Wyoming Department of Transportation

08/26/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 08/26/2026 11:24

Long-time Adopt-A-Highway family retires

BASIN, Wyo - The "Edmonds Family" Adopt-A-Highway group recently retired from the program in northwest Wyoming, a labor of love for the past 31 years (1995-2026).
Verna, age 93, and her late husband cleaned up their highway section on Wyoming Highway 296 from mile markers 0-4 while living in Crandall.
"Thank you, Verna!" said Steven Otto, Wyoming Department of Transportation Adopt-A-Highway district coordinator in Basin.
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Wyoming residents in civic and other nonprofit groups are invited to join the Adopt-A-Highway program to help keep the view from Wyoming's roads beautiful.
Adopting groups show their civic pride by creating a cleaner environment, save taxpayers money by reducing the amount of litter WYDOT must clean up and raise awareness and change attitudes about littering.
WYDOT recognizes Adopt-A-Highway volunteers by erecting signs at each end of their adopted highway section.
Groups must sign an agreement to adopt a two-mile section of highway for at least two years and pick up litter at least twice a year.
Northwest Wyoming organizations or families interested in adopting a highway section can obtain an application, along with the program rules and regulations, from Adopt-A-Highway District Coordinator Steven Otto by calling (307) 568-3400.
Verna Edmonds with the family's Adopt-A-Highway sign, which she requested and was gifted for decades of public service. WYDOT photo.
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For more information about this news release, contact WYDOT public relations specialist Cody Beers at (307) 431-1803.
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