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Agreements pave the way for historic New Fork River Crossing Park (September 30, 2010)
by Joint media release
PINEDALE – A significant historical site on the Lander Wagon Road (commonly known as the Lander Trail) in the Pinedale Anticline area has been preserved thanks to agreements by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM), SWEPI LP (Shell), Ultra Resources (Ultra)
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Western Senators introduce legislation allowing States to manage wolf populations (September 30, 2010)
With wildlife and livestock threatened, legislation removes Federal Gray Wolf protections, returns authority to States
by Western Senators joint media release
WASHINGTON – Today (Thursday, Sept. 30, 2010), a group of Western Senators unveiled legislation putting state governments in charge of managing wolf populations that have become a threat to wildlife and livestock. Senators Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), James Risch (R
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Montana petitions for fall wolf hunt (September 30, 2010)
by Cat Urbigkit, Pinedale Online!
Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks officials have petitioned the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to allow for a "conservation" hunt for wolves in order to relieve "population pressures and associated biological, social, and political pressures that currently jeop
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Another Wisconsin pack deemed habituated (September 27, 2010)
by Cat Urbigkit, Pinedale Online!
Wildlife officials in Wisconsin recently euthanized seven wolves deemed to be a threat to human safety after the pack had become habituated to humans and apparently began preying on dogs, and now a second pack of five wolves are slated for the same fate.
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Utah wolf reports increase (September 27, 2010)
by Cat Urbigkit, Pinedale Online!
The Salt Lake Tribune reports that wildlife officials in Utah are seeing an increased number of reports of wolves in that state, especially in the counties adjacent to Wyoming. For more on the story, click on the link below.
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Spaghetti Dinner fundraiser for Rachel Gray Staley Oct. 15 (September 27, 2010)
To help pay for medical expenses
There will be a Spaghetti Dinner Fundraiser held for Rachel Gray Staley on Friday October 15th at the Marbleton Senior Citizen. Rachel has been diagnosed with a rare lung disease and has to have part of her lung removed on October 20th.
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Lummis: EPA regulation will harm American agriculture (September 27, 2010)
‘It’s time the EPA rethink the consequences the farm dust regulation will have on the people who feed us.’
by U.S. Representative Cynthia Lummis media release
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today (Monday, Sept. 27, 2010), U.S. Representative Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.), along with the support of 74 bipartisan colleagues, sent a letter (http://lummis.house.gov/UploadedFiles/farm_dust_pdf.pdf) urging Environmental Protection Agency (
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Residents encouraged to prepare now for winter weather (September 27, 2010)
by National Weather Service
The National Weather Service and local emergency management agencies are encouraging residents to use Winter Weather Awareness Day on Wednesday, October 6, to prepare for the upcoming winter. This day serves as an excellent opportunity for individuals, famili
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Encana contributes $10,250 to A Woman’s Work (September 27, 2010)
To support women in need
by Encana-A Woman’s Work joint media release
BIG PINEY – Encana Oil and Gas (USA) Inc. contributed $10,250 to A Woman’s Work (AWW) to immediately assist women living or working in the School District #9 area (Big Piney, Marbleton and LaBarge) with unexpected financial needs unmet by other community resou
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Pro-wolf groups blew it editorial (September 27, 2010)
by Cat Urbigkit, Pinedale Online!
Bill Schneider has an interesting wolf editorial over on the New West site. Schneider asserts that pro-wolf groups have pushed too hard for too long, and now state agencies and sporting organizations are not willing to negotiate or settle. Instead, the issue o
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Wolf 'biofence' tested (September 27, 2010)
by Cat Urbigkit, Pinedale Online!
Using the knowledge that wolves mark their territories, a Montana researcher is testing a "biofence" made of wolf urine and feces in attempt to keep wolves from livestock herds. To read the story, click on the link below.
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Taylor Haynes in Pinedale Sept. 29 (September 27, 2010)
‘Meet & Greet’ for write-in candidate for Wyoming Governor
Taylor Haynes, write-in candidate for Wyoming Governor, will be in Pinedale for a "Meet & Greet". Pinedale’s Best Western motel on Wednesday, September 29th, at 7:00 pm. Everyone welcome.
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U.S. wants to make it easier to wiretap the Internet (September 27, 2010)
The New York Times published an article saying that Federal law enforcement and national security officials are preparing to seek sweeping new regulations for the Internet to require all services that enable communications to be technically capable to comply w
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Food Basket sign-up Sept. 27 & 29 (September 27, 2010)
2 more sign-up days added
by Pinedale Food Basket
The Pinedale Food Basket provides boxes of food for families with financial difficulties. Our thrift store donations and purchases provide a major portion of the income for purchasing food for the distributions.
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Southeast Wyoming Shale Oil Seminar presentations available online (September 24, 2010)
Growth-related issues
The High Plains Economic Development District, which coordinates economic development in southeast Wyoming, hosted the first annual Southeast Wyoming Shale Oil Seminars August 31 in Cheyenne and September 1 in Torrington and Wheatland, Wyoming. Oil exploration
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Greybull defeats Pinedale Wranglers (September 24, 2010)
Homecoming Football game: Buffalos-46, Wranglers-10
The Greybull Buffalos took the win during the Pinedale Wrangler Homecoming football game on Friday, with the final score Greybull 46, Pinedale 10. Greybull had 7 Touchdowns. Pinedale had 1 Touchdown and 1 Field Goal.
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Garfield County, Colorado, Health Impact Assessment released (September 23, 2010)
Studying impacts of natural gas development and production on nearby community of Battlement Mesa
The Garfield County, Colorado Board of County Commissioners requested a Health Impact Assessment be done looking at health impacts of natural gas development and production to the Battlement Mesa community. The Colorado School of Public Health conducted the as
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Farson-Eden 5-lane work in progress (September 23, 2010)
by Wyoming Department of Transportation
FARSON – Work has begun to widen a section of US 191 between Eden and Farson, bringing reduced speeds and delays.
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New Greys River District Ranger selected (September 23, 2010)
by Bridger-Teton National Forest
AFTON – Jacque Buchanan, Forest Supervisor for the Bridger-Teton National Forest, announced today that Adam Mendonca, has been selected as the new Greys River District Ranger. Mendonca comes to Wyoming from the Smoky Mountain Ranger District of the Lincoln Nat
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Bridger-Teton temporarily closes boat ramps (September 23, 2010)
by Bridger-Teton National Forest
PINEDALE – The Pinedale Ranger District of the Bridger-Teton National Forest will be closing the boat ramps at Willow and Meadow Lakes to public access from September 22 thru October 15, 2010.
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Wolf delisting bill proposed (September 23, 2010)
by U.S. Senator Mike Crapo (Idaho) press release
Idaho Senators Mike Crapo and Jim Risch introduced legislation today (Thursday, Sept. 23) to remove the gray wolf from being listed as a threatened or endangered species in the states of Idaho and Montana. The act is titled the State Wolf Management Act of 201
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Wisconsin kills 7 wolves deemed human threat (September 23, 2010)
by Cat Urbigkit, Pinedale Online!
The Lakeland Times reports that seven wolves have been killed by state officials after being deemed a threat to human safety. The animals had been involved in livestock depredations, including preying on livestock protection dogs and pets, and had apparently b
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Golden Aspens (September 23, 2010)
by Gina Feltner
"Here’s my fall picture of the year. It was coming out of Glimpse Lake. We'd ridden into Section Corner Lake for a day ride."
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Pinedale Half Marathon Sept. 25 (September 22, 2010)
Half Marathon, 10K and 1 Mile Walk or Run any distance
The 2010 Pinedale Half Marathon hits the ground on Saturday, September 25th to celebrate 7 years of welcoming "all walks of life" to beautiful Pinedale, Wyoming. Last year, the event drew more than 400 runners, walkers and their families from as far away as Co
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Pinedale schools to add shuttle bus for elementary students (September 22, 2010)
Sublette County School District #1 held a press conference on Tuesday, September 21 to provide information about their plans to purchase a new bus to provide shuttle services for children between the new elementary school and the Middle/High School and Pinedal
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Banned Book Week Sept 25-Oct 2 (September 22, 2010)
Check out a banned book!
by Sublette County Library
PINEDALE– What do books from the Twilight series, "To Kill a Mockingbird" and "Catcher in the Rye" have in common? All have faced removal from library bookshelves in the United States within the past year. Join libraries and bookstores from coast to coast as
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Fall colors (September 22, 2010)
Photos by Scott Almdale
Scott Almdale took an Autumn drive on back roads around Sublette County and photographed some of the splendid fall colors. "Autumn is my favorite season to drive and explore to all corners of Sublette County. Of course, it is impossible to see all parts of the
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Free entrance to Yellowstone on Saturday, September 25 (September 22, 2010)
In honor of National Public Lands Day
by Yellowstone National Park
Yellowstone National Park is offering free visitor admission on Saturday, September 25, in honor of National Public Lands Day. All entrance fees, including commercial tour entrance fees and transportation entrance fees, will be waived. A seven-day pass to Ye
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Monument Ridge burn to resume (September 22, 2010)
by Bridger-Teton National Forest
BIG PINEY – The Bridger-Teton National Forest plans to conduct phase two of the Monument Ridge prescribed burn in the Bondurant area this fall. The Monument Ridge burn, which is located west of Bondurant on the Big Piney Ranger District, is approximately 1,000
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Public comment sought on proposed Boulder South Communication Site (September 22, 2010)
by Bureau of Land Management - Pinedale Field Office
Union Telephone Company (Union) has filed an application with the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Pinedale Field Office (PFO) for the construction and operation of a new 150 foot communication tower and associated electrical equipment buildings to serve the gr
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Greys River road re-opens after bridge work (September 22, 2010)
by Bridger-Teton National Forest
The Greys River Ranger District of the Bridger-Teton National Forest has re-opened the Greys River Road. A portion of the road has been closed since August 2 to allow three bridges in the Upper Greys River area to be replaced.
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Windmill Fire under control near Evanston (September 21, 2010)
6,000-acre fire caused I-80 closure on Sunday
by Bureau of Land Management
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), High Desert District Fire Crews have the Windmill Fire near Evanston, Wyoming under control at 80 percent contained.
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‘The Art of Recovery’ Art and Poetry Show Sept. 29 (September 21, 2010)
To raise awareness of recovery from substance use disorders in Sublette County
by Sublette County Treatment Court
More than 22 million people in the United States have been classified with substance use disorders in the past year. To raise awareness of this disease and inform people of the available treatment and recovery resources, a collaboration of local organizations
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Pinedale 4-H Afterschool Program Open House Sept. 30 (September 21, 2010)
For Farm to Plate Project
by Pinedale Afterschool
The Pinedale 4-H Afterschool program will be hosting an open house for the public to tour their "farm to plate" project high tunnel greenhouses on Thursday September 30th from 4:00-6:00pm. The high tunnels are located just east of the new Pinedale Elementary
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Sept. 27 last chance to make an ornament for the BTNF Christmas Tree (September 21, 2010)
by Sublette County Library
The Bridger Teton National Forest is sending the Christmas Tree to Washington DC this year. Will your ornament be on it? Rendezvous Pointe, Ridley's Family Market and Sublette County Library are sponsoring one last free ornament making session on Monday, Sep
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BLM seeks public comment on proposed sand and gravel pit expansion (September 21, 2010)
On BD Lane northwest of Pinedale
by Bureau of Land Management - Pinedale Field Office
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Pinedale Field Office (PFO) has received a proposal from Archer Construction, Inc. of Riverton, Wyo. (Archer) to expand the Binning Sand and Gravel Pit from 10 to 39.9 acres. The proposed expansion is located on a 39-acre pa
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Fare drops for Delta flights from four Wyoming airports (September 21, 2010)
by Wyoming Department of Transportation - Aeronautics Division
Wyoming travelers who book Delta Airlines flights to any of the top western destinations can expect fares competitive with those at nearby out-of-state airports if they make their reservations at least 21 days before departure.
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Women’s Fly Fishing Clinic Oct. 2 (September 21, 2010)
by Sublette BOCES
A Women's Fly Fishing clinic has been set up through Sublette BOCES to be held from 9 a.m. to 12:00 noon on Saturday, October 2nd. The cost is $10. Anyone interested can stop by BOCES and sign up. BOCES is now located in the old Elementary School building ne
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Fishing Report - Sept. 21, 2010 (September 21, 2010)
by Mike Kaul, Two Rivers Emporium
It is time for the bows to be strung, barrels to be cleaned, and the change to a fluorescent orange cap.
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BLM envisions 25-year management vision change towards ‘Treasured Landscapes’ (September 20, 2010)
Proposes turning half of BLM land portfolio into conserved lands for the enjoyment of future generations
by Pinedale Online!
The secret "NOT FOR RELEASE" Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Internal Draft document on Treasured Landscapes recently came available. In it, the BLM says, over the next 25 years, it intends to convert about half of its total land portfolio into "Treasured Land
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Delegation comments on internal BLM ‘Treasured Lands’ memo (September 20, 2010)
BLM proposes using BLM land-use planning process for possible mineral withdrawals in Wyoming and Alaska
by Wyoming Delegation (Enzi, Barrasso, Lummis)
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Mike Enzi and John Barrasso and U.S. Representative Cynthia Lummis, all R-Wyo., are angry about the contents of a Department of the Interior (DOI) memorandum that outlines the Administration’s secret plan to restrict land use i
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National Hunting & Fishing Day is Sept. 25 (September 20, 2010)
by Wyoming Game & Fish
Most Wyomingites realize the values of hunting and fishing to family and tradition, but few people understand the conservation and economic benefits Wyoming sportsmen and women contribute to our wildlife heritage. National Hunting and Fishing Day was establish
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The five most common hunting violations (September 20, 2010)
by Wyoming Game & Fish
Every year as hunting seasons get underway, Game and Fish offices receive numerous questions about various game laws and what hunters can and cannot do while in the field.
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BLM seeks public comment on proposed sand and gravel pit expansion (September 20, 2010)
On BD Lane northwest of Pinedale
by Bureau of Land Management - Pinedale Field Office
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Pinedale Field Office (PFO) has received a proposal from Archer Construction, Inc. of Riverton, Wyo. (Archer) to expand the Binning Sand and Gravel Pit from 10 to 39.9 acres. The proposed expansion is located on a 39-acre pa
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Pinedale Food Basket fall distribution begins (September 20, 2010)
Sign-up Sept. 22
by Pinedale Food Basket
The Pinedale Food Basket provides boxes of food for families with financial difficulties. Our thrift store donations and purchases provide a major portion of the income for purchasing food for the distributions.
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Montana looks to action on wolves (September 20, 2010)
by Cat Urbigkit
A Montana congressman wants to amend the Endangered Species Act to prohibit wolves from being classified as "endangered" in Montana and Idaho. Click on the links below for the story.
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FWS to consider Great Lakes wolf delisting (September 20, 2010)
by Cat Urbigkit, Pinedale Online!
The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service is once again examining whether wolves in the Great Lakes region should be removed from the endangered species list. FWS's action is the result of petitions filed seeking delisting.
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2010 Jack Morrow Hills Coordinated Activity Plan Annual Report released (September 20, 2010)
Includes South Pass Historic Landscape, Oregon Trail-Mormon-Pony Express historic trails, and more
by Bureau of Land Management - Rock Springs Field Office
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Rock Springs Field Office (RSFO) has released the 2010 Jack Morrow Hills Coordinated Activity Plan (JMH CAP) Annual Report. The RSFO has been in the process of implementing JMH CAP management decisions and actions since the
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Sublette County School District #1 Strategic Planning Survey underway (September 20, 2010)
Public asked to take survey to help set priorities for next 3 years
During the 2010-11 school year, SCSD #1 Board of Trustees is conducting a strategic planning effort for the District. Through this process the Board will review the District’s mission, vision, and goals as well as setting the priorities for the next three yea
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Idaho county declares wolf disaster (September 20, 2010)
by Cat Urbigkit, Pinedale Online!
County Commissioners in one Idaho county have declared the county to be a "disaster" because of wolves. For more on the story, click on the link below.
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Isaac catches his biggest fish yet (September 17, 2010)
Isaac Loftus, age 11, of Pinedale, caught this fish while fishing a local Un-Named lake. He is shown with his Grampa, Jim Ostreich. This is Isaac's biggest fish to date. Photo courtesy Joe Zuback.
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A Tribute to Rose and Bartley Skinner (September 17, 2010)
by Dawn Ballou, Pinedale Online!
Indiana State University Professor Rob Tolley gave a presentation at the Museum of the Mountain Man on Thursday (Sept. 16) talking about a collection of papers Rose and Bartley Skinner made available to historians related to Bartley’s great grandfather, Charle
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Pinedale Community Assessment Sept. 15 & 16 (September 14, 2010)
The Wyoming Rural Development Council (WRDC) will be in Pinedale Sept. 15 and 16th to facilitate an updated Community Assessment. The community assessment program provides communities an affordable process to assess their problems and challenges, identify thei
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Monument Ridge burn to resume in fall (September 14, 2010)
by Bridger-Teton National Forest
BIG PINEY - The Bridger-Teton National Forest plans to conduct phase two of the Monument Ridge prescribed burn in the Bondurant area this fall. The Monument Ridge burn, which is located west of Bondurant on the Big Piney Ranger District, is approximately 1,000
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BLM PAWG Group hosts Field Tour and meeting Sept. 30 and Oct. 1 (September 14, 2010)
Pinedale Anticline Working Group
by Bureau of Land Management
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Pinedale Anticline Working Group (PAWG) has scheduled one of its quarterly meetings for Friday, Oct. 1, 2010, at 10 a.m. in the Pinedale Field Office Rendezvous Room. This meeting will focus on wildlife issues and task grou
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Bridger-Teton selects new Forest Supervisor (September 14, 2010)
by Bridger-Teton National Forest
Harv Forsgren, Regional Forester for the US Forest Service Intermountain Region, is pleased to announce that Jacque A. Buchanan has been selected as the new Forest Supervisor for the Bridger-Teton National Forest. Buchanan, who has been serving a 120 day detai
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Raising Readers programs Sept. 28 & 30 (September 14, 2010)
Raising Readers encourages parents to read to their young children by providing beautiful new books as part of their well child health care visits. They distribute books the clinics and public health in Pinedale and Marbleton/Big Piney. EnCana has just granted
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Benefit for Levi Hancock Sept. 17 (September 14, 2010)
To help with medical expenses
The Food Basket in Pinedale is hosting a benefit for Levi Hancock on Friday, September 17th. The benefit will be from 11am-3pm. The purpose is to help raise money for his new prosthetic leg and accruing medical bills. They will be having a bake sale with homem
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Pole Creek Prescribed Fire ignitions complete (September 14, 2010)
25 miles north of Kemmerer in the southern Wyoming Range
by Bridger-Teton National Forest
KEMMERER – The Kemmerer Ranger District of the Bridger-Teton National Forest and the Kemmerer Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management have completed the ignition phase of the Pole Creek prescribed burn for this fall. From September 3rd to September 8th,
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WYDOT issuing the Final EIS for Jackson South road project (September 14, 2010)
by Wyoming Department of Transportation
JACKSON – The Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT) and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), have completed the Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for the Jackson South project. The project would improve seven miles of U.S. 26/89/189/191
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Sage-Grouse Working Group to meet Sept. 21 (September 14, 2010)
by Wyoming Game and Fish Department
PINEDALE - The Upper Green River Basin Local Sage-Grouse Working Group will hold their next meeting from 12:30 PM-4:00 PM, Tuesday, September 21, 2010, at the Natural Resources Conservation Service conference room located in the Stromness building in Pinedale
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Hunters: Sage Grouse wings needed (September 14, 2010)
Wing barrels placed on major access roads to popular hunting areas
by Wyoming Game and Fish Department
PINEDALE- With the opening of the sage grouse hunting season this Saturday, September 18, the Wyoming Game and Fish Department is urging all sage grouse hunters to drop one wing from any birds they harvest in one of the sage grouse wing barrels that have been
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Grizzlies in Wyoming Range (September 14, 2010)
by Wyoming Game and Fish Department press release
The Wyoming Game and Fish Department would like to remind hunters of confirmed grizzly bear activity in the Wyoming Range in recent years.
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Wind River bear hunt area closed (September 14, 2010)
by Wyoming Game and Fish Department press release
Hunters should be advised that black bear hunting along the western front of the Wind River Range has closed for the fall season with the mortality quota recently being reached. Black Bear Hunt Area 19, which closed September 13, generally includes the west s
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Wolves kill sheep in Bighorns (September 14, 2010)
by Echo Renner, Wyoming Livestock Roundup
Wolves killed 24 sheep in July on the north end of the Bighorn Mountains in Sheridan County, about 15 miles south of the Wyoming / Montana state line.
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BTNF closes caves and mines on National Forest (September 13, 2010)
To reduce spread of fungus suspected of killing bats
by Bridger-Teton National Forest
On August 26th, 2010, the Forest Supervisor on the Bridger Teton National Forest signed a special order to close all caves and abandoned mines on the Forest to public entry, except those signed open with official Forest Service signs.
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Public access may be threatened by poor hunter behavior (September 13, 2010)
by Wyoming Game & Fish
The Wyoming Game and Fish Department’s public access program, commonly known as the Private Lands Public Wildlife program, has been in place for over ten years. Unfortunately, irresponsible individuals threaten area closures by breaking the simplest of rules—o
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EPA to look at hydraulic fracturing chemicals on water quality (September 13, 2010)
EPA formally requests voluntary information from companies about chemicals used in natural gas extraction
by Environmental Protection Agency
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that it has issued voluntary information requests to nine natural gas service companies regarding the process known as hydraulic fracturing. The data requested is integral to a broad scienti
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San Jose Taiko Sept. 30 (September 12, 2010)
Kicks Off PFAC season
by Pinedale Fine Arts Council
The Pinedale Fine Arts Council is proud to present San Jose Taiko performing live in the Pinedale Auditorium on Thursday, Sept. 30 beginning at 7:00 p.m.
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Upper Green hike (September 12, 2010)
Photos by Dave Bell
Dave Bell went for an outing to the Upper Green on Saturday. "It was a terrific day--for a hike, for photography and for bonking on White Rock. It happens to us all, but I totally bonked about a thousand feet from the top and completely pooped out on my hikin
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Cattle Drive (September 12, 2010)
Photos by Scott Almdale
Scott Almdale was heading out to Big Piney when he got caught in a cattle drive that was just starting between Daniel and Big Piney on US 189. "It was exciting to capture this symbolic moment. Cattle drives are historic and famous in Sublette County. Witness
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Prescription Drug Take-Back Day Sept. 25 (September 12, 2010)
Turn in unused or expired prescription medication
On Saturday, September 25, the Sublette County Sheriff’s Office will be participating in the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day.
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Idaho threatens to step out of wolf management (September 12, 2010)
by Cat Urbigkit
Idaho Governor Butch Otter has notified federal officials that the state should be able to negotiate a new agreement for continued state management of wolves soon, or else the state may back out of participation in wolf management activities entirely.
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Upper Green calf depredation paper published (September 12, 2010)
Quantifying the economic impact of grizzly bear and gray wolf depredation on calves in the Upper Green River Cattle Allotment
by Cat Urbigkit, Pinedale Online
Four Sublette County ranchers teamed up and succeeded in getting a scientific paper published in this month’s issue of the Journal of Wildlife Management. The paper, "Quantifying Economic Impacts of Large-Carnivore Depredation on Bovine Calves" was written by
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Bull Fire Closure Order lifted (September 12, 2010)
by Bridger-Teton National Forest
The Jackson Ranger District on the Bridger Teton National Forest has lifted the Emergency Closure Order for the Bull Fire area. The 4,422 acre fire located east of Hoback Junction in the Gros Ventre Wilderness was ignited after a lightning storm pushed through
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Free firewood available at Kendall Guard Station (September 12, 2010)
by Bridger-Teton National Forest
The Pinedale Ranger District of the Bridger-Teton National Forest will be offering free-use firewood permits for the Kendall Guard Station on Saturday, September 18 only. There is no cost for the firewood but a valid free-use firewood permit is required. These
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Five wolves killed in Upper Green (September 12, 2010)
by Cat Urbigkit, Pinedale Online
After killing livestock on numerous occasions, five wolves from the 13-member Green River wolf pack were killed by federal wildlife officials last week. Here’s what the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service reports in its current wolf status report:
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National campaign a chance to win $25,000 to preserve a Sublette County homestead (September 8, 2010)
‘This Place Matters’ campaign. Please vote and tell your friends to vote!
by Dawn Ballou, Pinedale Online!
The Sublette County Historical Society (SCHS) is asking for your help. They are participating in a national campaign through the National Trust for Historic Preservation called "This Place Matters" which allows the public to vote online for a chance to win $2
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Grizzly Bear relocated (September 8, 2010)
by Wyoming Game & Fish
The Wyoming Game and Fish Department trapped and relocated two adult male grizzly bears on September 5, 2010.
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Sublette Commissioners approve QEP rezone request (September 7, 2010)
To build a new office building complex south of Pinedale
by Dawn Ballou, Pinedale Online!
The Sublette County Commissioners approved a request by QEP (formerly Questar) to rezone agricultural land approximately two miles south of Pinedale to build a new office building and storage lot.
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Funeral Services for Jim Buston Sept. 9 (September 7, 2010)
by Covill Funeral Home
Funeral services for Jim Buston of Pinedale will be held Thursday, September 9 at 1:00 PM at Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church in Pinedale. Rosary will take place the night before at 7:00PM at the church.
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Haying (September 7, 2010)
by Jonita Sommers - Rancher Talk
Roaring of motors in August is a common sound in the hay fields of the Green River Valley. Tractors moving in the hay fields around the hay stack are like ants busy at work around their ant hill. Green grass turning different shades of green as the hay is cu
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Oops: wolves not saving aspen from elk (September 6, 2010)
by Cat Urbigkit, Pinedale Online!
Previous research has claimed that the reintroduction of wolves to Yellowstone National Park in 1995 is helping restore quaking aspen in risky areas where wolves prowl. But apparently elk hungry for winter food had a different idea.
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Expanded wolf control expected (September 6, 2010)
by Cat Urbigkit, Pinedale Online!
The Associated Press has a report of whether federally protected or not, expanded control of wolves is anticipated, both in the Northern Rockies and in the Great Lakes region.
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Dig It! The Reseeded Garden (September 6, 2010)
by Sage and Snow Garden Club
Is it just my Ozark heritage or does everyone like something for nothing? This time of year in the garden is when we can really put that phrase to good use by choosing which plants we want to let reseed themselves. This applies to the flower, herb and vegetabl
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Help! Someone stole Taylor’s Dirt Bike! (Original post September 5, 2010 | Updated September 6, 2010)
Asking the public’s help to please be on the lookout for it!
by Clark Dyess
See this link for an update on this story
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Turns out, it’s Grandma in the bag (September 4, 2010)
by Wyoming Highway Patrol
FARSON – Troopers may get into some dangerous, hazardous, suspicious and/or even bizarre situations. On Wednesday, September 1st, Wyoming Highway Patrol troopers got into one of the bizarre.
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Pinedale Elementary School Grand Opening & Ribbon Cutting Ceremony (September 4, 2010)
New home for Kindergarten through 5th grades
by Dawn Ballou, Pinedale Online!
Sublette County School District #1 was proud to present the Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for the new Pinedale Elementary School on Thursday, September 2nd. A large crowd of people gathered for the ceremony and to tour the school.
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Sublette Commissioners Agenda for Sept. 7 (September 4, 2010)
by Mary Lankford, Sublette County Clerk
NOTICE: This meeting will be held in the District Courtroom of the Sublette County Courthouse in Pinedale. An elevator is available near the County Clerk’s Office.
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Forest Service/BLM prescribed burn northwest of Kemmerer (September 4, 2010)
In the Pole Creek area, west of LaBarge and Commissary Ridge
KEMMERER – The Kemmerer Ranger District of the Bridger-Teton National Forest and the Kemmerer Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management plan to implement a prescribed burn in the Pole Creek area this fall. The project will burn across approximately 13,000
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Bondurant Fall Festival Sept. 18 (September 3, 2010)
The Bondurant Fall Festival will be held on Saturday, September 18 at St. Hubert’s from 3:00-9:30 p.m. Help make apple butter in a kettle and buy half-pint and pint jars. Kids’ activities, volleyball and bonfire. To reserve jars of apple butter or for more inf
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Middle Piney Lake Road Opening Ceremony Sept. 3 (September 2, 2010)
by Bridger-Teton National Forest
BIG PINEY – Big Piney District Ranger, Kurt Davis, announced that the Bridger-Teton National Forest has successfully repaired and stabilized the last one mile of Forest Service Road 10024 (Middle Piney Lake Road). Davis would like to invite the public to join
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Annual Grizzly Bear research set to resume in September (September 1, 2010)
Researchers plan to trap bears through October in Yellowstone National Park
by Yellowstone National Park
As they have for 36 years, members of the Interagency Grizzly Bear Study Team (IGBST), are set to resume research work in Yellowstone National Park.
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Middle Piney Lake Road Opening Ceremony Sept. 3 (September 1, 2010)
by Bridger-Teton National Forest
BIG PINEY – Big Piney District Ranger, Kurt Davis, announced that the Bridger-Teton National Forest has successfully repaired and stabilized the last one mile of Forest Service Road 10024 (Middle Piney Lake Road). Davis would like to invite the public to join
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Shell Pinedale Producing Operations Re-Certified for ISO 14001 (September 1, 2010)
Audit examined environmental management systems
by Shell Oil Company media release
PINEDALE – Bureau Veritas Certification (BCV) has renewed the International Standards Organization (ISO) 14001:2004 certification for Shell’s Pinedale natural gas producing operations following an independent audit. The ISO 14001:2004 standard reviews the eff
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Yellowstone set for final big weekend of summer (September 1, 2010)
Summer season closures begin Sept. 5th
by Yellowstone National Park
Good weather is forecast for Yellowstone National Park for the start of the Labor Day holiday weekend. This typically results in a pulse of weekend visitors, as many people from the area surrounding the park use the occasion to mark the unofficial end of sum
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Sage Grouse hunting amid concerns for the species (September 1, 2010)
‘Conservative hunting seasons do not have a detrimental impact on most populations in Wyoming’
by Wyoming Game & Fish
One of the most common questions Wyoming Game and Fish Department personnel have been hearing is: "If the sage grouse is a candidate to be listed as a threatened species, then how can you have a hunting season for the bird?"
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Clinics will be closed on Labor Day, Sept. 6 (September 1, 2010)
by Sublette County Rural Health Care District
PUBLIC NOTICE: The Pinedale Medical Clinic and the Marbleton-Big Piney Clinic will be closed on Monday, September 6, 2010 to observe Labor Day. Emergency services are available by dialing 911.
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