by FSEEE | Jul 17, 2018 | Briefly
The owners of a small ski area in Utah have grand plans for a major expansion into a wild corner of the Wasatch Range. The proposal includes construction of a 4.3-mile gondola that would rank as one of the longest in the world. Mountain Capital Partners, which owns...
by FSEEE | Jul 6, 2018 | Briefly
After years of complaints by residents of a small mountain community in Washington state, the Forest Service announced this week that it will close a nearby site to target shooting. The site, known as the “7013 pit,” is south of the community of Greenwater and...
by FSEEE | Jun 12, 2018 | Briefly
Forest Service officials in California must decide within a month whether to reissue a permit to Nestlé to withdraw water from the San Bernardino National Forest, according to a settlement agreement reached last week. Nestlé extracts millions of gallons of water from...
by FSEEE | Jun 1, 2018 | Briefly
Utah Sen. Mike Lee has introduced a bill that would open wilderness areas to mountain bikes, matching similar legislation making its way through the House of Representatives. Lee’s bill would give federal land managers a two-year window to determine whether mountain...
by FSEEE | May 25, 2018 | Briefly
What’s some people’s idea of a good time? Taking that four-wheel drive and tearing through a wild meadow! The latest incident of illegal “mud bogging” on national forests has done extensive damage to a wet meadow in Idaho. Boise National Forest officials believe the...
