RBC | Visitors to the Aspen-Sopris Ranger Station will see a new face over the next few months: Curtis Keetch will take a break from his District Ranger position on the Blanco Ranger District in Meeker to serve as acting District Ranger on the Aspen-Sopris Ranger District until the position[Read More…]
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Compensation available to landowners who protect forests
RBC | Colorado landowners who want to protect environmentally valuable private forest areas that could someday be threatened by development or conversion to other non-forest uses—and who desire to receive monetary compensation in the process—now have the opportunity to submit proposals to protect their forestlands. The Colorado State Forest Service[Read More…]
Forest Service issues emergency closure for Spring Cave
MEEKER | The Blanco Ranger District has issued an emergency closure order for Spring Cave. The cave and karst system above the cave is being monitored for potential impacts resulting from the 2018 Cabin Lake fire. Due to the unique and susceptible composition of this area, the District has issued[Read More…]
Smokey Bear turns 75
MEEKER | Smokey Bear, the iconic character who has represented the U.S. Forest Service and fire safety for several generations, turns 75 this year. To celebrate, the U.S. Forest Service is conducing a nationwide tour highlighting the familiar artwork of Rudolph Wendelin, whose paintings of Smokey first appeared in 1949 and[Read More…]
Celebrating ‘Bat Week’
MEEKER | The week of Oct. 29 – Nov. 1, 2018, was officially proclaimed “Bat Week” through national proclamations from the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture and the U.S. Secretary of the Interior. The Blanco Ranger District along with Meeker High School (MHS) junior, Nick Massey, celebrated Bat Week by presenting fun[Read More…]
Support your local forest with an annual pass
Special to the Herald Times RBC | Support your local forest and purchase your annual pass today! Ninety five percent of the funds from each pass sold at White River National Forest office locations are retained locally, which means when you purchase your pass from the White River National Forest,[Read More…]
Prescribed burn serves dual purpose
By Doc Watson Special to the Herald Times MEEKER | In a joint effort of the U.S. Forest Service and other agencies, there was a “prescribed burn” of some 500-plus acres in the Miller Creek area on May 9, utilizing state-of-the-art equipment, for the two-fold purpose of minimizing fuel in[Read More…]
Morlan receives plaque from Forest Service for road and bridge help
RBC | At the regular county commissioners meeting held in Meeker on Monday, the commissioners heard thanks from Rural School Committee member Janet Clark for their help with the restoration of the Coal Creek school. Clark also told the commissioners that their committee has been awarded a Stephen H. Hart[Read More…]
MHS students create decorative benches for a community project
By ALLIE WILLEY Special to the Herald Times MEEKER | This year the Meeker High School created a Community Development Group. The group came together in the fall of 2016 through the United States Forest Service (USFS), Rocky Mountain Youth Corps (RMYC) and Meeker High School. Victoria Houser, recreation staff officer;[Read More…]
Plane extracted from Flat Tops Wilderness by helicopter
MEEKER | When a small single-engine airplane performed an emergency landing in the Flat Tops Wilderness in January, everyone breathed a sigh of relief that plane’s occupants were able to walk away from the event uninjured. But that’s not the end of the story. The pilot and his wife were[Read More…]
Apply now for Forest Service summer jobs
RBC | Looking for a change of pace next year? Want to spend more time outside? Apply now for a summer 2017 job with the Forest Service. The Rocky Mountain Region is hiring nearly 900 temporary positions across 17 national forests and seven national grasslands located in Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska,[Read More…]
Forest Service visitor surveys coming to a forest near you
RBC | Starting Oct. 7, the White River National Forest began conducting National Visitor Use Monitoring Surveys (NVUM). The surveys will take place across the forest over the next year in randomly selected locations where visitors are entering and exiting the forest. NVUM surveys are conducted every 5 years on[Read More…]
