RBC | Rio Blanco County’s unincorporated and private lands, the entire White River National Forest, and all areas within the BLM White River Field Office boundaries are entering into Stage 1 Fire Restrictions starting Friday, June 19, 2026, at 12:01 a.m. Rio Blanco County’s Stage 1 Fire Restrictions include: PROHIBITIONS:[Read More…]
Tag: BLM White River Field Office
Wild horse gather underway
RBC | The White River Field Office began conducting gather operations to capture wild horses in the Piceance-East Douglas Herd Management Area on June 16 in an effort to reduce the population of wild horses to the appropriate management level to protect the health of the herd and the range.[Read More…]
Junior Rangers…
Landowners, citizens discuss COWPL protest of Buffalo Horn land exchange
MEEKER I If you’ve been following the Buffalo Horn land exchange saga, you may think it’s a done deal, but you’d be wrong. Even though a decision was issued in January, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) allows for a 45-day protest period. Several protests were filed. The group behind[Read More…]
BLM hits the mark with fourth grade archaeology day
RBC | The BLM White River Field Office joined forces with Parkview and Meeker Elementary schools to inform and educate fourth graders about archaeology May 10-13 at Elks Park in Rangely and Paintbrush Park in Meeker. Prior to the field days, BLM Archaeologists Luke Trout and Cody Walton visited classrooms[Read More…]
Close call…
Meeker resident Bob Tobin noticed smoke as he was pulling into his driveway near the top of Seventh Street Friday, Aug. 14. “I thought, ‘well, that can’t be good,’ and ran up to check it out. I was the first one on scene at the fire,” he said. He called[Read More…]
County Beat: Balancing public desires with federal management of public lands
Bringing everyone into agreement when it comes to public land use is a daunting task. Rio Blanco County is a rarity in the state: a county that has made its desires for land use management known through an official land use plan. Commissioner Gary Moyer, who did extensive work to[Read More…]
BLM White River Field office employees receive service award
RBC | Three Meeker-based employees received the Director’s Award for Superior Service on Oct. 20 in Denver. Wildlife biologist Edward Hollowed, planning and environmental coordinator Heather Sauls and mining engineer Paul Daggett were members of the interdisciplinary team that developed the White River Field Office Oil and Gas Development RMP[Read More…]
