Since my last post, local anglers have received good news regarding the proposed Green River dam above Warren Bridge, South of Jackson. Members of the Wyoming Water Development Commission turned down a funding request of $750,000 to study whether or not we need to build a $45,000,000 dam on the Green River. Although the issue is not completely dead in the water, it has now jumped a major hurdle in turning it down. In December, Wyoming state legislators on the select water committee will decide if anything warrants the proposal to move into the legislature for discussion. From everything I have seen and heard, it looks like it will likely not move forward. Water Development commissioner and local Jackson resident Bill Resor cited many reasons why we don't need to dam the Green, including the fact that the recreational arguements for building a dam there "don't hold up". Thanks Bill!! Here's a link to the most recent story that ran in our local paper this week: http://www.jhnewsandguide.com/article.php?ctg=4 Thanks for all of the feedback from my readers on this. Your emails helped! Here's a pair of Green River rainbows that Scott Smith and I successfully released below Warren Bridge that will be very happy with this news!
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