Ranchers throughout Wyoming and Nebraska are rallying to provide emergency hay for those impacted by wildfires tearing through Wyoming’s critical cattle grazing lands.

Wyoming’s biggest wildfire of the season so far is the Red Canyon Fire, which has burned its way through 125,000 acres in the Bighorn Basin as of Tuesday. Other blazes in Willow Creek and Dollar Lake continue to impact the availability of forage for cattle throughout the state.

Coordinating a portion of the relief effort is the University of Wyoming Extension, which has launched a website designed to connect ranchers with hay surpluses for those who need help providing for their herds.

The site, which describes its users as “neighbors helping neighbors,” allows those with extra hay to list their contact information. O

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