RBC | The White River National Forest has released a Final Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact (EA/FONSI) and draft Decision Notice (DN) for the Buford New Castle Project, located on the Rifle and Blanco Ranger Districts, in Garfield and Rio Blanco counties. “This decision represents a unique[Read More…]
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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…]
White River National Forest winter motor vehicle use season underway
Special to the Herald Times RBC | The White River National Forest’s winter motor vehicle use season began Nov. 23 and ends May 20. During the winter season, all wheeled vehicles (including bikes) are limited to plowed routes or routes opened through special order. Winter Motor Vehicle Use Maps (MVUM)[Read More…]
Christmas tree permits now available
RBC | Christmas tree permits are now available for purchase at White River National Forest office locations. The cost per permit is $10 and may be purchased with cash, check or credit card at the Blanco Ranger Station at 220 E. Market St., in Meeker. There is a maximum of[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…]
Trail closures at Lost Solar lifted
MEEKER I Recent snow in the Flat Tops Wilderness has cooled much of the Lost Solar Fire, enabling the White River National Forest to lift the safety closure that has been in effect since mid-September.
Prescribed fire planned for Aldrich Lakes
MEEKER | If the weather presents an opportunity in the next few weeks, the White River National Forest’s Upper Colorado River Fire Management Unit and partners Colorado Parks and Wildlife, the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, Craig and Meeker chapters of the Habitat Partnership Program and private landowners will initiate a long[Read More…]
Lost Solar Fire considered a natural process
MEEKER I Incident commander Jim Genung of the Upper Colorado River Interagency Fire Management Unit and Pat York, fire information officer from southern Illinois, spoke to a small group at the Meeker Regional Library Sept. 22 regarding the current status of the Lost Solar Fire in the Flat Tops Wilderness,[Read More…]
No confirmed plans to close campgrounds upriver from Meeker
Meeker area residents and recreationalists can rest a little easier regarding concerns about the closure of multiple upriver campgrounds. “In my career this is the third round where we’ve nationally looked at our developed sites in the forest,” Rich Doak, White River National Forest staff officer for recreation explained, referring[Read More…]
Mike Donald new WRNF deputy supervisor
RBC I Michael Donald recently assumed the deputy forest supervisor position on the White River National Forest. Donald has worked for the U.S. Forest Service for 27 years, having recently arrived from the Plumas National Forest, where he was the district ranger on the Mount Hough District for the past[Read More…]
Hal Pearce wears three hats with USFS; Meeker native ready to resume normal jobs
RBC I Meeker-area native Hal Pearce currently wears three hats within his duties at the U.S. Forest Service and he is awaiting the day in the “hopefully” not-too-distant future when he only has to fill two hats.
WRNF places 2 million acres out of leasing
RBC I White River National Forest Supervisor Scott Fitzwilliams announced on Thursday the release of the Final Record of Decision (ROD) for future oil and gas leasing on the forest. The Final ROD approves the document that identifies lands available for oil and gas leasing on the 2.2 million acre[Read More…]
