Covering the Tetons since 1965
Covering the Tetons since 1965
The Big Piney Ranger District will have firewood cutting available within the Roosevelt Fire burn area this year with a valid firewood cutting permit. Mechanical permits will also be available. Individuals who wish to harvest firewood in the burn area…
As the season warms, fire season is just around the corner. Unmanned aircraft systems, better known as drones, are causing increasing problems for firefighters on wildland fires. The Intermountain Region of the US Forest Service which includes the Bridger-Teton and…
It is not news residents living near forest lands want to hear. When Forest Service Chief Vicki Christensen was interviewed by National Public Radio Wednesday, she announced that wildfires are now a year-round phenomenon. She adds that the label “fire…
While the 51stannual clean-up week in Jackson Hole officially begins Monday, the associated burn week begins this Saturday, May 4th. Fire Marshal Cathy Clay says a number of precautionary measures should be observed by those planning to take advantage of…
With the snow piles diminishing and the weather warming, area residents are turning to cleaning up their yards and burning old vegetation or ditches on their property. Teton County Fire Marshal Cathy Clay reminds residents that before they do such…