Caribou-Targhee to continue fuel reduction project in Teton Canyon
◆ Crews will work along the Sheep Bridge Trail (130) over the next several weeks. Provided by Caribou-Targhee National Forest The Caribou-Targhee National Forest resumed fuel reduction work near Teton Canyon Sept. 8. This is one component of the larger…
Alpine continues with plan to protect homes
◆ Community education efforts ongoing. “I am very concerned about the risk of wildfire to the communities we protect,” Alpine Mike Vogt told SVI Editor Sarah Hale in 2019. “As communities expand into the wildland interface our exposure increases.” At…
Caribou-Targhee National Forest to Start Selling Firewood Permits
IDAHO FALLS, Id – The Caribou-Targhee National Forest will start selling firewood permits for personal use beginning June 1, 2020. To enhance public and employee safety during the COVID-19 pandemic, local ranger district offices will sell firewood and forest product…
Caribou-Targhee campgrounds to open June 1
The following is a news release from Caribou-Targhee National Forest. IDAHO FALLS – Developed campgrounds on the Caribou-Targhee National Forest are slated to open June 1. Many campgrounds on the Forest are still inaccessible due to snow and do not…
Environmental groups file lawsuit against LVE project
◆ Project would bring natural gas line to Star Valley. Monday, April 20, two environmental groups filed a federal lawsuit opposing a Lower Valley Energy proposed underground natural gas pipeline. The Crow Creek Pipeline Project would bring natural gas…
Forest Service and BLM approve Simplot’s Dairy Syncline Mine Plan
◆ Project safeguards 250 mining jobs, 187 service jobs. Wednesday, April 8 the Bureau of Land Management Idaho Falls District and Caribou-Targhee National Forest released Records of Decision approving the Dairy Syncline Mine and Reclamation Plan. The Dairy Syncline phosphate…
Tincup Fire now at 262 acres
Officials with the Caribou-Targhee national forest are monitoring the Tincup Fire just outside of Soda Springs. “Over the last several days, the Tincup fire grew to 262 acres,” the forest service noted. “Increased temperatures, low humidity and active winds all…
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…
Tincup Fire continues to consume dead and down fuel
*The following is a news release from the Caribou-Targhee National Forest SODA SPRINGS, ID— The Tincup fire remains active and continues to consume dead and down fuel. Higher fuel moistures and significant live vegetation are currently keeping fire activity moderated,…