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.
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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.
Oak Ridge prescribed burn planned near Meeker in Sept.
MEEKER — The Bureau of Land Management and Colorado Division of Wildlife are planning a 766-acre prescribed burn to improve wildlife habitat in the Oak Ridge State Wildlife Area near Meeker this month.
Bishop sentenced for illegal outfitting
RIFLE — Mike Bishop, of Rifle, was sentenced in federal court on Aug. 5, after pleading guilty to an October 2006 offense of outfitting without the required BLM special recreation permit, a Class A misdemeanor.
Advisory Council meets Aug. 21
RBC — The Bureau of Land Management’s Northwest Resource Advisory Council will meet 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Aug. 21 in
BLM reopens JQS Road north of Rifle
RBC — The Bureau of Land Management has completed repairs and reopened the JQS Road north of Rifle. BLM closed the road in June because of multiple debris slides and washouts resulting from spring run-off. The JQS Road is one of two public access routes to the top of the[Read More…]
Comment period on Overland Pass pipeline
RBC — The Bureau of Land Management is releasing an Environmental Assessment (EA) for public comment, for the proposed Overland Pass Pipeline Piceance Basin Lateral Natural Gas Liquids Project.
Various districts combine resources
RBC — The Rio Blanco Weed and Pest Department, CSU Cooperative Extension, the Meeker Plant Materials Center, BLM, USDA-NRCS, White River and Douglas Creek Conservation District, Environmental Plant Center, Rio Blanco Water Conservancy District, Douglas Creek Conservation and Colorado Northwestern Community College have partnered
Partnership key to ferret reintroduction
RBC — The recovery effort for the black-footed ferret is one of the most challenging opportunities in wildlife management and the Bureau of Land Management in northwestern Colorado is a key partner in that story.
Public invited to rangeland training workshop
MEEKER — The White River Conservation District in partnership with the Grazing Lands Conservation Initiative, USDA-NRCS, U.S. Forest Service and BLM is conducting a free workshop to demonstrate what federal rangeland management professionals look at when making decisions on rangeland.
Public invited to rangeland training workshop
MEEKER — The White River Conservation District in partnership with the Grazing Lands Conservation Initiative, USDA-NRCS, U.S. Forest Service and BLM is conducting a free workshop to demonstrate what federal rangeland management professionals look at when making decisions on rangeland.
