WASATCH COUNTY, Utah-Per information from Utah Fire Info, Wednesday, a prescribed burn will commence in the upper Provo River area of the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest. If conditions are propitious, the plan is to conduct these burns over the course of three days. Wednesday’s forecast in the Heber Valley calls for […]
WASATCH COUNTY, Utah-Tuesday evening, the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest gave an update on their construction along U.S. Highway 40 in the Strawberry Valley (Daniels Summit-Soldier Creek) area. Crews are finishing rumble strips and striping work between mileposts 46 and 52. Drivers are advised to slow down and be cautious throughout this […]
WASATCH COUNTY, Utah-Per the official Twitter of the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest, mechanical work is commencing on Spring Canyon Road and Iron Mine Road Monday. This is in the Heber-Kamas road area and contractors will be working until the conclusion of the project. It is hoped that this will be done […]
PROVO, Utah (AP) — Authorities used a state Department of Public Safety helicopter to make an overnight rescue of an ailing 21-year-old hiker stranded high on Mt. Timpanogos in north-central Utah. Utah County Sheriff’s Sgt. Spencer Cannon says the helicopter late Tuesday night retrieved the man and a 75-year-old hiker […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah and federal agencies plan to direct up to $20 million over the next four years toward protecting forests from wildfires. The Salt Lake Tribune reported this week that the state and U.S. Forest Service have agreed to start on national forest restoration projects this year. The […]
WASATCH COUNTY, Utah-Friday morning, the official Twitter account of the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest confirmed Mill Hollow Campground has opened for the season. There is no water available at the campground so adventurers need to bring their own water in with them. If in the area, please use caution as there […]
AMERICAN FORK CANYON, Utah-Tuesday, the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest announced the closure of one lane of traffic on S.R. 92 just below Timpanogos Cave Monument and just west of the old power plant. A large crane will be on-site to place a temporary bridge (street crossing) across the river. This is […]
WASATCH COUNTY, Utah-Friday evening, the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest confirmed the temporary closure of the Strawberry Visitors Center trail/boardwalk. This is on the Heber-Kamas District of the forest. It has been temporarily closed because of the threats of flooding that exist as temperatures warm up and cause the snowpack to rapidly […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah man has agreed to pay nearly $400,000 for a fire that spread to national forest land north of Salt Lake City. The U.S. attorney’s office says Jayson Ross Orvis of Bountiful agreed to the settlement for the August 2017 fire that burned about […]
PROVO, Utah (AP) — Some fire evacuees have been allowed to return to their homes in northern Utah near a wildfire that has burned more than 640 square miles (1,657 sq. kilometer) Residents returned to their homes in Elk Ridge and Hills about 20 miles (32 kilometers) south of Provo […]
