Forest Service

CODY, Wyo. (AP) — Several controlled burns are planned this spring in northwestern Wyoming. Rangers in the Shoshone National Forest want to conduct four burns, including a 500 to 750 acre burn aimed at improving wildlife habitat, regenerating aspen and reducing vegetation that could fuel a wildfire...

Many Wyomingites will be making the big decision soon about whether to buy a fake or real Christmas tree...or, maybe, cut their own from a local forest. There are merits for all options, but Bill Ulfelder at The Nature Conservancy says natural Christmas trees are best...

The Bureau of Land Management offers Christmas tree permits for sale every year. Cindy Wertz, public affairs specialist with the BLM, says permits are good for up to five trees, though the number allowed varies by field office. "You simply need to go into a BLM office and talk to the information people and they can get a permit for you...