Shoshone National Forest
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There will be no ziplining at Cody’s ski hill this summer due to the ongoing effort to enhance the Sleeping Giant experience for future winters. In a statement released on Monday, May 17, owner Nick Piazza and his wife Yulia announced that the ziplines at Sleeping Giant will not be in operation during Summer 2021.…
Shoshone National Forest is preparing for another busy summer, but the key to recreation begins with the choices of Wyomingites to stay safe and responsible. As the weather begins warming and campgrounds start opening, forest officials ask visitors to recreate responsibly by planning, respecting road and area closures, knowing current fire restrictions, and abiding by…
Prescribed burns will be underway in Shoshone National Forest when everyone’s fire awareness must be high to avoid the devastating consequences of forest fires. Shoshone National Forest Fire and Fuels personnel will begin prescribed burning operations in the Cabin Creek and Gooseberry Creek areas starting Thursday, April 29. One hundred acres of slash located southwest…
Here in Wyoming we are extremely prideful of what mother nature provides for us here. Whether it be the breathtaking mountain ranges, the incredibly fascinating wildlife, or any and every season imaginable, Wyoming never ceases to amaze. That streak didn’t change here with this video of singing ice right outside Lander Wyoming on Frye Lake.…
Following resource damage on Carter Mountain, staff from Shoshone National Forest and employees from Wyoming Game and Fish’s Cody office came together this week to make improvements to an existing gate and road closure. As with many Forest Service roads, there is a seasonal closure on FSR 474, Carter Mountain Road. This road has a…
A project to increase public access to public lands along the South Fork Road has been selected as a short-list contender for $14 million of funding. Park County has been informed that its latest application for major South Fork roadwork has been accepted and shortlisted by the Wyoming Program Decision Committee. It is now under…
National forests in Wyoming are due for several improvements this summer, as the U.S. Forest Service releases its multi-million-dollar project list for 2021. The Rocky Mountain Region of the U.S. Forest Service has announced a plethora of projects in Wyoming and elsewhere. Thanks to the passage of the Great American Outdoors Act, over $285 million dollars…
Dozens of volunteers and several aircraft from many agencies mobilized to find the two stranded snowmobilers, who were found alive after a three-day search. A call came into the Park County Sheriff’s Office Dispatch Office on Thursday, Feb. 18: two snowmobilers – Trevor Wayne Deal, age 22 of Bridger, Montana, and Maison Deacon Ostwald, age…
Shoshone National Forest is looking to recruit Bighorn Basin veterans for a walk in the woods – and a few other things. The Clarks Fork, Greybull, and Wapiti Ranger Districts of the Shoshone National Forest are looking to fill several temporary recreation-related positions out of Cody for the summer 2021 field season. Some of those…
Shoshone National Forest has opened up availability for Christmas tree permits. Kristie Salzmann, forest spokesperson noted that the affordability and family fun that the activity provides is what makes it such a noteworthy Christmas time activity. “It’s a great opportunity to get out in the national forest, really enjoy your public lands, and it’s only…