Powder River Basin Resource Council
Powder River Basin Resource Council
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About this organization
Mission
Our mission is: The preservation and enrichment of our agricultural heritage and rural lifestyle. The conservation of our unique land, mineral, water, and clean air resources, consistent with responsible use of those resources to sustain the livelihood of present and future generations. The education and empowerment of our citizens to raise a coherent voice in the decisions that will impact their environment and lifestyle.
About
POWDER RIVER BASIN RESOURCE COUNCIL'S (POWDER RIVER) MISSION STATEMENT REMAINS THE GUIDING PRINCIPLE FOR OUR WORK: THE PRESERVATION AND ENRICHMENT OF WYOMING'S AGRICULTURAL HERITAGE AND RURAL LIFESTYLE. THE CONSERVATION OF WYOMING'S UNIQUE LAND, MINERAL, WATER, AND CLEAN AIR RESOURCES CONSISTENT WITH RESPONSIBLE USE OF THOSE RESOURCES TO SUSTAIN THE LIVELIHOOD OF PRESENT AND FUTURE GENERATIONS. THE EDUCATION AND EMPOWERMENT OF WYOMING'S CITIZENS TO RAISE A COHERENT VOICE IN THE DECISIONS THAT WILL IMPACT THEIR ENVIRONMENT AND LIFESTYLE. POWDER RIVER WAS FOUNDED IN 1973 BY RURAL LANDOWNERS OF NORTH EAST WYOMING WORKING TO PROTECT THEIR LAND, WATER AND AIR FROM THE RAVAGES OF COAL STRIP MINING, POWDER RIVER CURRENTLY HAS MEMBERS THROUGHOUT WYOMING AND SEVERAL OTHER STATES AND HAS FOUR LOCAL COMMUNITY GROUPS THROUGHOUT WYOMING THAT ARE AFFILIATED WITH POWDER RIVER. POWDER RIVER BASIN RESOURCE COUNCIL IS THE ONLY GROUP IN WYOMING THAT ACTIVELY ADDRESSES BOTH AGRICULTURAL AND CONSERVATION ISSUES. THE GROUP UNITES BOTH INDIVIDUALS WITH STRONG CONSERVATION CONVICTIONS AND AGRICULTURALISTS WITH A STRONG LAND STEWARDSHIP ETHIC AROUND A SHARED VISION TO PROTECT AND IMPROVE WYOMING'S QUALITY OF LIFE. ALSO, POWDER RIVER IS THE ONLY GROUP THAT ADDRESSES SPLIT ESTATE AND PRIVATE PROPERTY RIGHTS IN ADDITION TO PUBLIC LAND ISSUES. POWDER RIVER MEMBERS WRITE LETTERS TO THE EDITORS AND EDITORIALS TO LOCAL AND STATE WIDE NEWSPAPERS AND INTERNET JOURNALS ADDRESSING THE ISSUES OUR ORGANIZATION IS WORKING TO ADDRESS. POWDER RIVER PUBLISHES THE POWDER RIVER BREAKS ON A BIMONTHLY BASIS FROM JANUARY/ FEBRUARY TO NOVEMBER/DECEMBER OF EACH YEAR. THIS 8 TO 16 PAGE NEWSLETTER CONTAINS INFORMATION ON THE ISSUES AND PROJECTS UNDERTAKEN BY POWDER RIVER. IT IS PROVIDED TO MEMBERS AND IS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC AT LIBRARIES ACROSS THE STATE AND OTHER DESIGNATED DROP SITES. POWDER RIVER MAINTAINS A WEBSITE AT WWW.POWDERRIVERBASIN.ORG THAT INFORMS AND EDUCATES THE PUBLIC ON CONSERVATION ISSUES THAT POWDER RIVER BASIN RESOURCE COUNCIL IS ADDRESSING. WE ALSO MAINTAIN A LIBRARY IN OUR OFFICE CONTAINING HISTORICAL AND CURRENT DOCUMENTS RELATED TO WATER, LAND, SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE AND RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT ISSUES. POWDER RIVER BASIN RESOURCE COUNCIL HAS TWO OFFICE LOCATIONS IN WYOMING. THE MAIN OFFICE IS LOCATED IN SHERIDAN AND WE HAVE AN OFFICE AND STAFF IN LARAMIE. POWDER RIVER'S WORK IS OVERSEEN BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR THE POWDER RIVER BASIN RESOURCE COUNCIL. BOARD MEMBERS ARE ELECTED FROM AND BY THE POWDER RIVER MEMBERSHIP FOR A TWO YEAR TERM. AS A GRASSROOTS ORGANIZATION, MEMBERS DECIDE THE DIRECTION AND FOCUS OF POWDER RIVER'S WORK. MEMBERS BRING RESOLUTIONS FOR A VOTE OF MEMBERSHIP APPROVAL AT THE ANNUAL MEETING THAT IS HELD IN THE AUTUMN OF EACH YEAR AND IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. EVERY YEAR A KEYNOTE SPEAKER PROVIDES INSIGHTS AND INFORMATION ON SELECTED ISSUES AND IS OPEN TO QUESTIONS FROM THE AUDIENCE THAT NORMALLY RANGES FROM 100 TO 200 PEOPLE. IN 2018, OUR 46TH ANNUAL MEETING THEME WAS, "OUR WATER, OUR LAND, OUR LEGACY- AND FEATURED CONSERVATION PHOTOGRAPHER, MIKE FORSBERG, AS THE KEYNOTE SPEAKER. EVERY YEAR POWDER RIVER SPONSORS SCHOLARSHIPS AT THE WYOMING HIGH SCHOOL STATE SCIENCE FAIR FOR SCIENCE PROJECTS THAT PROMOTE CONSERVATION AND EDUCATION ON THE PRAIRIE ECOSYSTEMS OF WYOMING. THE YOUTH IN CONSERVATION AWARDS ARE A CASH AWARD TO SELECTED PARTICIPANTS IN THE WYOMING STATE SCIENCE FAIR WHOSE PROJECTS MEET THE CRITERIA FOR THE AWARD. EACH YEAR JUDGES FROM POWDER RIVER SELECT THE BEST PROJECTS OUT OF THE MANY THEY VIEW AT THE STATE SCIENCE FAIR. THIS FAIR IS VISITED BY THOUSANDS OF STUDENTS AND ADULTS EACH YEAR. THE YOUTH IN CONSERVATION AWARD WAS STARTED WITH FUNDS RECEIVED BY POWDER RIVER IN MEMORIAM OF BILL BARLOW ONE OF OUR FOUNDING MEMBERS. THESE AWARDS HONOR STUDENTS WHOSE SCIENCE FAIR PROJECTS STUDY WYOMING ECOSYSTEMS, CONSIDER IMPACTS OF DEVELOPMENT ON THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT OR OUR AGRICULTURAL HERITAGE, OR EXPLORE INNOVATIVE ENERGY ALTERNATIVES. THE WINNERS IN 2018 WERE: EDUARDO BURGOS FROM GREYBULL HIGH SCHOOL FOR A PROJECT WAS TITLED, "POTENTIAL BIOREMEDIATION OF WASTE HYDROCARBONS: UTILIZATION OF MYCORRHIZAL FUNGI AS AN ENVIRONMENT AGENT; KORT BANNAN FROM LUSK ELEMENTARY MIDDLE SCHOOL FOR SAVING THE OCEAN 1 FIBER AT A TIME AND RUEBEN MCGUIRE OF PIONEER PARK ELEMENTARY IN CHEYENNE FOR WATER + SPIN = POWER. IN 2018, OUR LOCAL FOOD AND AGRICULTURE EFFORTS FOCUSED ON THE SHERIDAN FOOD FOREST WITH A TREE PRUNING WORKSHOP IN APRIL, FOUR POLLINATOR COUNTS (MAY - AUGUST), PLUS FOUR WORKDAYS (JUNE, JULY, AUGUST, AND OCTOBER). WYOMING PUBLIC BROADCASTING SHOT A SEGMENT ON THE POLLINATOR HABITAT AT THE FOOD FOREST IN SEPTEMBER. WE ALSO WELCOMED THE NATIONAL FAMILY FARM COALITION (NFFC) ON THEIR AMERICA THE BOUNTIFUL TOUR THIS SUMMER AND CONTINUED EFFORTS ON FEDERAL LIVESTOCK AND LABELING WHICH CONTINUES TO BE AN ISSUE FOR BOTH WYOMING LIVESTOCK PRODUCERS AND CONSUMERS, SINCE USDA ALLOWS MEAT FROM FOREIGN ANIMALS PROCESSED IN US MEAT PROCESSING PLANTS TO BE LABELLED AS "PRODUCT OF THE USA." WE PROMOTED THE SHERIDAN SEED LIBRARY AND PRODUCED A VIDEO WHICH WE SHARED ON SOCIAL MEDIA, AND BEGAN COLLABORATING WITH SHERIDAN 4H. WE WORKED WITH THE 4H PROGRAM TO START A MOBILE SEED LIBRARY FOR THE DOWNTOWN FARMERS MARKET, WHICH WAS SUCCESSFUL IN GETTING MORE SEEDS OUT IN THE COMMUNITY DURING THE GROWING SEASON. IN OCTOBER, WE CO-HOSTED A SEED SAVING WORKSHOP FOR 4H STUDENTS. POWDER RIVER'S 13TH ANNUAL HARVEST CELEBRATION & POTLUCK WAS HELD ON SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 8TH AT THE BIG HORN WOMAN'S CLUB AND FEATURED LOCALLY RAISED BEEF AND LAMB BURGERS. AS ALWAYS, OUR MEMBERS PROVIDED A BOUNTIFUL AMOUNT OF LOCAL, HOMEMADE SIDE DISHES, SALADS, AND DESSERTS. APPROXIMATELY 100 POWDER RIVER MEMBERS, FAMILY, AND FRIENDS GATHERED FOR AN EVENING FILLED WITH LOCAL FOOD, BREWS, AND MUSIC. ON THE COAL MINING FRONT, POWDER RIVER DEFENDED OUR VICTORY TO PROTECT HOMES AND FARMS FROM A PROPOSED NEW COAL MINE ON THE TONGUE RIVER. OUR MEMBERS AND STAFF CONTINUED TO TRACK THE PROPOSED REVISIONS TO THE MINE PERMIT WHICH IS STILL UNDER REVISION TO ADDRESS ALL THE DEFICIENCIES. IN RESPONSE TO PUBLIC PRESSURE FROM OUR ORGANIZATION, THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY TOOK IMPORTANT STEPS IN 2018 TO MOVE FORWARD WITH ITS PROPOSED RULEMAKING THAT WILL COMPLETELY REVISE HOW COAL COMPANIES CAN QUALIFY FOR SELF-BONDING, LIMITING THE CONTROVERSIAL PRACTICE TO COMPANIES WITH EXCELLENT CREDIT HISTORIES AND RATINGS. THE NEW RULES WERE ADVANCED IN 2018. IN ADDITION TO BEING GOOD POLICY FOR WYOMING, THE RULEMAKING COULD ALSO SET A NATIONAL PRECEDENT FOR THE FEDERAL OFFICE OF SURFACE MINING AND OTHER STATES. WE ALSO MADE THE CASE FOR INCREASED COAL RECLAMATION WORK AND RECLAMATION JOBS. IN JULY, WE PUBLISHED A NEW REPORT "RECLAIM WYOMING: PRIORITIZE COAL MINE RECLAMATION" WHICH TRACKED RECLAMATION STATISTICS FROM FOURTEEN COAL MINES IN THE STATE. THE REPORT MADE HEADLINE NEWS ACROSS THE STATE, INCLUDING A FRONT PAGE STORY IN THE GILLETTE NEWS RECORD FEATURING PHOTOS TAKEN ON AN ECOFLIGHT AERIAL TOUR WE HOSTED. WE CONTINUED TO CHALLENGE RISKY NEW COMPANIES IN THE POWDER RIVER BASIN. IN AUGUST, WE EARNED AN IMPORTANT DECISION FROM A FEDERAL COURT JUDGE IN MONTANA WHO RULED THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR HAS TO REVISE ITS RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR THE POWDER RIVER BASIN TO ANALYZE THE OPTION OF REDUCING COAL LEASING TO CURB RUNAWAY CLIMATE CHANGE. THE JUDGE GAVE INTERIOR A DEADLINE OF THE END OF 2019 TO COMPLETE ITS NEW COAL LEASING STUDY. ON THE OIL AND GAS WORK, POWDER RIVER SCORED A SIGNIFICANT VICTORY THIS PAST YEAR WITH THE SUCCESSFUL CHALLENGE TO AN INDUSTRY PROPOSAL TO EXEMPT THE SUSSEX FRESHWATER AQUIFER FROM DRINKING WATER PROTECTION STANDARDS AND INJECT FRACKING WASTE AND PRODUCED WATER INTO IT. WE ORGANIZED A PUBLIC PRESENTATION ON MAY 7TH IN CHEYENNE FEATURING GROUNDWATER AND GEOLOGY EXPERTS, SUE SPENCER AND MIKE WIREMAN. THE PRESENTATIONS FOCUSED ON LESSONS LEARNED FROM OTHER OIL AND GAS FIELDS AND HOW TO PROTECT VALUABLE GROUNDWATER RESOURCES. POWDER RIVER AND OUR MEMBERS WILL CONTINUE OUR SUCCESSFUL WORK TO HOLD INDUSTRY AND POLICY MAKERS ACCOUNTABLE AND TO PROTECT OUR CRITICAL WATER RESOURCES. WE ACTIVELY ENGAGED IN PUSHING THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY (DEQ) AIR QUALITY DIVISION TO REQUIRE STRICT POLLUTION MEASURES TO CONTROL OIL AND GAS AIR POLLUTION, LIMIT METHANE EMISSIONS AND MAINTAIN AND IMPLEMENT BEST AVAILABLE CONTROL TECHNOLOGY. WE ALSO CELEBRATED THE PASSAGE OF BONDING AND PLUGGING REQUIREMENTS FOR WASTE INJECTION WELLS IN MARCH OF 2018. IN OCTOBER, POWDER RIVER AND OUR AFFILIATE, PAVILLION AREA CONCERNED CITIZENS (PACC) HOSTED A FORUM IN RIVERTON TO HIGHLIGHT THE ONGOING CONCERNS OF LANDOWNERS AND INDEPENDENT SCIENTISTS REGARDING CONTAMINATION AND FINDING A LONG-TERM SOLUTION TO PROVIDE A CLEAN WATER SUPPLY. WE CONTINUE TO KEEP THIS ISSUE IN THE SPOTLIGHT BY WORKING WITH REPORTERS AND NEWS OUTLETS TO CARRY THE STORY. WE CONTINUE OUR CAMPAIG
Interesting data from their 2020 990 filing
The purpose of the non-profit is stated in the filing as “- the preservation and enrichment of wyoming's agricultural heritage and rural lifestyle. - the conservation of wyoming's unique land, mineral, water, and clean air resources consistent with responsible use of those resources to sustain the livelihood of present and future generations. - the education and empowerment of wyoming's citizens to raise a coherent voice in the decisions that will impact their environment and lifestyle.”.
Their activities were defined as: “- the preservation and enrichment of wyoming's agricultural heritage and rural lifestyle. - the conservation of wyoming's unique land, mineral, water, and clean air resources consistent with responsible use of those resources to sustain the livelihood of present and future generations. - the education and empowerment of wyoming's citizens to raise a coherent voice in the decisions that will impact their environment and lifestyle.”.
- As per legal requirements, the non-profit's state of operation is reported as WY.
- The non-profit's address in 2020 as per the filing is 934 N MAIN STREET, SHERIDAN, WY, 82801.
- The form of the non-profit organization shows 8 employees as of 2020.
- Does not operate a hospital.
- Does not operate a school.
- Does not collect art.
- Does not provide credit counseling.
- Does not have foreign activities.
- Is not a donor-advised fund.
- Is not a private foundation.
- Expenses are between $250,000 and $500,000.
- Revenue is between $500,000 and $1,000,000+.
- Revenue less expenses is $33,940.
- The compensation policy for the CEO of the organization is established through an impartial evaluation and endorsement.
- The organization elects its board members.
- The organization has a written policy that describes how long it will retain documents.
- The organization has 13 independent voting members.
- The organization was formed in 1981.
- The organization has a written policy that addresses conflicts of interest.
- The organization is required to file Schedule B.
- The organization is required to file Schedule O.
- The organization engages in lobbying activities.
- The organization pays $378,179 in salary, compensation, and benefits to its employees.
- The organization pays $1,929 in fundraising expenses.
- The organization provides Form 990 to its governing body.
- The organization has minutes of its meetings.
- The organization has a written whistleblower policy.
- The organization has fundraising events.