Cameron L. Aldridge Patrick J. Anderson Timothy J. Assal Carleton R. Bern Laura Biewick Gregory K. Boughton Natasha B. Carr Anna D. Chalfoun Geneva W. Chong Melanie L. Clark Bradford C. Fedy Katharine Foster Steven L. Garman Steve Germaine Matthew G. Hethcoat Collin G. Homer Matthew J. Kauffman Douglas Keinath Natalie Latysh Daniel J. Manier Robert R. McDougal Cynthia P. Melcher Kirk A. Miller Jessica Montag Christopher J. Potter Spencer Schell Sarah L. Shafer David B. Smith Michael J. Sweat Anna B. Wilson Zachary H. Bowen 2014 Southwest Wyoming contains abundant energy resources, wildlife, habitat, open spaces, and outdoor recreational opportunities. Although energy exploration and development have been taking place in the region since the late 1800s, the pace of development for fossil fuels and renewable energy increased significantly in the early 2000s. This and the associated urban and exurban development are leading to landscape-level environmental and socioeconomic changes that have the potential to diminish wildlife habitat and other natural resources, and the quality of human lives, in Southwest Wyoming. The potential for negative effects of these changes prompted Federal, State, and local agencies to undertake the Wyoming Landscape Conservation Initiative for Southwest Wyoming. application/pdf 10.3133/ofr20141093 en U.S. Geological Survey U.S. Geological Survey Science for the Wyoming Landscape Conservation Initiative: 2012 annual report reports