Thunder Basin National Grassland

Beginning today, June 16, stage 1 fire restrictions will be in effect for the Medicine Bow-Routt National Forests and Thunder Basin National Grassland. This includes National Forest System lands located in Garfield, Grand, Jackson, Moffat, Rio Blanco, and Routt counties in northwest Colorado, as well as Albany, Campbell, Carbon, Converse, Crook, Natrona, Niobrara, Platte, and Weston counties in Wy

Violation of this Fire Prevention Order is punishable by a fine of not more than $100,000, or imprisonment of not more than 12 months, or both.

Yesterday, one of Wyoming's most beloved places officially celebrated its 114th birthday. On May 22, 1902, Medicine Bow National Forest was established as a forest reserve by President Theodore Roosevelt. Although the area, which covers more than one million square miles in southeastern Wyoming, has been federally protected for over a century, it was considered a sacred meeting place for Native Am