These lands include high desert plains, sand dunes, badlands, and rugged mountains. BLM-Wyoming also manages small scattered tracts of public land in Nebraska.
Energy resources abound on Wyoming's public lands.
Wyoming is the leading coal producer in America, with Federal coal from the Powder River Basin used to generate electricity in more than 29 States. Natural gas development is another important part of Wyoming's economy, and the southwest portion of the State expects to see thousands of new wells in the next several years. Coalbed methane gas operators anticipate significant development in northeast Wyoming in the next decade, depending on the success of their ongoing operations. Wyoming's public lands offer opportunities for world-class hunting and fishing, as well as wild horse watching, mountain biking, caving, snowmobiling, and hiking. These lands also contain rich paleontological resources, such as the recently discovered dinosaur tracks outside of Shell, near the Red Gulch-Alkali Back Country Byway.