Wyoming
Wyoming to absorb ~3,500 Bureau of Reclamation acres near Glendo Reservoir – WyoFile
The wheels are in motion — and potentially nearing a finish line — to convey some 3,461 acres of U.S. Bureau of Reclamation property abutting the North Platte River to the Wyoming Game and Fish Department.
Although there’s been renewed life in the federal land takeover movement in Wyoming and beyond, the conveyance has nothing to do with that. Rather, the land transfer was kicked off a handful of years ago by Game and Fish, whose leadership at the time expressed interest in acquiring the acreage spanning Converse and Platte counties for wildlife habitat and hunting.
“Their former director and our former director got together and realized that it was an area that’s popular for the sporting public,” said Matt Pollock, Game and Fish’s Casper Region habitat and access coordinator.
“Director [Carlie] Ronca and Director [Brian] Nesvik came to the conclusion that, if there was a way we could figure this out, it’d be great to put it into the hands of the Game and Fish, and we could manage it as a wildlife habitat management area,” he added.
Although the title remains with the federal government, the goal of managing the property as wildlife habitat has already been achieved. It’s used for pursuing deer, upland birds, waterfowl and for fishing, Pollock said. In the spring of 2023, Game and Fish took over management of the land and created the North Glendo Wildlife Habitat Management Area.
The creation of that management area was covered in a short article by Game and Fish’s publication, “Wyoming Wildlife,” but otherwise it received little to no publicity. Changes have been few, though the state agency put up some gates, signs and closed some roads.
“Many areas became muddy due to driving off-road or on dirt two-tracks when it was wet,” the “Wyoming Wildlife” article stated. “The hope is to reclaim those areas and some roads to provide more and better habitat for wildlife.”
Meanwhile, work continued to convey the title of the tract from the Bureau of Reclamation to Game and Fish. Originally obtained for floodplain reasons back in the 1950s, the federal agency classified it as “acquired land” and subsequently reported it as “excess,” according to Hailey Glarrow, a natural resource specialist for the bureau’s office in Mills.
“It doesn’t really serve a project purpose for us anymore,” Glarrow said.
The bureau’s mission is water-related — it builds and manages dams, canals, etc. — but it’s not considered a land management agency.
In mid-February, the U.S. General Services Administration posted a notice alerting other federal agencies that it was disposing of the properties. An inquiry to the GSA — which has been in the news for its DOGE-related property disposals — yielded no responses.
According to the GSA’s notice, other federal agencies had until Tuesday to express interest in the Bureau of Reclamation’s property near Glendo Reservoir. By mid-morning that day, Glarrow had not heard from anybody.
The next step in the process is what’s called a “public benefit and homeless-use screening,” Glarrow said. It’s a 30-day process, she said, during which the window would be open for Wyoming to formally acquire the land.
“Game and Fish would step in and put their bid in during step two,” Glarrow said.
The “bid,” however, would not be monetary.
“We’re not going to be paying anything,” Pollock said.
The Game and Fish Commission has already approved moving forward with the acquisition, spokeswoman Janet Milek said.
If somehow the transfer fell through, then the 3,461 acres head to an open auction, Glarrow said. Although fellow federal agencies have not signaled any interest in acquiring the property, private parties have found the riverside wetlands and meadows sprawling out from Glendo Reservoir appealing.
“I’ve heard a lot from the public,” Glarrow said.
Folks haven’t been reaching out in support of Game and Fish’s acquisition. Rather, they want to buy it, she said.
Correction: this story was updated to fix the name of a former Bureau Reclamation employee. -Eds.
The 2026 postseason has arrived for Wyoming High School boys’ basketball teams in Class 3A and 4A. They participate in regional tournaments from Thursday through Saturday. The regionals will be in Buffalo, Evanston, Gillette, and Lovell. Three sites will use the format: two wins qualify a team for the state tournament next week in Casper, or two losses eliminate a team. The 4A East Region has three loser-out first-round games on Thursday, followed by two days of games for seeding. The 4A East Regular Season champ draws a first-round bye and has qualified for the state tournament.
WYOPREPS 3A-4A BOYS BASKETBALL REGIONAL TOURNAMENT SCHEDULES
Except in the 4A East Regional, Friday starts with elimination games. The regional semifinals are on Friday night. The final seeds for next week’s state tournament will be determined on Saturday. The schedules below for this weekend are based on the brackets sent to WyoPreps. It is subject to change.
THURSDAY, MARCH 5:
Final Score: (3) Pinedale 58 (6) Mountain View 40
Final Score: (2) Cody 58 (7) Powell 46
Final Score: (1) Lovell 75 (8) Lyman 43
Final Score: (4) Lander 65 (5) Worland 40
FRIDAY, MARCH 6:
Game 5: Mountain View vs. Powell, noon – loser out
Game 6: Lyman vs. Worland, 1:30 p.m. – loser out
Game 7: Pinedale vs. Cody, 6 p.m. – semifinal
Game 8: Lovell vs. Lander, 7:30 p.m. – semifinal
SATURDAY, MARCH 7:
Game 9: Winner Game 5 vs. Loser Game 8, 11 a.m. – loser out
Game 10: Winner Game 6 vs. Loser Game 7, 11 a.m. – loser out (at LMS)
Game 11: Winner Game 9 vs. Winner Game 10, 5 p.m. – 3rd Place Game
Game 12: Winner Game 7 vs. Winner Game 8, 2 p.m. – Championship Game
THURSDAY, MARCH 5:
Final Score: (3) Douglas 85 (6) Rawlins 50
Final Score: (2) Wheatland 57 (7) Burns 40
Final Score: (5) Torrington 35 (4) Newcastle 28
Final Score: (1) Buffalo 69 (8) Glenrock 44
FRIDAY, MARCH 6:
Game 5: Rawlins vs. Burns, noon – loser out
Game 6: Newcastle vs. Glenrock, 1:30 p.m. – loser out
Game 7: Douglas vs. Wheatland, 6 p.m. – semifinal
Game 8: Torrington vs. Buffalo, 7:30 p.m. – semifinal
SATURDAY, MARCH 7:
Game 9: Winner Game 5 vs. Loser Game 8, noon – loser out
Game 10: Winner Game 6 vs. Loser Game 7, 1:30 p.m. – loser out
Game 11: Winner Game 9 vs. Winner Game 10, 7:30 p.m. – 3rd Place Game (if necessary)
Game 12: Winner Game 7 vs. Winner Game 8, 4:30 p.m. – Championship Game
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THURSDAY, MARCH 5:
Final Score: (NW-3) Kelly Walsh 64 (SW-2) Riverton 49
Final Score: (NW-1) Natrona County 77 (SW-4) Jackson 23
Final Score: (NW-2) Green River 50 (SW-3) Evanston 40
Final Score: (SW-1) Star Valley 62 (NW-4) Rock Springs 60 – Erickson makes a turnaround jumper at the buzzer off an offensive rebound for the Braves.
FRIDAY, MARCH 6:
Game 5: Riverton vs. Jackson, noon – loser out
Game 6: Evanston vs. Rock Springs, 1:30 p.m. – loser out
Game 7: Kelly Walsh vs. Natrona County, 6:30 p.m. – semifinal
Game 8: Green River vs. Star Valley, 8 p.m. – semifinal
SATURDAY, MARCH 7:
Game 10: Winner Game 6 vs. Loser Game 7, 11:30 a.m. – loser out
Game 9: Winner Game 5 vs. Loser Game 8, 1 p.m. – loser out
Game 11: Winner Game 10 vs. Winner Game 11, 4:30 p.m. – 3rd Place Game (at EMS)
Game 12: Winner Game 7 vs. Winner Game 8, 4:30 p.m. – Championship Game
THURSDAY, MARCH 5:
Game 1: (1) Sheridan = Bye
Final Score: (2) Cheyenne Central 75 (7) Cheyenne South 35 – Bison are eliminated
Final Score: (3) Thunder Basin 75 (6) Laramie 59 – Plainsmen are eliminated; Bolts qualify for state
Final Score: (4) Campbell County 59 (5) Cheyenne East 39 – loser out; Thunderbirds are eliminated; Camels qualify for state.
FRIDAY, MARCH 6:
Game 6: Cheyenne Central vs. Thunder Basin, 4:30 p.m. – semifinal
Game 5: Sheridan vs. Campbell County, 7:30 p.m. – semifinal
SATURDAY, MARCH 7:
Game 7: Loser Game 5 vs. Loser Game 6, 11:30 a.m. – 3rd Place Game
Game 8: Winner Game 5 vs. Winner Game 6, 2:30 p.m. – Championship Game
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