The Bureau of Land Management in Wyoming will host two open-house meetings on Greater Sage-grouse habitat management next week. The first meeting will be held from 4 to 7 Tuesday, at the Little America Hotel and Conference Center in Cheyenne. The second meeting will be held from 4 to 7 pm on Wednesday, at the BLM’s Pinedale Continue reading
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Sage Grouse Conservation Meetings In Wyoming
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Homecoming Parade and Pep Rally Friday
It’s Homecoming Week at Moffat County High School. The parade will begin Friday afternoon at 1. The parade, which starts at City Park, will head down Victory Way, then turn north on Ledford. Following the parade, a community pep rally will be held at the high school Continue reading
Field Catches Fire Monday
A haying operation resulted in a wildfire Monday on property off of Klein Road between Steamboat and Milner. The fire is believed to have been caused by sparks from a hay baler or tractor, resulting in a field catching fire around 6 in the afternoon. It took firefighters about 6 hours to fully suppress the blaze, which burned Continue reading
Meeting To Talk Wyoming Wild Horse Management
The Bureau of Land Management Wyoming will hold its annual statewide hearing tomorrow on the use of helicopters and motorized vehicles in wild horse management operations, at the Rock Springs Field Office. The meeting will allow the public to comment and provide suggestions regarding the use Continue reading
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BLM Modifies Wyoming Coal Lease
The BLM Wyoming Rock Springs Field Office approved a coal lease modification last week for Black Butte Coal Company. The modification will allow the company to mine approximately 9.2 million tons of additional coal. The lease modification Continue reading
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Stage 1 Fire Restrictions Instituted
With multiple wildfires burning in Northwest Colorado, Stage 1 fire restrictions have been instituted for public lands managed by the BLM’s White River Field Office, as well as for the portions of the Routt National forest located in Garfield and Rio Blanco Counties. The restrictions will also affect a small portion of southern Moffat County, which is Continue reading
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Woman Rescued From King Solomon Falls
A young woman had to be rescued Wednesday night from King Solomon Falls north of Steamboat. The 20-year-old injured her leg in a scree field in the area. A scree field is a collection of broken up rocks at the base of a cliff. It took Routt County Search and Rescue crews approximately 8 Continue reading
Free Bird Walk And Identification Class
Bird lovers are invited to join in on bird walk and attend a free bird identification class this week in Rawlins. A free bird walk will be held Tuesday morning starting at 7:30, to celebrate International Migratory Bird Day. Participants will meet at the Conoco gas Continue reading
Comment On NW Colorado Wild Horse Removal
The Bureau of Land Management is asking for the public to review an environmental assessment concerning the removal of wild horses from areas outside the Piceance-East Douglas Heard Management Area. According to Lauren Brown of the White River Field Office, the BLM is committed to maintaining a healthy wild horse population in the Continue reading
Wyoming Firewood Permits On Sale
The Bureau of Land Management is now offering firewood permits at the Pinedale, Rawlins, Kremmerer and Rock Springs field offices. Permits are available at the cost of $7.50 per cord, with a 2 cord minimum and 10 cord maximum in place. They can be Continue reading
Little Snake Field Office Closures
The Little Snake Field Office in Craig will be closed for building repairs tomorrow, and Wednesday, according to the Bureau of Land Management. The office will reopen Thursday. Members of the public needing to conduct business Continue reading
BLM Needs Help Mapping Trails And Roads
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