Lawmakers in the State Legislature have introduced a new bill, aimed at cutting down on preventable wildfires in Colorado. If passed, people who leave campfires burning on public lands in the state would face more strenuous penalties and fines. The State House of Continue reading
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Penalties For Unattended Fires May Go Up
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Slash Pile Burning May Start Today
Firefighters could begin burning more than 200 slash piles today in western Moffat County near Douglas Mountain. The slash piles were assembled during hazardous fuels reduction Continue reading
“Christmas Across The Lands” Broadcast Sunday
In what has become an annual Christmas season tradition for our listeners, the 12 hour Christmas special “Christmas Across The Lands” will be presented Sunday on 93-7 102-3 KRAI. Christmas Across the Lands will again feature all your favorite Christmas songs, interviews, stories of Christmas and Continue reading
BLM Looks For Weekend Volunteers
Volunteers are needed this Saturday to help improve the Sand Wash wild horse herd management area, as part of National Public Lands Day. The Bureau of Land Management is looking for volunteers to help with fence repair and Continue reading
Celebrate Colorado’s Public Lands
Tomorrow is Public Lands Day in Colorado and events are being held throughout Routt County to celebrate. The Colorado State Legislature passed a bill declaring the third Saturday in May as Public Lands Day during last year’s legislative session. The day was established to recognize the importance Continue reading
Senate Continues Effort To Give Locals Land Control
The US Senate passed a resolution earlier this week to void the BLM’s Planning 2.0 rule that took effect in December. The Planning 2.0 rule gave future control to the BLM for planning and Continue reading
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Christmas Across The Lands Saturday
In what has become an annual Christmas season tradition for our listeners, the 12 hour Christmas special “Christmas Across The Lands” will be presented tomorrow on 93-7 102-3 KRAI and online at KRAI.COM. Christmas Across the Lands will again feature all your favorite Christmas songs, interviews, stories of Christmas and interesting trivia. It Continue reading
Mineral Extraction On Federal Lands Crucial To Wyoming Economy
A report recently released by the United States Chamber of Commerce shows that Wyoming would lose nearly $900 million in annual revenues if mineral extraction on federal lands ceased in the state. The report examined what would happen to state revenue if federal mineral extraction Continue reading
NW Colorado Lands May Be Protected From BLM
A bill has been introduced in the House of Representatives that would protect land in Jackson, Mesa and Delta counties from being declared as wilderness area by the Bureau of Land Management. The Western Colorado Wilderness Study Area Release Act Continue reading
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