Wyoming RAC
Wyoming RAC
The BLM Wyoming Resource Advisory Council is a statewide advisory council, which provides advice and recommendations to the BLM on resource and land management issues for approximately 17 million acres of federal surface and 38 million acres of subsurface mineral estate in Wyoming.
The purpose of the RAC is to give Wyoming citizens a meaningful say in how public lands are managed. RAC members are selected for their ability to provide informed, objective advice on a variety of public land issues and their commitment to collaboration in seeking solutions to those issues.
Council members are appointed to serve three-year terms on a staggered basis. This means that one-third of the council is subject to appointment or reappointment each year.
The RAC began meeting in 2011. Members serve without salary but may be reimbursed for travel expenses.
- RAC Members
Name Category of Interest City Term Expires Jennifer Leinonen, Chair 1: Energy & Minerals Casper December 2025 Vacant 1: Energy & Minerals N/A Vacant Craig Rood 1: Energy & Minerals Green River May 2027 Mel Shumway 2: Dispersed Recreation Afton May 2027 Michael Massie 2: Archeology Laramie April 2026 Vacant 2: Archeology N/A Vacant Yufna Soldier Wolf 3: Tribal St. Stevens April 2026 John Espy 3: Elected Official Rawlins May 2027 Stephanie Kessler 3: Public-at-Large Lander April 2026 Mary Thoman 3: Elected Official Green River December 2025 - Rac Meeting Notes
.Fiscal Year 2025
October 21, 2025, Meeting
- Canceled due to a lapse in appropriations
July 9-10, 2025, Meeting
- Postponed
April 23, 2025, Meeting - Virtual
January 29-30, 2025, Meeting - Cheyenne, Wyoming
- Postponed
Fiscal Year 2024
October 18-19, 2023, Meeting - Rawlins, Wyoming
January 31, 2024, Meeting - Casper, Wyoming
June 12-13, 2024, Meeting - Lander, Wyoming
September 18-19, 2024, Meeting - Pinedale, Wyoming
Fiscal Year 2017
March 1-2, 2017, Meeting - Cheyenne, Wyoming
- Wyoming RAC Press Center
Wyoming Resource Advisory Council announces 2025 meetings
Wyoming Resource Advisory Council meeting September 2024
Wyoming Resource Advisory Council meeting June 2024
Bureau of Land Management’s Wyoming Resource Advisory Council to host first meeting of 2024