Proposed land exchange for West Fork Reservoir

The Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) hosted a public meeting On January 12 at the Platte Valley Community Center in Saratoga to share information, answer questions and receive public comment on the proposed West Fork Battle Creek Reservoir which includes a land exchange proposal between the United States Forest Service (USFS) and the State of Wyoming.

In November 2022, the Wyoming Office of State Lands and Investments (OSLI) submitted a proposal to the Forest Service for a land exchange.

The Forest Service has been conducting feasibility studies since 2010 when they started a serie...