MEEKER | Firefighters from the Northwest Colorado Interagency Fire Management Unit continue to manage the Hunt Fire on Bureau of Land Management land. Lightning ignited the fire in Rio Blanco County on Thursday, Sept. 5. It is remotely located, burning in thick brush on ridges and valleys north of the[Read More…]
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Fire southwest of Meeker
MEEKER | According to a BLM news release, firefighters from the Northwest Colorado Interagency Fire Management Unit are closely monitoring the 5-acre Hunt Fire about 26 miles southwest of Meeker in Rio Blanco County. The fire is burning in thick brush and downed trees, making it unsafe for firefighters to[Read More…]
‘100 days from wild to mild’–30 days left in Meeker Mustang Makeover challenge
MEEKER | With roughly 30 days to go before six Colorado born mustangs compete to win big prize money at the first ever Meeker Mustang Makeover, their Colorado horse trainers are busy exposing their horses to the wide world. Meeker local Joe Wood’s small mustang, named “Flintstone” by his two[Read More…]
BLM White River Field Office proposed travel plan provides for diverse recreational opportunities and access
RBC | The Bureau of Land Management announced today that it has released the Final Environmental Assessment for its proposed Travel Management Resource Management Plan Amendment for the 1.5-million acre White River Field Office in northwestern Colorado. The proposed plan amendment will provide access for diverse recreational opportunities, including off-road[Read More…]
‘Walter’ the dinosaur gets a lift
RANGELY | The fossilized remains of the dinosaur dubbed “Walter,” found just outside of Rangely in 2014 by a Colorado Northwestern Community College (CNCC) professor, were airlifted to a federal repository on the CNCC Craig Campus Thursday, July 11, where they will join the duck-billed dinosaur’s skull and limbs. The[Read More…]
BLM’s Northwest Resource Advisory Council meets June 13 in Kremmling
RBC | The Bureau of Land Management’s Northwest Resource Advisory Council will meet Thursday, June 13 in Kremmling at the Allington Inn, 215 Central Ave. “The Northwest RAC is a diverse citizen advisory board that provides valuable perspectives for managing BLM lands in northwestern Colorado,” said Northwest District Manager Andrew[Read More…]
Joint Wolf Creek work session between BLM and commissioners
RBC | BLM White River Field Office Manager Kent Walter hosted a work session with the Rio Blanco County Board of County Commissioners, et al. on May 30 to discuss the Coal Ridge boundary map of the proposed Wolf Creek Reservoir project. Rio Blanco County Commissioners Gary Moyer and Si[Read More…]
County Beat: Commissioners draft letter to address ‘discrepancies’ in BLM proposed travel management plan
RBC | In response to “discrepancies” in the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) proposed travel management plan for the Wolf Creek reservoir project, the Rio Blanco County Board of County Commissioners have drafted a letter to BLM to address the issue. BLM staff met with Commissioner Gary Moyer and other[Read More…]
RBC broadband project update
RBC | An afternoon work session regarding Rio Blanco County’s Broadband Project was held in Rangely at 1 p.m. on Monday, March 18 after the regular commissioners’ meeting. The work session began with commissioners Rector and Moyer expressing their concerns about Communications Department Director Cody Crooks’ ability to follow through on project[Read More…]
County Beat: December 27, 2018
RBC | Hours before non-essential federal employees were due to be sent home without pay Friday, the RBC Board of County Commissioners (BOCC), in a work session prior to a special meeting, heard and reacted to proposed White River Field Office (WRFO) amendments to the local Resource Management Plan (public land[Read More…]
BLM Advisory Council meeting Dec. 6
RBC | The Bureau of Land Management’s Northwest Resource Advisory Council will meet Thursday, Dec. 6 at the BLM Colorado River Valley Field Office in Silt, 2300 River Frontage Rd. “The Northwest RAC is a diverse citizen advisory board that provides valuable perspectives for managing BLM lands in northwestern Colorado,”[Read More…]
National Public Lands Day
MEEKER | All ages are invited to celebrate National Public Lands Day on Saturday, Sept. 22 by volunteering on the local trails above Meeker with the BLM and ERBM Recreation and Park District.
