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SETI Institute

A new study by researchers at the SETI Institute suggests stellar “space weather” could make radio signals from extraterrestrial intelligence harder to detect. Stellar activity and plasma turbulence near a transmitting planet can broaden an otherwise ultra-narrow signal, spreading its power across more frequencies and making it more difficult to detect in traditional narrowband searches.

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Wyoming DEQ

The Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) has published its 2025 State of the Environment Report, showcasing the agency’s ongoing initiatives, accomplishments, and updates across its four core areas: air, land, waste, and water.

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USDA Forest Service

The Medicine Bow National Forest is planning prescribed fire operations this spring on the Pole Mountain unit in Albany County, pending all required approvals. This work aligns with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service national priority of hazardous fuels reduction.

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Wyoming State Geological Survey

New high-resolution geophysical data collected during an airborne survey across the Shirley Mountains and Hartville Uplift regions of Wyoming are now publicly available. The data include radiometric and magnetic measurements and will provide critical information for geologic mapping and mineral resource assessment.

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Aaroon Voos, Public Affairs Specialist, Forest Service

Annual, seasonal road closures on the Pole Mountain unit begin Feb. 1 to protect resources in the Medicine Bow National Forest.

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Wyoming Game and Fish

Effective January 31, the Wyoming Game and Fish Department will retire the Sage-Grouse Local Working Groups, marking a new chapter in conservation efforts that began in 2004.

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Aaron Voos

Public Affairs Specialist

Forest Service

Medicine Bow-Routt National Forests

& Thunder Basin National Grassland

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Aaron Voos, Public Affairs Specialist

Forest Service - Medicine Bow-Routt National Forests

& Thunder Basin National Grassland