U-S Forest Service

The Chief of the U.S. Forest Service says he expects this year's fire season to be as active as last year. Doug Randall reports.  The Wyoming Department of Workforce Services announced that it has filled all seven Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Safety Consultant positions. Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.

An environmental group says it has reached an agreement with the U-S Forest Service to remove some corrals the group considered to be a barrier to pronghorn migration in western Wyoming. Amy Richards reports. Money continued to flow into the state's general fund ahead of the Consensus Revenue Estimating Group forecast. Click past jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.

Select C-130 cargo plane crews with the Wyoming Air National Guard's 153rd Airlift Wing are conducting annual Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System II training with the U.S. Forest Service at the Wyoming Air National Guard Base, in Cheyenne and at Camp Guernsey Joint Training Center in Guernsey this week. During training, the WYANG works closely with the Forest Service, who owns the MAFFS II unit

As U.S. Forest Service officials work to revise a plan for managing the Shoshone National Forest, some skiers are calling for a snowmobile ban near Two Oceans Peak on Togwotee Pass. Doug Randall has the details. Sheep and lamb inventory in Wyoming was up 1-percent in January from the previous year. Wool production in 2011 was ahead of 2010.  Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News. Rea

Governor Matt Mead says he will continue to push to try and change the way Wyoming taxes wind energy projects, despite objections from some lawmakers. Doug Randall reports.  The U.S. Forest service has announced the free fee days ffor 2012. Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.

A federal advisory committee will soon be accepting members, with the purpose of advising the Forest Service on a proposed planning rule. A 39 year old Burlington, WY woman accused of letting he son drink with his friends at her house before he was killed in a car crash has been sentenced. Doug Randall reports. Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.

Yellowstone National Park officials captured and killed a female Grizzly bear over the weekend believed to be linked to two deaths in the park this summer. The U-S Forest Service has installed gates to try to prevent damage to two roads in the Medicine Bow National Forest. Amy Richards has a report. Click past jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.

Wyoming's efforts to preserve sage grouse populations and keep the bird off of the Endangered Species List have been formally recognized by Interior Secretary Ken Salazar with a ''Partners in Conservation'' award. Amy Richards has details. Small businesses are being invited to learn more about opportunities  to contract with the US Forest Service and BLM in support of firefighting efforts. Busines

The BLM has backed away from a plan to round up and castrate horses in two southwest Wyoming herd management areas. Amy Richards has details. The latest U-S forest Service report on the subject says American forests are stable and sustainable, despite concerns over issues such as climate change and insect infestation. Click past jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.