Tag: Snowy Range

Aerial cheatgrass spraying planned for burned areas in the eastern Snowy Range

July 14, 2022

(LARAMIE, Wyo.) July 12, 2022 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service (USFS) and the Wyoming Game & Fish Department (WGFD) are planning to treat cheatgrass on 5,300 acres within the 2012 Squirrel Creek and 2020 Mullen wildfire areas through the aerial application of the herbicide Rejuvra, with the goal of reducing or even eradicating this species on many burned areas.

WYO 130 Over Snowy Range Open For Season

May 30, 2022

The seasonally-closed section of Wyoming Highway 130 through the Snowy Range has officially reopened for the summer.

Mountain Snowpack Update April 2022

April 15, 2022

Peak snowpack occurs in the mountains of Southeast Wyoming in late April and early May and current numbers for this year show snowpack in the upper North Platte river basin is at 89% of normal.