The Rolling Pines Fire started January 18, 2022 in Bastrop State Park. The fire is very active and multiple local fire departments, Bastrop County, Texas Parks and Wildlife and state resources, including Texas A&M Forest Service and Texas Intrastate Fire Mutual Aid System (TIFMAS), are assisting in suppression efforts. Aviation resources have been ordered to…
View MoreGrand Teton National Park in WinterNPS Tobiason Public Domain Many of Grand Teton National Park’s roads and services close in the winter, creating a wonderful sense of solitude you will not find in the summer season. However, the park’s main roads Hwy 89/191 and Hwy. 26/287 are plowed all winter and are open to…
View MoreOn the evening of January 14, 2022, Martin Fire started approximately 18 miles east of the town of Olney. Local VFDs responded to assist. Fire was estimated to be 800 acres. Local responders were able to stop forward progression but still had some backing fire in rough terrain.State resource from Texas A&M Forest Service (TAMFS)…
View MoreThe Mill Creek Fire started in Shackelford County off of HWY 283 approximately 10 miles North of Albany. High winds are causing extreme fire activity and aviation resources are being used to assist with slowing the rate of spread. Texas A&M Forest Service is in unified command with local responders and
View MoreThe Plum Bluff Fire started around 7:00 PM in Fisher County off of FM 57 approximately 10 miles North of the town of Sweetwater. Due to the high winds the fire is very active with a high rate of spread. The fire is currently burning in mixed grass and heavy brush. TAMFS is in unified…
View MoreOn January 14, 2022 aproximately 8:00PM, Douglas fire started in the town of Electra. There were 15 structures threatned but no evacuation is needed at this time. Local resources from Kamay Volunteer Fire Department and State resources from Texas A&M Forest Service (TAMFS) responded to assist. TAMFS and Electra Volunteer Fire Department are working in…
View MoreOn the afternoon of January 14, 2022, a wildfire started outside the town of Stinnet. Evacuations for Scotts Acres Subdivision south of Stinnet have been put in place and Highway 136 has been shut down. Resources from Hutchinson County, Carson County, Potter County, Pantex, National Parks Service (NPS) and Texas A&M Forest Service are on…
View MoreThe Teton Range Bighorn Sheep Working Group including Grand Teton National Park, Bridger-Teton National Forest, Caribou-Targhee National Forest, and Wyoming Game and Fish Department invite backcountry users to join in stewardship efforts to protect bighorn sheep. The Working Group released a map today of Teton Range Bighorn Sheep Winter Zones and is asking skiers to…
View MoreWednesday, January 12, the Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of Fort Peck Indian Reservation completed the transfer of 28 Yellowstone bison to the Fort Peck Indian Reservation in Poplar, Montana, under the Bison Conservation Transfer Program. All the bison completed Phases I & II of the brucellosis quarantine protocol at Yellowstone National Park and the Animal…
View MoreYou cannot see all of Yellowstone by car in one day, so we have a tip for you. Don’t try. Plan to spend at least a half day out of your car rafting the Yellowstone River with Wild West Rafting next to Yellowstone’s North Entrance. The company offers half-day, full-day and overnight trips, plus trips…
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