Creating Healthy Watersheds is Good Business for Everyone
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) in partnership with Utah’s Watershed Restoration Initiative (UWRI) recently completed the second phase of the South Canyon Watershed Restoration project near Panguitch, Utah.
2011 Wildfires Present Challenges for Fire Managers in Southern Utah
For the Color Country Interagency Fire Management Area, the 2011 fire season was no "walk in the park". While most fire management agencies in southern Utah did not experience a significant increase in large scale fires, nearly all agencies experienced a huge increase in human caused fires.
Peters Point Fuel Reduction and Habitat Restoration Project
The BLM Canyon Country Fire Zone has begun a fuels reduction and habitat restoration project located in the Monticello Field Office approximately 12 miles north of Monticello in the vicinity of Peters Canyon.
BLM Firefighter Dies While Working on Texas Blaze
A 24-year old Idaho man died Thursday afternoon while working on the 337 Fire near Mineral Wells, Texas. – Hyperthermia Caused Death
Color Country Snapshot
Cedar Highlands, a community near Cedar City, Utah has been working with the Color Country District, Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and Utah Division of Forestry Fire and State Lands (FFSL) to better prepare in the event of a wildfire.
West Desert Success Story
A West Desert District fuels project implemented nearly six years ago helped contain a fast moving wildfire recently.
