About the Wyoming Natural Resource Foundation

In 1991, the locally elected Supervisors of Wyoming's 34 Conservation Districts recognized the need for an organization to help expand their ability to provide natural resource conservation programs in Wyoming. As a result of this need, the Wyoming Natural Resource Foundation was formed in 1993.  Click here for the WNRF Bylaws.

The members of the Foundation include Wyoming's 34 Conservation Districts as well as businesses and individuals. The WNRF also solicits memberships from individuals and organizations to continue to provide assistance to Wyoming's Conservation Districts, landowners and managers.  The Foundation is governed by a ten member Board of Directors elected by the Conservation District Supervisors. These Board members serve on a voluntary basis.

Since the formation of the WNRF, the organization has been working to develop partnerships to further natural resource and conservation efforts in Wyoming. As a result of private funding that was obtained in 1995, partnerships were established with many local, state, and federal agencies, as well as private and volunteer organizations. These partnerships will serve as a strong foundation for all future efforts initiated by the Conservation Districts and the Wyoming Natural Resource Foundation.

The WNRF participates in the Albertson Community Partners Program.  This program enables persons interested in assisting the Foundation by allowing a portion of purchases made at participating Albertsons stores to be returned to the Foundation.  The program is a simple, effective way to assist with fund raising efforts.  For more information on this program, contact the WNRF at 307-632-5716 or e-mail waocd@tribcsp.com.

The Foundation, a 501(c) (3) organization, can also be utilized by the Conservation Districts when seeking Foundation type grants.   In addition, donation made to the Foundation are tax deductible for the donor.   For example, the Sheridan County Conservation District applied for grants through the Homer A. and Mildred S. Scott Foundation and the Wolf Creek Charitable Foundation.   The grants would allow the district to complete re-vegetation and interpretive signs along the Washington Park Sheltered Acres Trail.  The District was successful in receiving funding from both organizations.