MEEKER | Officials with the Upper Colorado River Interagency Fire Management Unit are planning prescribed fires this fall near Meeker to improve wildlife habitat and reduce build-up of vegetation that can fuel large wildfires.
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Wildfires burn across county
RBC I Since Aug. 19, there have been four wildland fires in Rio Blanco County that the Northwest Colorado Fire Management Unit has responded to.
RAC meet in Meeker on Thurday, Aug. 20
MEEKER | The Bureau of Land Management’s Northwest Colorado Resource Advisory Council will meet Aug. 20 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Meeker Recreation Center, 101 Ute Rd.
Wild horse herd plan pending
Bureau of Land Management’s plans to “zero out” a herd of wild horses is on hold.
Fire! BLM prescribed projects begin this week
MEEKER – Fire crews from the Bureau of Land Management White River Field Office are ready to conduct several prescribed burns beginning this week.
BLM announces new NW Colorado district manager
RBC — Jamie Connell has been selected as the district manager for the Bureau of Land Management’s newly created Northwest Colorado District. She will move into the position within a few months.
Agencies publish impact statement on energy corridors
RBC — Four federal agencies Nov. 26 released a Final Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (Final PEIS) proposing to designate more than 6,000 miles of energy transport corridors on federal lands in 11 western states.
Weed-free hay keeps federal wildlife habitat healthy
During the hunting seasons and other times of the year the BLM/Forest Service office in Meeker routinely answers questions about the requirement to use certified weed-free hay on public lands in Colorado. It’s a simple thing that can make a big difference in the quality of big game habitat.
BLM to conduct prescribed burn
RANGELY — The Bureau of Land Management’s White River Field Office is set to begin a 300-acre prescribed burn 10 miles east of Rangely, Colo., soon.
County officials worry that millions in oil revenue will disappear with Anvil cleanup
RBC — Anvil Points — site of an oil shale research project that started in the 1950s and lasted for 40 years — is back in the news.
BLM issues plan for use of public lands with oil shale and tar sands
The Bureau of Land Management finalized a plan Sept. 4 to guide the use of public lands containing oil shale and tar sands.
Agencies ready for Oak Ridge prescribed burn
MEEKER — Colorado Division of Wildlife, Bureau of Land Management White River Field Office and the White River National Forest Blanco Ranger District are ready to begin work on the Oak Ridge prescribed burn.