2018 ANNUAL REPORT

A winning year for recreationists.

2018 was a very busy and successful year for AMPL. We worked hard to unite recreationists from Wyoming, Idaho, Montana, Utah and beyond to create a stronger voice during the Wyoming Public Lands Initiative process and successfully saw over 100,000 acres saved for recreation. We participated in and hosted local events, such as our Winter Recreation Celebration, to fundraise and build community amongst many user groups. We worked with our federal representative to help introduce two House bills favoring recreation on public lands and lended a recreation-minded perspective to many Forest Service proposals. After over two years of work with the Bridger-Teton National Forest, and with the help of Wyoming State Trails, this winter we were finally able to ensure regular plowing of the Mosquito Creek parking area, keeping this important public land access point accessible year round. 

2019 Annual Report

An important year for AMPL

2019 saw the hiring of a full-time Executive Director for AMPL. Amy Edmonds started in August of 2019 and was able to quickly hit the ground running. She comes to AMPL as an experienced policymaker, having navigated the halls of state government as a Wyoming state legislator for 6 years.  Since that time, she has worked in various capacities doing statewide policy and grassroots advocacy work.   During the last months of 2019 Amy was able to begin familiarizing herself with the complicated nuances of Forest Service Planning, both Forest Planning and Travel Planning, in anticipation of the Bridger Teton Forest Planning process which is slated to begin in 2021. She also sent comments on behalf of AMPL to the Department of the Interior regarding their recent ruling on e-bikes.