Prescribed burns completed on 455 acres
Prescribed burns have been completed on 455 acres of the Bridger-Teton National Forest along the Star Valley Front during April. The burning activity, completed in a mosaic pattern, was coordinated as snow melted along the front. As weather conditions permit,…
Bridger-Teton National Forest Seeks Comments on Proposed Fuels Project
The Bridger-Teton National Forest, Jackson and Blackrock Ranger Districts are seeking comments on the proposed Shadow Mountain Habitat Enhancement project. This fuels treatment project would include a combination of prescribed fire and mechanical treatments at Shadow Mountain to improve wildlife…
Once again, Trump administration asks western Wyoming foresters to resign
By Billy Arnold Jackson Hole News&Guide Via- Wyoming News Exchange JACKSON — Warning that future cuts to the federal workforce are inbound, the Trump administration is, once again, asking U.S. Forest Service workers in Jackson Hole — and elsewhere…
Shumway provides update on Forest Service Plan
• Lincoln County Commissioner, Mel Shumway, shares about the Revision Plan for the Bridger-Teton National Forest In a recent interview on SVI Radio, Lincoln County Commissioner Mel Shumway offered a comprehensive update on the Forest Revision Plan for the…
New Snake River Canyon rates start May 1
• Fees will help fund facilities and management Starting Thursday, May 1, 2025, the Bridger-Teton National Forest will start a large group reservation system and fee program within Snake River Canyon. The fees are specific to the Snake River…
Bridger-Teton employees fired; Grand Teton reductions expected
By Billy Arnold Jackson Hole News&Guide Via- Wyoming News Exchange JACKSON — Bridger-Teton National Forest workers were fired Friday after the Trump administration directed the U.S. Forest Service to cut about a tenth of its staff. How many employees…
Bridger-Teton NF Seeking Comments on Proposed Fuels Reduction Work Near Hoback Rim
The Bridger-Teton National Forest is currently seeking comments on the Pinedale Ranger District’s East Rim Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) Vegetation Management Project near the Hoback Rim northwest of Pinedale. This project aims to reduce excessive wildfire fuels on the landscape…
SVI Radio Interview: Adam Calkins, Commissary Ridge Trail System Open House
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Afton tracking the Intermittent Spring system
• Town maintains integrity of the water source. For now the Intermittent Spring continues to flow and there are no problems with the infrastructure associated with Afton’s main source of culinary water in the Bridger-Teton National Forest. The site…
Forest Service to rehab neglected 180-mile trail network in the Wyoming Range
• Much of the range’s southern section near Kemmerer is hard to access, but zone is ‘just spectacular.’ By Katie Klingsporn, WyoFile.com The Wyoming Range parallels the state’s western border, unfurling in a spine of ridges between Jackson…