Forest Service clears roads, fills holes near Smoot
The U.S. Forest Service says that roads and trails covered by debris following the Willow Creek Fire have been cleared, and that the massive holes have been filled in that were dug along private property. Greys River District Ranger Justin…
Local Forest Service Rangers respond to fire mitigation concerns
As the Willow Creek Fire has been extinguished south of Smoot, concerns have ignited over suppression efforts performed by contracted workers for the U.S. Forest Service. These concerns arose following a since deleted Facebook video that showed a large…
Governor calls for cooperation on forest projects through executive order
Lincoln County’s Commission gave support to Gov. Mark Gordon’s executive order, signed Aug. 1, that called for improved forest health across the state and a reduction in wildfire risks through cooperative state and federal working agreements. The EO…
Updates from Lincoln County Commissioner Mel Shumway
Key Topics: U.S. Forest Service Revision Plan, logging permits, Afton Airport grant, Strawberry Road construction, TerraPower permit, septic tank management, and Kemmerer Courthouse expansion Lincoln County Commissioner Mel Shumway made an appearance on the Weekday Wake-up on Monday, July…
Signal Flat Fire in Grand Teton National Park fully contained
JACKSON (WNE) — A small wildfire that broke out near Signal Mountain in Grand Teton National Park has been fully contained. The Signal Flat Fire was first reported on Saturday afternoon and was just under eight acres before…
Aerial weed applications planned in late summer
The U.S. Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management, along with state and private land owners, will combined for a series of aerial operations to control, invasive grass infestations beginning August 1. The work is expected to continue into…
People want more Wyoming trails. Lawmakers ponder ways to pay for them.
• Legislators to pursue bills to raise non-motorized-trail-building money through lottery funds, state park fees. By Katie Klingsporn, WyoFile.com A growing body of hikers, mountain bikers, cross-country skiers and backpackers clearly want more non-motorized trails built in…
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…
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…
Hiring freeze will increase risk of backcountry fatalities, forecast foundation says
By Billy Arnold Jackson Hole News&Guide Via- Wyoming News Exchange JACKSON — Dwayne Meadows did not mince words in a Monday letter exhorting federal officials to exempt avalanche professionals from a hiring freeze. Barring the Bridger-Teton Avalanche Center…