Wyoming’s number of wildfires and acres burned were well above average, but well below the records set in 2024.
Environment
Without public funds, affordable housing project could stall
36 homes on national forest might wait a year if electeds side with the recommendation of their Housing Supply Board.
Ranchers switching to virtual fences get help from carbon credit programs
Ranchers turn to virtual fencing to save on labor, help prevent predator conflicts and get rid of barbed wire to open up migration corridors.
Utah youth sue state oil and gas agency, alleging violations of rights to life, safety, and health
The latest in a series of climate lawsuits, ten Utah youth are suing the state over its issuance of fossil fuels permitting, which they say violates their rights to life, safety, and health.
Colorado River Indian Tribes designate their namesake waterway a ‘living being’ with legal rights
The personhood designation for the river is part of a broader “rights of nature” movement that aims to bestow new legal protections on threatened natural resources around the globe.
La Niña conditions are expected this winter
La Niña conditions appeared in October, and these conditions are forecasted to stick around through the winter months.
New bill from Mike Lee would see roads built in borderland wilderness areas in the name of immigration enforcement
Lee’s bill amends the Wilderness Act of 1964 to make exceptions for the Department of Homeland Security to conduct immigration enforcement actions.
Government shutdown threatens GTNP, BTNF jobs
Former Bridger-Teton National Forest Supervisor says more federal firings would be “devastating” for the U.S. Forest Service.
59-year-old time capsule found near Gros Ventre Slide
The collaborative retrieval of buried letters, forest brochures, four-leaf clovers, and pink hair curlers that were lost for over half a century, closes out a forest veterans decades of passion for the Bridger-Teton.
