Wyoming News Briefs: September 26, 2019
SVI Media is part of the Wyoming News Exchange. These stories come courtesy of the WNE. Body of missing kayaker found AFTON (WNE) — The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office confirmed the body of a missing Opal kayaker had been found…
Alpine Firewise meeting planned
Thursday, August 28 the Alpine Fire Department will host a Firewise meeting. The meeting will take place from 1-4 p.m. in the Alpine Fire Department Building. “A wildfire may make it necessary for neighborhood residents to evacuate,” said Alpine Fire…
Coburn Fire burning on the Snake River Range
The Bridger-Teton National Forest has a new fire to report on the Jackson Ranger District. The Coburn Fire was discovered on August 22 in the Snake River Range. Located at 9,000 feet in elevation on a ridge in upper Coburn…
Game and Fish considers selling land to pay for housing
By Mike Koshmri Jackson Hole News&Guide Via- Wyoming News Exchange A half square mile of sagebrush flats and rolling Gros Ventre Range foothills with remarkable Teton views is being considered for a sale to raise funds for a state…
Bridger-Teton National Forest Approves Natural Gas Development on Existing Leases in the Wyoming Range
*The following is a news release from the Bridger-Teton National Forest Big Piney, Wyo., August 1, 2019 – Big Piney District Ranger, Don Kranendonk, has signed the Final Decision Notice and Finding of No Significant Impact for the Riley Ridge…
Box Creek Fire Discovered in the Teton Wilderness
* The following is a news release from the Bridger-Teton National Forest Moran, Wyo., July 21, 2019 – The two acre Box Creek Fire is located on the Bridger Teton National Forest- Blackrock Ranger District. This new lightning caused…
Teton Pass closes to allow for avalanche mitigation
The Bridger-Teton National Forest has issued a temporary closure of the Teton Pass area to human presence to allow the Wyoming Department of Transportation to do thorough avalanche control. “The temporary closure is necessary to provide WYDOT with a safe…
Decision signed for Togwotee Area Vegetation Management
The Bridger-Teton National Forest will implement a vegetation management project near Togwotee Lodge on the Blackrock Ranger District in the summer and fall of 2019. District Ranger Todd Stiles signed the decision authorizing 250-acres of fuels reduction through timber harvest,…
Evacuation ordered for Hoback Ranches due to Roosevelt Fire
Several fires are burning in the area and the Sublette County Sheriff’s Office (SCSO) has ordered the evacuation of Hoback Ranches due to the Roosevelt fire. The SCSO announced via their Facebook page that the Red Cross is set up…
Fire Trail Fire now at 60-percent containment
The Fire Trail Fire which has been burning since an overturned ATV started the blaze on August 11, is now at 60-percent containment according to the most recent information from the Bridger-Teton National Forest. The fire is burning on the…