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Little Snake districts buy Battle Lake parcel, secure $1.09M from WWDC for forest‑management demonstration and modest lake modification
Summary
After the Little Snake Conservation District took title to a 558‑acre parcel that includes Battle Lake, the Wyoming Water Development Commission approved roughly $1.092 million to fund forest‑management treatments aimed at increasing water yield and to support a small Battle Lake outlet modification.
The Wyoming Water Development Commission approved a $1,092,000 funding package at the Oct. 28 meeting to support forest‑management activities and a small outlet modification at Battle Lake, a 20‑plus acre glacial lake in the Little Snake River headwaters. The Little Snake Conservation District and Savory Little Snake River Water Conservancy District had earlier sought a larger package that included 50% of an anticipated land purchase; sponsors withdrew the purchase request after the conservation district acquired the property.
Senator Dan Hicks and local district representatives described the project as a demonstration to increase water yield from headwater forested landscapes. Jack Cobb, chairman of the conservation district, said the parcel’s purchase preserves family ranching and creates an opportunity to…
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