Two bills have recently been introduced in the US House of Representatives that would help protect the rights of private land owners. Colorado Congressman Scott Tipton introduced the Land Adjacency Notification and Disclosure Act and the Resurveys Entitle Adjacent Landowners Protection Act, earlier this week. The Land Adjacency Notification Continue reading
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Bills Introduced To Protect Private Land Rights
Hunters Reminded to be Sure of GMU
Wldlife Officers are reminding hunters to make sure they are in the right Game Management Unit when on their hunting trip this year. Officers say hunting in the wrong Unit is actually a common mistake, but one that can be costly. For example, an Oklahoma couple was recently hunting in Southwest Colorado, when an officer explained to Continue reading
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Moffat County to Donate Hay to Alkali Fire Victims
The Moffat County Commissioners are donating hay to the victims of the Alkali Fire. The fire burned over 20,000 acres last month, along a 17 mile stretch. Much of the blaze was on private land, and farmers lost their hay, and even a few cattle. Every year, just before the Balloon Festival at Loudy Simpson Park, Continue reading
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Alkali Fire 50% Contained
As firefighters brought the 20,690-acre Alkali Fire burning 14 miles north of Maybell to 50 percent containment yesterday, other crews responded to numerous other starts. Cloud cover Continue reading
Crews Battling Three Springs Fire
The Three Springs Fire was reported to the Craig Interagency Dispatch Center last night around 7 p.m. The lightning caused wildland fire is on private land four miles north of Highway 40 Continue reading
Lightning Sparks Several Wildfires in Northwest Colorado
Wednesday’s thunderstorms produced lightning that ignited seven confirmed wildland fires in Moffat, Rio Blanco and Jackson counties. The largest of the new incidents is the Key Fire at 252 acres, primarily on private land with a small portion on BLM land about 27 miles southwest of Maybell. The blaze Continue reading
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Moffat County Sheriff’s Office Battling 200 Acre Blaze
The Moffat County Sheriff’s Office is battling a fire just south of Wapiti Peak near Maybell. Sheriff Tim Jantz says the blaze is about 200 acres. The fire’s containment status was unknown at the time, but Jantz said it appeared his crew had a good handle on it. It’s burning Continue reading
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