La Niña conditions appeared in October, and these conditions are forecasted to stick around through the winter months.
Environment
Dollar Lake Fire worries Continental Divide Trail hikers
A re-route in the northern end of the Wind River Range’s remote, rocky landscape is trickier.
Some Mountain West attorneys general are fighting to protect a landmark climate finding
The EPA is trying to rescind the “endangerment finding,” which Arizona, Colorado and New Mexico officials say helps protect humans and the environment from unhealthy emissions.
Fire risk remains “very high” with few improvement signs until snowfall
Wyoming’s lead forester told lawmakers that the state’s fire season has the potential to get worse, especially in the Teton area.
Fires raging in the northwest prompt Gov. Gordon to issue an emergency declaration
The declaration allows the state to access more federal firefighting resources and directs the Office of Homeland Security to participate in firefighting responses. There is an immediate evacuation alongside the Fremont and Host Springs county lines.
Bridger-Teton’s most important plan missing former lead planner
The forest is in early stages of rewriting its key plan, now without a forest planner who would typically lead efforts.
Public Lands, Public Voices: A regional call-in show
The discussion centered on the growing threats facing public lands, including recent attempts to sell off land and efforts to roll back existing protections.
Fossil fuels expansion on federal lands leads to questions on the validity of the Trump administration’s “national energy emergency”
The Trump administration declared a national energy emergency in January, hoping to spur domestic energy and mineral production. Some advocates say the administration is using the declaration as a pretense to bolster the fossil fuel industry.
‘Forest Corps’ aids an understaffed Bridger-Teton
An all-female trail crew maintains trails in the wake of federal firings. Is the worst still to come?
