More than 200 people are working from the air and on the ground to suppress the fire despite erratic winds.
Environment
CWD cases haven’t changed elk hunting regulations, so far
Wyoming Game and Fish says the annual regulations could change due to the easily transmissible, always fatal brain disease.
Ambassador program coming to Karns Meadow’s ‘people’s park’ next year
Organized clean up efforts, educational opportunities and ecological research are slated for spring 2026.
Chronic Wasting Disease confirmed on fourth state feedground
Wildlife managers are finding more emaciated elk feedgrounds across the state testing positive for the fatal disease.
Western Colorado Republican seeks to open up millions of acres in the west to oil and gas
Freshman Representative Jeff Hurd (R-Colo.) is sponsoring a bill that would require Bureau of Land Management field offices across the west to adopt plans that would open up more lands to oil and gas drilling.
Judge orders thousands of fired federal workers be rehired
With details of rehiring unclear, Jackson business leaders and electeds are looking to nonprofits to step up.
CWD discovered on Black Butte elk feedground
Wyoming Game and Fish has feared this for years.
County passes regulations honoring Hank Phibbs
Community-led amendments aim to prevent another “road to nowhere” in response to disjointed development in Wilson.
Environmental group urges community to rethink development
Northern South Park and Highway 22 expansion are top of the list for Jackson Hole Conservation Alliance.
