The Greater Little Mountain Area (GLMA) is a unique high desert region regarded by biologists, resource managers and sportsmen and sportswomen to contain some of the most sensitive fish and wildlife habitat in Wyoming. This habitat also presents tremendous opportunity for hunters and anglers. The GLMA is one of the most sought after hunting areas for mule deer and elk, and its small mountain streams hold abundant cutthroat trout. All of this under a backdrop of rolling aspen groves, pine forests and red-striped badlands outdoor recreation opportunities abound.  In 2008, the Greater Little Mountain Coalition (GLMC) formed to protect this region.

 

Our Mission

The Greater Little Mountain Coalition works with local stakeholders, the Wyoming Game and Fish Department and the Bureau of Land Management to promote a balanced management plan that protects the areas hunting, fishing and recreational opportunities for future generations while supporting responsible oil and gas development. 

“Oil and gas revenues drive our local economy and we can balance that with protecting Little Mountain, which is the crown jewel of Sweetwater County. The thing that we have in this county, that is nowhere else, is intact wide-open spaces. I support protecting those places. ”
— Wally Johnson, Former Sweetwater County Commissioner

What We've Achieved

  • Developed an economic brochure for the Gr. Little Mountain Area (GLMA) highlighting the economic benefits of hunting, angling, and outdoor recreation in Sweetwater County.

  • Published a map outlining our six proposed management zones and their unique management prescriptions.

  • Created a GLMA fact sheet to highlight the immense value of the area.

  • October 2014 - Hosted a field tour with the Sweetwater County Commission. Visited a Colorado River cutthroat trout habitat enhancement project on Gooseberry Creek.

  • February 2015 - Met with Rock Springs BLM Field Office decision makers and staff to discuss the importance of GLMA to sportsmen and sportswomen. Shared our management vision for a balanced approach with smart-from-the-start planning for oil and gas development.

  • June 2015 - Hosted a field tour with Wyoming Governor Mead’s natural resource policy adviser. Witnessed an antelope give birth on Little Mountain proper.

  • January 2016 - hosted a public open house in Green River, WY to share the Coalition's vision and management proposal.

  • January 2016 - submitted our proposal for inclusion in the BLM’s Preferred Alternative for the Rock Springs Resource Management Plan revision. Coalition crafted management proposal to  protect the highest value fish and wildlife habitat while setting aside impacted areas for continued development.

  • June 2016 – received letters of support from City of Green River, City of Rock Springs and Sweetwater County Commission for the Coalition’s management proposal.

  • July 2016 - met with Center for Environmental Quality, Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior and the Wyoming delegation in Washington D.C. thanking them for their work and asking that the Coalition's management proposal be analyzed and included, in its entirety, in the final Rock Springs RMP.

  • August 2016 - Hosted a field tour with Senator Barrasso's field staff. Visited habitat improvement projects and developed oil and gas sites.

  • September 2016 – Hosted a RMP Cooperator's Field Tour including Wyoming Game and Fish Department, Bureau of Land Management, Department of Environmental Quality, Sweetwater County Commission, Department of Agriculture, US Fish and Wildlife Service, and Office of State Lands & Investments. Visited habitat enhancement projects and oil and gas sites.

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