WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: ROCK SPRINGS, Wyo. -- The Bureau of Land Management Wyoming High Desert District plans to conduct slash pile prescribed burns on lands managed by the Rock Springs Field Office and associated partners this fall and winter. Any burning is contingent upon fuel moisture and weather meeting optimal burn conditions that are part of the specific treatment prescription parameters. Burn  more

DENVER, Colorado, Nov. 8 -- The U.S. Justice Department's Drug Enforcement Administration's Rocky Mountain Division issued the following news release on Nov. 7, 2023: On Oct. 28, 2023, the community once again emptied their medicine cabinets to help dispose of old, unwanted, and expired medications. Nationwide, DEA and its law enforcement partners collected 599,897 pounds of unneeded medications at 4,675 collection sites. The Rocky Mountain Field Division collected just over 18,500 pounds of u  more

MOOSE, Wyoming, Nov. 8 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service issued the following news release: The National Park Service (NPS) has selected two companies to provide guided mountain climbing, climbing instruction and ski mountaineering within Grand Teton National Park. The two companies are Exum Guide Service and School of Mountaineering, Inc., doing business as Exum Mountain Guides and The Mountain Guides, Inc., doing business as Jackson Hole Mountain Guides. The two n  more

MOOSE, Wyoming, Nov. 9 -- The National Park Service Grand Teton National Park issued the following news release: A new wildlife documentary chronicling the large mammal migrations of Grand Teton National Park was released online this week, showing how the park is biologically connected to distant habitats in Idaho and Wyoming. Animal Trails: Rediscovering Grand Teton Migrations is now available for streaming, after screening in Grand Teton National Park's Craig Thomas Discovery and Visitor Cen  more

PROVO, Utah, Nov. 10 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation issued the following news release: The Bureau of Reclamation's Upper Colorado Basin Region has announced Rick Baxter as the new area manager for the Provo Area Office. In his new position, Baxter will oversee water projects throughout Utah, southwestern Wyoming and a very small portion of southeast Idaho. The Provo Area Office is responsible for 16 water projects that include 50 high hazard dams, 419 miles of c  more

CHEYENNE, Wyoming, Nov. 9 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Geological Survey issued the following news release on Nov. 8, 2023: * * * Cutting edge technological surveys in Wyoming shed light on energy and mineral potential, as well as increased understanding of geologic hazards * * * Scientists in Wyoming are wrapping up a banner year for geologic data acquisition for the state with three large airborne geophysical surveys covering an area of roughly 7,000 square miles. For comp  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service issued the following news on Nov. 6, 2023: The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced improvements to the Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP) as well as an unprecedented $1 billion investment to advance partner-driven solutions to conservation on agricultural land through 81 projects. Wyoming's Upper Colorado River Basin Water Efficiency and Conservation Projects will receive $25 mil  more