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Rural business development grants available from USDA

BC I USDA Rural Development State Director Trudy Kareus announced Friday that the agency is now accepting applications for the Rural Business Development Grant Program (RBDG).

December 7, 2015 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Christmas tree permits available

RBC I Christmas tree permits are available through Dec. 23 from the White River National Forest offices for $10 per permit and may be purchased with cash, check or credit card. There is a maximum of five tree permits per person. Office hours are Monday through Friday from 8 a.m.[Read More…]

December 7, 2015 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

National Park Service may strengthen its regulations on oil and gas exploration

RBC I For years, the company operating oil wells in New Mexico’s Aztec National Monument was exempt from being regulated by the National Park Service, which manages the site to protect ancient Pueblo structures. As a result, a dirt access road to one of the wells runs directly over buried[Read More…]

December 7, 2015 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

BLM releases DEIS on previous oil, gas leases in White River Nat’l Forest

RBC I On Nov. 18, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) released a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) that analyzes 65 existing oil and gas leases located on the White River National Forest, including leases in the Thompson Divide area. The 49-day public comment period on the DEIS began when[Read More…]

December 5, 2015 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Community Calendar: Dec. 3-9

• Science Friday with Doc Bob. Fridays from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Meeker Public Library. • Customer Appreciation Drawing Dec. 1-22 at the Meeker Recreation Center. Thank you! The ERBM Recreation and Park District would like to show its gratitude during the holiday season with some free[Read More…]

December 3, 2015 by Herald Times Staff Comments are Disabled

Jeb Bush wants to limit fed control in West, move Interior

RBC I Republican presidential hopeful Jeb Bush recently waded deeper into issues of public land than any other candidate has yet, promising to ease Washington’s grip over the region. During a visit to Nevada, he proposed to transplant the Interior Department from Washington, D.C., to one of the big cities[Read More…]

December 2, 2015 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Help is now available for home weatherization

RBC I Fall is definitely in the air and thoughts are turning to getting ready for winter. Now is the perfect time to make your home as energy efficient as it can be—to keep your family warm and to save money on your heating bills. Eligibility for the program is[Read More…]

December 2, 2015 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Can drilling and recreation get along in Moab, Utah, region?

RBC I Neal Clark has been watching his feet a lot this fall day. The young environmental lawyer chose flipflops for the day’s tour of the Utah desert with the blithe self-assurance of someone comfortable outdoors. Remarkably, he’s stumbled into thorns only once.

December 1, 2015 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

New travel rules take over in White River National Forest

RBC I The White River National Forest’s winter motor vehicle use season began began Monday and ends May 20. During the winter season all wheeled vehicles (including bikes) are limited to plowed routes, travel allowed through designation as open in the Forest’s 2011 Travel Management Plan, or by a permit[Read More…]

November 30, 2015 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

BLM begins scoping process for travel, transportation plan

RBC I On Nov. 11, the Bureau of Land Management White River Field Office hosted public meetings in Meeker and Rangely to discuss the scoping process of updating their Travel and Transportation Management Plan for the 6.2 million acres managed by the White River Field Office.

November 30, 2015 by Jennifer Hill Comments are Disabled

Daily bus service from Denver to Glenwood Springs available

RBC I Bustang, Colorado’s first-ever state-owned and operated bus system, has begun weekend service on Interstate 70. The Colorado Department of Transportation’s new inter-regional express bus service will offer one round trip on Saturdays and Sundays: Glenwood Springs to Denver in the morning, and Denver to Glenwood Springs in the[Read More…]

November 30, 2015 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

So what if it’s the White River; is there anyone who really cares?

RBC I Whose water flows in the White River, and who cares? The answer to the first question is complicated. The answer to the second question is everyone in the Southwest United States. The Colorado River is used by millions, within and outside its natural basin, for agriculture, household use,[Read More…]

November 29, 2015 by editor Comments are Disabled