RBC | The Bureau of Land Management is seeking public comment on a proposed land exchange in Rio Blanco and Moffat counties that could consolidate public lands and increase public access. Under the proposed Buffalo Horn Land Exchange, the BLM would acquire three parcels totaling 4,036 acres in exchange for[Read More…]
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BLM’s NW advisory council meets Dec. 8
RBC | The Bureau of Land Management’s Northwest Resource Advisory Council will meet Thursday, Dec. 8 in Grand Junction at the Courtyard Marriott, 765 Horizon Dr. The meeting runs from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. and is open to the public, with public comment periods related to items on the[Read More…]
East Ridge Trail completed
MEEKER | The Bureau of Land Management put the final touches on the 1.3-mile East Ridge Trail above Meeker Nov. 3. The trail provides an important link between the seven-mile Meeker Trail System and four miles of two-track trail on BLM previously inaccessible to the public by trail. “The completion[Read More…]
BLM proposes projects to help Piceance-East Douglas wild horses
Special to the Herald Times RBC | The Bureau of Land Management seeks public comment on two projects to benefit wild horses in the Piceance-East Douglas Herd Management Area in Rio Blanco County. The BLM plans to reconstruct nearly a mile of four-strand barbed-wire fencing near Duck Creek as part[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…]
BLM to gather Sand Wash horses in October
RBC | The Bureau of Land Management will begin gathering up to 50 wild horses from the Sand Wash Herd Management Area in October under a decision signed today. Beginning Oct. 21, the BLM will bait-trap wild horses in northwestern Colorado’s Sand Wash Basin in order to administer fertility control treatments[Read More…]
BLM to host Jarvie Fest Oct. 8
RBC | The Bureau of Land Management invites members of the public to the 2016 Jarvie Fest, a family friendly community event, to be held Oct. 8, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Daggett County’s Brown’s Park. The event is located on the historic property of old-time businessman John Jarvie.[Read More…]
BLM director says wild horses in captivity will not be euthanized
RBC I Yesterday BLM head Neil Kornze announced that the BLM was not accepting the recommendation from the National Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board—an independent panel comprised of members of the public—to destroy wild horses in holding and to offer wild horses that had been passed over for adoption[Read More…]
BLM recommends removal of restrictions on sale and adoption of wild horses and burros
The Bureau of Land Management’s National Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board met Sept. 8-9, 2016, in Elko, Nev., to discuss issues relating to the management and protection of wild horses and burros on Western public rangelands. White River and Douglas Creek Conservation Districts’ Executive Director Callie Hendrickson attended the[Read More…]
BLM holds open house briefing on travel plan
RBC I The White River Field Office (WRFO), Bureau of Land Management, hosted a Meeker meeting last Tuesday at the public library to discuss BLM’s travel management plan. Six members of the public were there to meet with four BLM representatives. BLM staff admitted they missed the deadline to get[Read More…]
Tours of proposed OHV areas are open to public
RBC I The Bureau of Land Management is hosting public site tours in September to four areas in the White River Field Office it is proposing as “OHV Open Areas.”
Off-highway vehicle trail rides new to Septemberfest
RANGELY I New this year at Septemberfest, off-highway vehicle (OHV) enthusiasts will have two opportunities to tour some of the trails around Rangely. Locals Brad and Michelle Casto and Jeff and Rebecca Rector have organized the events on Saturday and Sunday and will serve as guides to some of the[Read More…]
