Workers travel one of the roads within the Pinedale Anticline natural gas field south of Pinedale earlier this year. Natural gas activity continues to drive growth in Sublette County, which saw its population increase by 6.4 percent in 2008, according to new census estimates. (Mark Gocke, Star-Tribune correspondent)
Workers burn off excess natural gas in this 2005 photo before moving a drill rig to another location in the Jonah Field in southwest Wyoming. Gas field emissions have been linked to elevated ozone levels in the Pinedale area. (Jeff Gearino, Star-Tribune file photo)
A bull moose enjoys a breakfast of willows in the Snowy Range of Southeast Wyoming. While moose populations throughout the West decline, moose numbers in the Snowy Range are on the rise. (Ken Driese, Star-Tribune correspondent)
A bull moose walks a dirt road in the sage flats of Teton Park. Moose populations are rapidly declining throughout western Wyoming. (Jim Laybourn, Star-Tribune correspondent)
Isaac Hunstable, who previously lived in Washington state, raises his hand to answer a question in his third-grade class at University Park Elementary in Casper on Friday. Wyoming's booming economy presents its schools with an interesting challenge - how to prepare out-of-state students for standardized tests. Photo by Kerry Huller, Star-Tribune
Isaac Hunstable, who previously lived in Washington state, raises his hand to answer a question in his third-grade class at University Park Elementary in Casper on Friday. Wyoming's booming economy presents its schools with an interesting challenge - how to prepare out-of-state students for standardized tests. Photo by Kerry Huller, Star-Tribune
Sage grouse strut at sunrise in Sublette County in this April 2006 file photo. A recent report filed by the Wyoming Game and Fish Department suggests several sage grouse are dying as a result of colliding with thousands of miles of barbed-wire fences in the West. (Jim Laybourn/Star-Tribune correspondent)
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