Author: Andrew-Rossi

The Bureau of Land Management is asking for public comment on a proposed bentonite mining expansion project in Big Horn County. BLM officials say a company plans to mine bentonite and operate a haul road on 31 acres of BLM-managed federal land located 8 miles northeast of Greybull. The proposed project would provide an estimated…

55 male bison were transferred from Yellowstone to Fort Peck, Montana, tribes last week, which partners say is a historic step for bison conservation. Yellowstone superintendent Cam Sholly says the transfer of the bison is the culmination of years of work by the Park Service, the tribes, the state of Montana, and other agencies. The…

Air BNB, traditional bed-and-breakfast inns, and other short-term rentals are becoming more and more popular. And as more people use those services, the more questions arise regarding the regulation of those home-based businesses. The Park County Board of Commissioners and Planning and Zoning Department are hosting five public scoping meetings to consider future updates to…

Investigators are still determining what caused a grass fire west of Ten Sleep. The Hubble Draw Fire grew to approximately 146 acres this weekend, driven by high winds associated with the passage of a cold front. Bureau of Land Management officials say the fire is contained and remains under investigation. BLM and Washakie County firefighters…

Cody IS Rodeo. And that distinction was confirmed earlier this month when the Cody Stampede Rodeo, which is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year, was inducted into the ProRodeo Hall of Fame in Colorado Springs. The ProRodeo Hall of Fame and Museum of the American Cowboy educates the public about rodeo, its history, and its…

Another small fire has been detected in a remote region of Yellowstone National Park. On August 21st, a medical aircraft detected the 1-acre Wyodaho Fire about ¾ of a mile east of Wyodaho Lake, in the Bechler District of the Park. The fire is smoldering and creeping in grass and open timber, and is less than…

A Northwest College student from Brazil was injured Saturday and had to be evacuated from the summit of Heart Mountain. Park County Search and Rescue was called out Saturday morning just before noon after a report came in to dispatchers that Kulianae Ribeiro, a 22-year-old NWC student, had severely injured her knee while participating in…

Want to learn more about the Wild Horses of the McCullough Peaks? Look no further than the Wild Horse Highway, just east of Cody, where a local advocacy group has erected a kiosk that educates visitors about the animals and their special relationship to the land. The Friends of a Legacy, or FOAL, has put…

A contractor experienced in mitigating landslides is heading up the emergency slide repair project on the Chief Joseph Scenic Highway. The $363,000 project started this week on Highway 296 northwest of Cody. The contractor, Geological Stabilization, Inc., of Grand Junction, Colorado, was the project manager on last year’s landslide on the Chief Joseph Highway, as…

Several fires were reported as the result of a storm Wednesday evening in the Blue Bank, Lightning Ridge and Black Mountain areas of the Bighorn Basin. According to the Bureau of Land Management, two of the fires have been confirmed—the larger is the Buffalo Creek Fire at 136 acres near the Nowood River, which is…