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Gordon discusses forest plan, tourism and carbon sequestration during visit to county

A national award for a school employee in Newcastle provided the occasion for Governor Mark Gordon to make a trip to northeast Wyoming last week, but also gave him the chance to do some multi-tasking.

Before heading south to recognize Keeley Anderson, paraprofessional at Newcastle Middle School, as the 2022 Recognizing Inspiring School Employees national awardee, the governor made time on Wednesday morning to visit the Hulett School with Wyoming's new Superintendent of Public Instruction, Brian Schroeder, and check in on the status of the Black Hills National Forest Plan.

Forest Plan

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