David T. Taylor2024-10-182024-10-182003https://wyoscholar.uwyo.edu/handle/internal/9810https://doi.org/10.15786/wyoscholar/10018Out of economic necessity, most agricultural operations in the West cover large areas, and thus agriculture contributes substantially to maintaining open spaces on private ranch and farm lands. This bulletin looks at the role that agriculture plays in maintaining open spaces in WyomingWyoming Open Spaces Initiative, agriculture, public opinion, voting, conservation, public lands, water, wildlife, ranching