“Trees are stressed by overcrowding, fire-dependent species disappear and flammable fuels build up and become hazardous. Prescribed fire can help alleviate these issues by reducing hazardous fuels, protecting human communities from extreme fires, minimizing the spread of insect pest and disease, recycling nutrients back to the soil and more.”
Delve into the science behind prescribed burns, which can support the local landscape and allow researchers to better understand and control fire behavior.
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Adams Canyon Fire Station 7 to get staffed with career fire/EMS personnel
JACKSON, Wyo. — The Adams Canyon fire station will have at least one career fire/EMS personnel on staff daily, come January, Jackson Hole Fire/EMS announced Tuesday. According to the press release, response […]
Bite-Size News: Comparing staple grocery prices at Jackson’s largest stores
JACKSON, Wyo. — As inflation drives grocery prices ever higher, Buckrail decided to collect some data for wallet-wise shoppers in the valley. We’ve compared the prices of basic market staples at Jackson’s […]
‘Environmental justice’ rules may hurt Wyoming’s bid for federal support
The Biden administration’s Justice40 Initiative requires that 40% of clean energy grants must benefit disadvantaged and marginalized communities. By Dustin Bleizeffer, WyoFile Academics and economic development officials fear that Biden administration “environmental […]
EXPLAINER: Science behind prescribed burns
JACKSON, Wyo. — Many western landscapes are seeing increasing risks of extreme wildfires, and prescribed burns aren’t just supporting the local landscape but providing a space for researchers to better understand and […]
Lummis, Barrasso designate Oct. 4 as National Energy Appreciation Day
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Wyoming senators Cynthia Lummis and John Barrasso established Oct. 4, 2023 as National Energy Appreciation Day to honor workers in energy industries. Lummis introduced the resolution. She was joined […]
START Bus fall schedule
JACKSON, Wyo. — START bus will operate under the fall schedule with reduced hours until Friday Nov. 24. The fall season START schedule includes hourly service on the Village Local and 20 […]
Heads up! National Emergency Alert Test happening Wednesday
JACKSON, Wyo. — A nationwide emergency alert test is expected to reach local cell phones, radios and televisions at 12:20 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 4, according to Teton County Emergency Management. The […]
Patching work on Teton Pass begins Friday
WILSON, Wyo. — The Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT), along with contract crews from H-K Contractors, Inc. and Coldwater Group, will be patching damaged road sections on Teton Pass begining Friday, Oct. […]
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