This morning, U.S. Senator John Barasso, R-Wyo., was named Ranking Members on the Public Lands and Forests Subcommittee, under the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee.  Barrasso says as ranking Republican on the panel, he will have considerable input on public land use and forest interests important to Wyoming’s economy.  The Public Lands and Forests Subcommittee oversees public lands administered by BLM and the U.S. Forest Service, including farming and grazing on those lands, wilderness areas, national mining and minerals policy, surface mining, and reclamation and enforcement.