Good morning, Laramie.

Local volunteers will join National Public Lands Day on Saturday at 8:30 a.m. at the Otto Dahl Shelter in Washington Park, with coffee and donuts provided; participants can choose projects from cleaning Roger Canyon to repairing trails (pack water, gloves, and a small backpack for lunch).

The Wyoming Game and Fish Department is asking hunters to submit lymph node samples from deer, elk, and moose in designated hunt areas to track chronic wasting disease.

Hunters can drop samples at regional offices or game check stations during posted hours for statewide wildlife disease monitoring in the Laramie Region.

At a Sept. 15 meeting, county commissioners listened to a quarterly update on a 504-megawatt wind project slated for construction in 2028 — they also approved a West Laramie zoning change for a long-running business and signed FY27 community funding agreements for local services.