MEEKER | Volunteers from across the community gathered Feb. 27 to help restore hundreds of acres of land burned by last year’s Lee Fire, spreading thousands of native seeds across the Piceance Basin in an effort to stabilize soils and rebuild wildlife habitat. About 30 volunteers participated in the effort,[Read More…]
Tag: Bureau of Land Management
BLM recognizes Greens as Colorado Volunteers of the Year
Specail to the HT RBC | The Bureau of Land Management recently recognized Lynne and John Green as the BLM Colorado Volunteers of the Year. The Greens have spent many years helping protect and share the history of northwest Colorado. For more than a decade, they have monitored archaeological sites[Read More…]
BLM, partners host seeding event this Friday to restore land damaged by 2025 Lee Fire – volunteers welcome
MEEKER | The Bureau of Land Management’s White River Field Office and partners will host a volunteer event scheduled 7:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Feb. 27 to help restore portions of the landscape damaged by the 2025 Lee Fire. Volunteers will help spread more than 4,000 pounds of seed across 525 acres[Read More…]
BLM plans slash pile burns in Rio Blanco, Moffat counties
PRESS RELEASE MEEKER | The Bureau of Land Management plans to burn slash piles within the White River Field Office in Rio Blanco and Moffat Counties now until March 31, 2026. “Weather and fuel moisture conditions will be closely monitored, and the burn will only begin if conditions meet prescribed[Read More…]
FORTITUDE UNDER FIRE – Elk and Lee fires consume 130,000 acres of Rio Blanco County; now 5th largest wildfire in Colorado history
MEEKER | The Rocky Mountain Area Complex Incident Management Team 3 hosted a media briefing and tour Tuesday to provide updates on the Elk and Lee fires. Tyler Nathe, operations section chief for the team, said the Elk Fire currently covers 14,549 acres with 30% containment (that number has since[Read More…]
BLM Colorado modifies land closure in Rio Blanco County due to Lee Fire
Modification reopens access to Meeker Trail System UPDATED THURSDAY, AUG. 14 RBC | The Bureau of Land Management is reopening a portion of public lands in Rio Blanco County while keeping other identified lands closed due to recent activity on the Lee Fire. The order is effective immediately and will[Read More…]
Stage 1 fire restrictions start Friday
PRESS RELEASE RBC | All lands managed by the White River National Forest and the Bureau of Land Management Upper Colorado River District will be under stage 1 fire restrictions beginning Friday, June 27. Under stage 1 restrictions for the Bureau of Land Management and White River National Forest: •[Read More…]
Fire management guidelines for agricultural and debris burning
RBC | Rio Blanco County Sheriff’s Office, Meeker Fire/Rescue, Rangely Fire and the Bureau of Land Management encourage Northwest Colorado residents to adhere to responsible practices concerning agriculture and debris burning. With the arrival of spring and the greening of grasses, it is essential to implement precautions due to the[Read More…]
BLM Colorado RACs announce virtual meetings in April
RBC | The Bureau of Land Management’s Northwest, Southwest, and Rocky Mountain Resource Advisory Councils (RACs) will hold virtual meetings in April. A joint meeting is set for April 2, 2025, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. On April 3, the Northwest and Southwest RACs will meet from 9 a.m.[Read More…]
Bureau of Land Management plans slash pile burn in RBC
RBC | The Bureau of Land Management plans to burn piles in Rio Blanco County between mid-December and March 31, 2025. The 348-acre project area is in the Piceance Basin approximately 25 miles southwest of Meeker on public lands managed by the White River Field Office. The project is south[Read More…]
BLM moves to sync oil and gas management with state big-game protections
RBC | The federal Bureau of Land Management has published a new plan (https://eplanning.blm.gov/eplanning-ui/project/2018400/570) for managing public lands which will put oil and gas management in sync with Colorado’s big-game conservation policies. Suzanne O’Neill, executive director of the Colorado Wildlife Federation, said the proposed final plan, which will impact BLM-managed[Read More…]
Firebreak work near Meeker set for April
MEEKER | The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the Rio Blanco Fire Protection District (RBFPD) will begin work on a firebreak northwest of the Town of Meeker this month. Crews will work in areas that have been deemed critical due to vegetation growth, infrastructure, and other values at risk.[Read More…]
