John Kyle (right), from the National Weather Service (NOAA/NWS) office in Grand Junction presented the Meeker BLM a 25-year length of service award to mining engineer and official weather observer Paul Daggett (left) and BLM field manager Kent Walter (center). The BLM office in Meeker has been taking daily weather[Read More…]
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25,582 acres of RBC land may be offered in oil and gas lease sale
RBC | As part of the Administration’s priority to make America safe through energy independence, the Bureau of Land Management is seeking public comments as it considers offering 64 parcels totaling 58,694 acres of federal minerals in northwestern Colorado in the June 2018 competitive oil and gas lease sale. “The[Read More…]
BLM seeks public comment on proposed Wagon Wheel West OHV Trail System in RBC
Special to the Herald Times rANGELY I The Bureau of Land Management is seeking comments from the public on its environmental assessment of a proposed 364-mile off-highway vehicle trail system primarily in Rio Blanco County. Rio Blanco County’s proposed Wagon Wheel West OHV Trail System would use mostly existing roads[Read More…]
Capital improvement projects and river study top Rangely council discussion
RANGELY | The Rangely Town Council gathered Tuesday for a 2018 budget work session followed by a quick meeting filled with department updates and approval of election resolutions. The council reviewed capital projects by department as well as non-typical budget items. Capital projects for the water department include a raw[Read More…]
BLM Christmas tree permits on sale
RBC | Permits for cutting Christmas trees on Bureau of Land Management lands within suggested areas of the White River Field Office are now on sale. Permits are $10 per tree and may be purchased at the White River Field Office, 220 E. Market St., Monday through Friday between 7:45[Read More…]
BLM Christmas tree permits on sale
RBC | Permits for cutting Christmas trees on Bureau of Land Management lands within suggested areas of the White River Field Office are now on sale. Permits are $10 per tree and may be purchased at the White River Field Office, 220 E. Market St., Monday through Friday between 7:45[Read More…]
BLM Christmas tree permits on sale
RBC | Permits for cutting Christmas trees on Bureau of Land Management lands within suggested areas of the White River Field Office are now on sale. Permits are $10 per tree and may be purchased at the White River Field Office, 220 E. Market St., Monday through Friday between 7:45[Read More…]
Fire on CR 7 contained, under investigation
On Tuesday, Sept. 26 at approximately 2 p.m., Rio Blanco County Communications Center received a call of a brush fire approximately mile marker 4 on County Road 7 (Strawberry Creek). The fire was moving rapidly toward structures and vehicles. Meeker Fire, Craig Interagency BLM, Rio Blanco County Sherriff’s Office and[Read More…]
Canyon Pintado sites close for improvements
RANGELY | Starting on Sept. 11, 2017, the Bureau of Land Management White River Field Office will temporarily close access to the East Four Mile and South Orientation Recreation Sites in Canyon Pintado Historic District for about four to six weeks. These sites are located at mile posts 61.3 and[Read More…]
BLM approves plan to remove wild horses from outside established area
MEEKER | The Bureau of Land Management has announced a final decision to remove up to 100 wild horses this fall from private land and other areas outside the designated Piceance-East Douglas Herd Management Area (HMA) in northwestern Colorado. The decision will also allow future gathers to remove wild horses[Read More…]
BLM seeks comment on proposed OHV trail system in western RBC
Special to the Herald Times RBC | The Bureau of Land Management is seeking comments from the public before beginning the environmental analysis for a proposed 364-mile off-highway vehicle trail system primarily in Rio Blanco County. Rio Blanco County’s proposed Wagon Wheel West OHV Trail System would use mostly existing[Read More…]
BLM seeks public input on wild horses
RBC | As part of its mission to manage public lands for multiple uses, the Bureau of Land Management has released an environmental assessment (EA) for public review that analyzes removing wild horses from areas outside the Piceance-East Douglas Herd Management Area in northwestern Colorado. “The BLM is committed to[Read More…]
