projects and activities, the … Continue reading
Glass Recycling Collection
The 2017 WCC Crew leaders were in high spirits this past weekend. On February 25th and 26th the WCC hosted a glass recycling event in the Walmart parking lot in Laramie, Wyoming. These AmeriCorps members endured single digit temperatures and high winds in an effort to divert glass from winding up in the Laramie Landfill. … Continue reading
Glass Recycling Trailer
Hey All, Below is a link to our glass recycling campaign. Check out what we hope to do for our Laramie Valley Community. http://www.uwyo.edu/foundation/crowdfunding/?cfpage=project&project_id=13118 Continue reading