K2 Radio » BLM http://k2radio.com Wyoming's Radio Station Fri, 24 May 2013 23:34:59 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Federal Court Approves Wild Horse Consent Decree http://k2radio.com/federal-court-approves-wild-horse-consent-decree/ http://k2radio.com/federal-court-approves-wild-horse-consent-decree/#comments Thu, 04 Apr 2013 20:58:20 +0000 Amy Richards http://kgab.com/?p=252674 A federal court in Wyoming has approved a consent decree between the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the Rock Springs Grazing Association (RSGA) which will allow the BLM to move forward with a plan to reduce the maximum number of wild free-roaming horses allowed in the state of Wyoming by 46%

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]]> http://k2radio.com/federal-court-approves-wild-horse-consent-decree/feed/ 0 (Dennis Doyle/Getty) No BLM Top Option for Wyo Gas Field Raises Concern http://k2radio.com/no-blm-top-option-for-wyo-gas-field-raises-concern/ http://k2radio.com/no-blm-top-option-for-wyo-gas-field-raises-concern/#comments Mon, 11 Mar 2013 07:46:00 +0000 Associated Press http://kowb1290.com/?p=219779 Gov. Matt Mead's office says it has impressed upon the BLM that it doesn't want the indecisiveness to become a trend.

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]]> http://k2radio.com/no-blm-top-option-for-wyo-gas-field-raises-concern/feed/ 0 BLM Trying to Hide TransWest Line Behind "Uplift" http://k2radio.com/blm-trying-to-hide-transwest-line-behind-uplift/ http://k2radio.com/blm-trying-to-hide-transwest-line-behind-uplift/#comments Fri, 08 Mar 2013 22:42:53 +0000 Associated Press http://kowb1290.com/?p=219701 The U.S. Bureau of Land Management is looking for ways to hide a major transmission line project in southern Wyoming.

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]]> http://k2radio.com/blm-trying-to-hide-transwest-line-behind-uplift/feed/ 0 Trevor T. Trujillo, Townsquare Media Mead: Supports Gas Play in Carbon and Sweetwater Counties, If Done Right http://k2radio.com/mead-supports-gas-play-in-carbon-and-sweetwater-counties-if-done-right/ http://k2radio.com/mead-supports-gas-play-in-carbon-and-sweetwater-counties-if-done-right/#comments Fri, 08 Mar 2013 20:29:02 +0000 Amy Richards http://kgab.com/?p=248063 Governor Matt Mead says he supports a significant natural gas development in Carbon and Sweetwater Counties, which would create thousands of jobs in Wyoming.  The project is called the Continental Divide-Creston Natural Gas Development Project (CD-C Project)

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]]> http://k2radio.com/mead-supports-gas-play-in-carbon-and-sweetwater-counties-if-done-right/feed/ 0 (Courtesy of Getty Images) BLM Plans Prescribed Fire North Of Pinedale http://k2radio.com/blm-plans-prescribed-fire-north-of-pinedale/ http://k2radio.com/blm-plans-prescribed-fire-north-of-pinedale/#comments Fri, 04 Jan 2013 12:33:01 +0000 Associated Press http://k2radio.com/?p=248679 PINEDALE, Wyo. (AP) — The U.S. Bureau of Land Management plans to conduct a prescribed fire about 25 miles northwest of Pinedale this winter or early spring.

The timing of the Hoback prescribed burn will depend on fuel moisture and weather conditions

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]]> http://k2radio.com/blm-plans-prescribed-fire-north-of-pinedale/feed/ 0 BLM Preparing For Southern Wyoming Wild Horse Roundup http://k2radio.com/blm-preparing-for-southern-wyoming-wild-horse-roundup/ http://k2radio.com/blm-preparing-for-southern-wyoming-wild-horse-roundup/#comments Thu, 08 Nov 2012 18:13:45 +0000 Associated Press http://k2radio.com/?p=227965 ROCK SPRINGS, Wyo. (AP) — The Bureau of Land Management is preparing to round up some wild horses in southern Wyoming next summer.

The BLM announced Wednesday that it would take public comment on a proposal to gather horses in Sweetwater and Carbon counties on lands that stretch from Interstate 80 south to the Colorado border

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]]> http://k2radio.com/blm-preparing-for-southern-wyoming-wild-horse-roundup/feed/ 0 BLM Lifts Fire Restrictions http://k2radio.com/blm-lifts-fire-restrictions/ http://k2radio.com/blm-lifts-fire-restrictions/#comments Tue, 30 Oct 2012 19:33:09 +0000 Rich Denison http://k2radio.com/?p=210913 Campfires are again allowed on some BLM lands.

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]]> http://k2radio.com/blm-lifts-fire-restrictions/feed/ 0 (Photo:Trevor T. Trujillo, Townsquare Media) Sweetwater Co. Opposes BLM Fracking Rules http://k2radio.com/sweetwater-co-opposes-blm-fracking-rules/ http://k2radio.com/sweetwater-co-opposes-blm-fracking-rules/#comments Thu, 13 Sep 2012 17:29:53 +0000 Associated Press http://k2radio.com/?p=125676 GREEN RIVER, Wyo. (AP) — The Sweetwater County Commission says the federal government doesn't need to impose rules for hydraulic fracturing on public lands.

The commission has written the U.S. Bureau of Land Management saying the federal government should leave oversight of the oil and gas industry practice to state regulators

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]]> http://k2radio.com/sweetwater-co-opposes-blm-fracking-rules/feed/ 0 Crews Continue Battling Converse County Fire http://k2radio.com/crews-continue-battling-converse-county-fire/ http://k2radio.com/crews-continue-battling-converse-county-fire/#comments Mon, 13 Aug 2012 14:50:04 +0000 Rich Denison http://k2radio.com/?p=114668 Lightning is the suspected cause of a large fire south of Glenrock

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]]> http://k2radio.com/crews-continue-battling-converse-county-fire/feed/ 0 Wyoming State Forestry Photo BLM Oil, Gas Lease Auction Generates Nearly $6.5M http://k2radio.com/blm-oil-gas-lease-auction-generates-nearly-6-5m/ http://k2radio.com/blm-oil-gas-lease-auction-generates-nearly-6-5m/#comments Wed, 08 Aug 2012 11:33:52 +0000 Associated Press http://k2radio.com/?p=113492 CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — A quarterly federal auction of oil and gas leases in Wyoming has generated nearly $6.5 million.

Almost half the total raised at the Bureau of Land Management auction Tuesday will go to the state of Wyoming

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]]> http://k2radio.com/blm-oil-gas-lease-auction-generates-nearly-6-5m/feed/ 0 Judge Rejects Coal Lawsuit http://k2radio.com/judge-rejects-coal-lawsuit/ http://k2radio.com/judge-rejects-coal-lawsuit/#comments Fri, 03 Aug 2012 11:12:53 +0000 Rich Denison http://k2radio.com/?p=112410 CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit from environmental groups that sought to block federal coal leases in Wyoming's Powder River Basin on the grounds that burning the coal would contribute to global warming

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]]> http://k2radio.com/judge-rejects-coal-lawsuit/feed/ 0 Michael Smith/Getty Images National Historic Trails Interpretive Center Celebrates 10 Years http://k2radio.com/national-historic-trails-interpretive-center-celebrates-10-years/ http://k2radio.com/national-historic-trails-interpretive-center-celebrates-10-years/#comments Wed, 01 Aug 2012 16:09:25 +0000 Brian Scott http://k2radio.com/?p=111902

The National Historic Trails Interpretive Center will celebrate their 10th anniversary with pioneer reenactments, Ten Sleep troubadour Jalan Crossland and a lot more. You can ride in a wagon, push a handcart, explore a homestead, check out a tipi, and more.


The f

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]]> http://k2radio.com/national-historic-trails-interpretive-center-celebrates-10-years/feed/ 0 Seminoe Wildfire Growing http://k2radio.com/seminoe-wildfire-growing/ http://k2radio.com/seminoe-wildfire-growing/#comments Tue, 24 Jul 2012 22:58:43 +0000 Associated Press http://k2radio.com/?p=110234 Another major wildfire is burning southwest of Casper

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]]> http://k2radio.com/seminoe-wildfire-growing/feed/ 0 Michael Bocchieri/Getty Images Bureau Of Land Management Plans Pinedale Meeting http://k2radio.com/bureau-of-land-management-plans-pinedale-meeting/ http://k2radio.com/bureau-of-land-management-plans-pinedale-meeting/#comments Thu, 19 Jul 2012 11:31:05 +0000 Associated Press http://k2radio.com/?p=108782 PINEDALE, Wyo. (AP) — Officials with the U.S. Bureau of Land Management will meet with oil and gas operators at the agency's annual planning meeting in Pinedale on Aug. 9.

The federal agency intends to discuss air, water and socioeconomics topics with the operators at the meeting, which is open to the public

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]]> http://k2radio.com/bureau-of-land-management-plans-pinedale-meeting/feed/ 0 BLM Releases Document On Proposed Pipeline http://k2radio.com/blm-releases-document-on-proposed-pipeline/ http://k2radio.com/blm-releases-document-on-proposed-pipeline/#comments Wed, 18 Jul 2012 11:39:22 +0000 Associated Press http://k2radio.com/?p=108556 DENVER (AP) — The federal government's preliminary environmental assessment of a proposed pipeline for transporting natural gas liquids in the West is ready for review.

Enterprise Mid-America Pipeline has proposed building a 95-mile, 16-inch pipeline to boost its capacity for transporting natural gas liquids from Wyoming and Colorado to Hobbs, N

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]]> http://k2radio.com/blm-releases-document-on-proposed-pipeline/feed/ 0 BLM Plans Fees For Muddy Mountain And Trappers Route http://k2radio.com/blm-plans-fees-for-muddy-mountain-and-trappers-route/ http://k2radio.com/blm-plans-fees-for-muddy-mountain-and-trappers-route/#comments Mon, 16 Jul 2012 15:36:15 +0000 Brian Scott http://k2radio.com/?p=108024 The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Casper Field Office has completed a recreation business plan that outlines changes to the existing fee structure on Muddy Mountain Environmental Education Area  and establishes expanded amenity fees at overnight facilities within Trapper’s Route Special Recreation Management Area

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]]> http://k2radio.com/blm-plans-fees-for-muddy-mountain-and-trappers-route/feed/ 0 BLM Has Wild Horses For Adoption At Frontier Days http://k2radio.com/blm-has-wild-horses-for-adoption-at-frontier-days/ http://k2radio.com/blm-has-wild-horses-for-adoption-at-frontier-days/#comments Fri, 13 Jul 2012 11:41:01 +0000 Associated Press http://k2radio.com/?p=107328 CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — The U.S. Bureau of Land Management will offer two horses that were captured from wild herds in Wyoming for adoption by silent auction at Cheyenne Frontier Days this month.

The horses will be available for public viewing in a corral across from the General Land Office in Wild Horse Gulch, located east of the fairgrounds

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]]> http://k2radio.com/blm-has-wild-horses-for-adoption-at-frontier-days/feed/ 0 Fire View From Space http://k2radio.com/fire-view-from-space/ http://k2radio.com/fire-view-from-space/#comments Tue, 03 Jul 2012 11:31:30 +0000 Rich Denison http://k2radio.com/?p=104471 A look at the Wyoming fires from space

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]]> http://k2radio.com/fire-view-from-space/feed/ 0 NASA.gov Governor Makes Pitch for No Fireworks or Fires http://k2radio.com/governor-makes-pitch-for-no-fireworks-or-fires/ http://k2radio.com/governor-makes-pitch-for-no-fireworks-or-fires/#comments Mon, 02 Jul 2012 22:35:14 +0000 Rich Denison http://k2radio.com/?p=104390 Governor urges caution as wildfires tear through Wyoming

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]]> http://k2radio.com/governor-makes-pitch-for-no-fireworks-or-fires/feed/ 0 T. Moxham, U.S. Forest Service Fires Still Rage In Wyoming http://k2radio.com/fires-still-rage-in-wyoming/ http://k2radio.com/fires-still-rage-in-wyoming/#comments Sat, 30 Jun 2012 15:10:53 +0000 Rich Denison http://k2radio.com/?p=103802 Hot, dry conditions across the state continue hampering efforts to contain wildfires

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]]> http://k2radio.com/fires-still-rage-in-wyoming/feed/ 0 Brandon Hampton, USFS