US Forest Service

The Lava Mountain Fire has grown to over 12,000 acres as of July 28th

“It’s something that we need to look at for the long term, but how it fits in in the short term is kind of a challenge,” says Engelskirger.

The US Forest Service has begun issuing permits to cut Christmas trees on the Medicine Bow-Routt National Forests. Each permit costs $10 and allows for one tree to be cut on National Forest System Lands.  Trees taken with permits must be for personal use and not for resale...

The U.S. Forest Service is underway with an assessment of their West Side Snowy Range Travel Management project.

Forest personnel surveyed conditions over the weekend and found most roads impassable due to snow,especially in shaded areas and on north-facing slopes.

The Wyoming State Forestry Division and the U.S. Forest Service announced Thursday that the Pine Beetle epidemic has decreased significantly. That’s according to the annual aerial forest health survey conducted in Wyoming. For 2013, the Pine Beetle spread to only 29,000 acres specifically in the southern Wind River Range...

Online customer surveys also indicated a desire for more online products and information, such as maps.

With rifle deer and elk seasons opening on October 1, hunters are advised that temporary closures are in effect on Medicine Bow National Forest Roads 553 (north of the community of Lake Creek to Muddy Park) and 588 (east of the community of Lake Creek).