BLM defers leasing Little Mountain parcel
GREEN RIVER, WYO. (June 7, 2009) - Bureau of Land Management officials have deferred leasing a parcel for oil and gas exploration around Little Mountain in southwest Wyoming until a joint state/federal wildlife management strategy can be crafted for the area.
The 1,700-acre parcel near Little Mountain was pulled from a BLM oil and gas lease sale Tuesday morning, according to Julie Weaver, BLM fluid minerals branch chief.
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