Governor Gordon Calls on Public to Participate in Marton Ranch BLM Comment Period

Governor Mark Gordon on Friday called on Wyoming citizens to provide public comments on the Bureau of Land Management’s preliminary environmental assessment that provides supplemental analysis to the Marton Ranch acquisition environmental assessment. On Friday, the BLM Casper Field Office released their supplemental analysis of the Marton Ranch purchase and announced a 21-day public comment period that closes on Friday, May 12.

The announcement by the BLM is a result of a settlement agreement between Wyoming and the BLM following the BLM’s purchase of the 35,670-acre Marton Ranch. The State of Wyoming appealed the BLM’s decision with the Department of Interior’s Interior Board of Land Appeals (IBLA) in June 2022 and reached a settlement with the BLM and IBLA in October 2022. The BLM agreed to provide additional opportunities for state agencies and public comments and supplement its environmental analysis.

The BLM announcement stated that comments will be accepted in writing or through the BLM’s ePlanning website. You can review the preliminary EA and submit comments here.  Hard copy comments can be mailed or hand-delivered to the BLM Casper Field Office, Attn: Mike Robinson, 2987 Prospector Dr., Casper, WY 82604. For more information, please call the Casper Field Office at (307) 261-7600.