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U.S. Forest Service Prohibits Off-Road Driving

Associated Press — Fri, 07 Dec 2012 12:39:07 +0000

LARAMIE, Wyo. (AP) — The U.S. Forest Service is reminding the public that off-road driving is not allowed on the Medicine Bow National Forest in southeastern Wyoming.

Dry conditions so far this winter have left many roads open that usually are blocked by snow

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Forest Service Waives Fees For Veterans Day

Karen Snyder — Mon, 05 Nov 2012 23:06:49 +0000

This coming weekend is the Veterans Day holiday weekend and in honor of military service personnel who put their lives on the line, the U.S. Forest Service is waiving fees at most of its day use recreation sites

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Bark Beetles, Eating Their Way To Cycle's End?

Karen Snyder — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 21:27:31 +0000

U.S. Forest Service officials are reporting the second year of a significant drop in the number of tree deaths from bark beetles in western National Forests.

However, Rob Mangold of the US Forest Service says, there's an upside and a downside to the decline

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USDA Invests Dollars Toward Wood-To-Energy

Karen Snyder — Sat, 28 Jul 2012 22:40:46 +0000

Utilization of forests and grasslands are part of rural prosperity, says U.S. Department of Agriculture, Secretary Tom Vilsack.

To that end Vilsack says the department is working to boost recreational use and do more forest restoration

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Fire View From Space

Rich Denison — Tue, 03 Jul 2012 11:31:30 +0000

A look at the Wyoming fires from space

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Fires Still Rage In Wyoming

Rich Denison — Sat, 30 Jun 2012 15:10:53 +0000

Hot, dry conditions across the state continue hampering efforts to contain wildfires

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New Fire Raging In Albany County

Rich Denison — Fri, 29 Jun 2012 14:58:20 +0000

Another fire is burning in Converse County south of Douglas and West of Wheatland

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Crews Report Progress In Converse County Fire

Rich Denison — Mon, 25 Jun 2012 15:47:53 +0000

The fire has burned more than 5,200 acres south of Glenrock

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Heat, Dry Temperatures Could Fuel Wyoming Fires

Rich Denison — Fri, 22 Jun 2012 21:01:04 +0000

The dry and hot conditions, along with forecasts for strong winds, are raising the danger of wildfires this weekend.

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Fire Battle Continues In Converse County

Rich Denison — Thu, 21 Jun 2012 14:45:59 +0000

The fire in Converse County has consumed more than 2,500 acres since Sunday

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Wyomings Magagna To Serve On Advisory Council

Brian Scott — Thu, 07 Jun 2012 22:41:16 +0000

On June 5, Secretary of Agriculture, Tom Vilsack named the members who would be on the advisory committee for guiding and making recommendations to the U.S. Forest Service in implementing the recently adopted Planning Rule

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Wyoming Feedground Encroached On Wilderness Area

Associated Press — Mon, 07 May 2012 15:30:30 +0000

JACKSON, Wyo. (AP) — Officials say a state-run feedground in northwest Wyoming for a time intruded on the Gros Ventre Wilderness area.

After the U.S. Forest Service surveyed the site in 2009, the Alkali Creek feedground's size was reduced by 14 acres

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Expanding Efforts To Battle Pine Bark Beetle

Karen Snyder — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 22:38:09 +0000

Last year the U.S Forest Service introduced a strategy to battle the expansion of the Pine Bark Beetle, an infestation that's destroyed timber in a number of areas across Wyoming.

U.S. Forest Service Chief, Tom Tidwell has requested funding in the proposed fiscal year 2013 federal budget to help fight the infestation

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National Forest Finds Advocate In The Lorax

Karen Snyder — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 22:49:25 +0000

An outreach campaign from the U.S. Forest Service and the new Universal Picture's film, The Lorax, looks to entice kids and their parents out of the house and into the forest.

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Jackson Applies To Buy U.S. Forest Service Property

Associated Press — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 12:30:17 +0000

JACKSON, Wyo. (AP) — Jackson officials want to purchase 10 acres of U.S. Forest Service property in the community's downtown area.

The town of Jackson recently submitted a final application to Bridger-Teton National Forest in which the town requested a direct sale of the parcel

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Comments On Shoshone National Forest Plan Sought

Associated Press — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 15:56:07 +0000

POWELL, Wyo. (AP) — The U.S. Forest Service is asking the public to weigh in on an early version of a draft management plan for the Shoshone National Forest in northwest Wyoming.

Comments are due Feb

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Conservation Group Sues Forest Service Over Corral

Associated Press — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 13:20:29 +0000

A conservation group is suing the U.S. Forest Service over a corral in the Gros Ventre drainage in northwest Wyoming.

The Western Watershed Project says the corral blocks the migration of pronghorn from Grand Teton National Park to the upper Green River valley

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Rangers: Beware Of Falling Trees In Southern Wyo.

Associated Press — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 15:59:23 +0000

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — The U.S. Forest Service says people headed into national forests in southern Wyoming and northern Colorado should be on the lookout for falling trees.

Strong wind has toppled numerous trees in the Medicine Bow and Routt national forests over the past week

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Federal Park Fees Waived For Vets Day

Karen Snyder — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 21:18:59 +0000

With Veteran's day falling on a Friday this year it makes it a three day weekend for some. In recognition of that, the U.S. Forest Service and other federal land management agencies are offering an incentive for folks to get out into the great outdoors

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U.S Forest Service Touts Economics Of Forest System

Karen Snyder — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 23:13:09 +0000

A recent U.S forest service study shows the economic impact visitors to our nation's forests have on the economies of neighboring communities.

Over 170 million visitors annually spending over $14

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