The Bureau of Land Management will unlock more than 75,000 acres of public and private land in Wyoming and Colorado as part of a push to increase access for sportsmen and women across the West, the agency announced Wednesday.

The agency’s land purchase—35,670 acres in central Wyoming—includes 8.8 miles of the North Platte River and opens access to a 40,000 acres of previously blocked public land. The North Platte is considered a blue-ribbon trout fishery, and the surrounding land supports sage grouse, trophy elk, pronghorn, and mule deer.

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