Sublette County Conservation District

05/28/2026

05/13/2026

The Wyoming Water Development Commission (Commission) was awarded a Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP) grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) to provide drought resiliency through enhanced water management in the Upper Colorado River Basin in Wyoming, which includes the Green River and Little Snake River watersheds. The Wyoming Water Development Office (Office) has authority to administer the RCPP grant #3207 on behalf of the Commission. The Office, NRCS, and contributing partners will assist producers and Water Management Entities (WMEs) through the RCPP process with their NRCS Conservation Practices, such as installing sprinklers, converting open canals to pipe, improving diversions, lining conveyances, bank stabilization, etc. WMEs apply directly to the Office for subawards, while producers apply to NRCS for cost- share reimbursement.
The Office is pleased to announce that we are now accepting applications for subawards under the RCPP grant #3207. You can find more details by visiting the website below. Contact the Office Grants Administrator at (307)777-7626 or [email protected] with any questions.

04/28/2026

04/28/2026

Silver Stream is known for year-round indoor farming, but this crew knows the outdoors too. This summer, we’re planting our first crops outside at 8,000 feet.

We’re trialing a variety of hardy crops and will expand next year with the ones that love Wyoming wind, soil, and high elevation.

We’re especially grateful to Sublette County Conservation District and Teton Conservation District for partnering together and supporting this project. Our harvests feed customers in both counties almost equally, so this support means a lot. It’s a great example of local collaboration helping more fresh food grow close to home.

You’ll see more of Morgan in the coming months as she gets plants in the ground and harvests onto your plates.

04/24/2026

WyRED Registration is open! Follow the link below to the registration form! We hope to see you there! Registration can also be found on the main page of the Wyoming SRM website, wyomingrangelands.org

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdaNxHzb360tnVP2BXQ12X12nXM1BUioDtwO0VYTF13Q7BYmQ/viewform

04/17/2026

Every fall SCCD’s Surface Water Quality Program takes macroinvertebrate samples in many of Sublette County’s rivers and streams. Then during the winter and early spring a lab looks through and identifies all the species collected.

Macroinvertebrates are a very important part of aquatic ecosystems, and they are also a great indicator of stream health. Some macroinvertebrates are more sensitive to changes in stream quality, while others are able to adapt. Finding more sensitive species in a stream is considered to be a good sign of water quality.

One of these species is a salmonfly (Pteronarcys californica). SCCD received a photo from the lab analyzing samples taken in 2025; this showed that all age classes of salmonflies were found in one sample taken in the Hoback River. Salmonflies are an important food source for trout and can live in the water for up to four
years. They are one of the largest species of stoneflies, mayflies and caddisflies.
Check out the photo below to see the salmonfly sample!

Photo credit: E.Ricci, Spheros Environmental

04/08/2026

Wyoming State Forestry Division will be hosting a 1-hour webinar at noon on Thursday April 9th to introduce the newly created Forest Health Grant Program. The program was created to carry out the intentions of the 2026 Wyoming State Legislature as directed by House Bill 78. $3.5 million dollars has been allocated for forest health work within the state of Wyoming that meets one or more of the following objectives:

• Enhancement of water yield or quality
• Reduction of the risk of catastrophic wildfire damage
• Increased production of forest products
• Improvement of habitat conditions for wildlife and livestock
• Any other project that is beneficial to forest health, that is substantially beneficial to the interest of the state

Through a competitive process, funding will be allocated to projects that meet one or more objectives listed above while providing the greatest impact and benefit to Wyoming's landscapes and local communities. The program is open to nonprofit and governmental organizations to carry out work on state, private, and federal land ownerships.

WSFD Forest Health Grant Program Introductory Webinar and Q&A
Thursday, April 9 · 12:00 – 1:00pm
Time zone: America/Denver
Google Meet joining info
Video call link: https://meet.google.com/ydr-bufj-zyc
Or dial: ‪(US) +1 484-424-4605‬ PIN: ‪390 602 353‬ #
More phone numbers: https://tel.meet/ydr-bufj-zyc?pin=5292464099388‬‬