At top%3A the footprint of intense natural gas development on public land in the Upper Green River Valley of Wyoming where research by Hall Sawyer and others has shown to have severe negative consequences for migratory mule deer and pronghorn an habitat important to pronghorn. Just above%3A a residential subdivision on private land. What%27s the difference for wildlife%3F Nothing. In fact%2C residential subdivision is forever. For decades%2C environmentalists have vehemently fought against natural resource extraction on public land but brought little intense scrutiny to the impact of sprawl on private land. Photos courtesy Ecoflight %28ecoflight.org%29
At top%3A the footprint of intense natural gas development on public land in the Upper Green River Valley of Wyoming where research by Hall Sawyer and others has shown to have severe negative consequences for migratory mule deer and pronghorn an habitat important to pronghorn. Just above%3A a residential subdivision on private land. What%27s the difference for wildlife%3F Nothing. In fact%2C residential subdivision is forever. For decades%2C environmentalists have vehemently fought against natural resource extraction on public land but brought little intense scrutiny to the impact of sprawl on private land. Photos courtesy Ecoflight %28ecoflight.org%29