Inyo National Forest

Newsroom - 2006 News Releases

DECEMBER 2006

• Route Designation Public Meeting Scheduled (12/29)
• New Snow Closes Gates in White Mountains (12/19)
• Human Waste Management on the Whitney Trail - An Update (12/18)
• New Interagency Pass Program Will Help Public Enjoy Enhanced Recreation Sites on Public Lands (12/15)
• Former Ski Racer and Artist Visits the New Mammoth Lakes Welcome Center (12/1)
• Forest Service Proposes Installing Vault toilets in Lower Lee Vining Campgrounds (12/1)
• Forest Service Proposes Installing Sewage Disposal Station in Oh! Ridge Campground (12/1)

OCTOBER 2006

• Ribbon Cutting for Mammoth Lakes Welcome Center (10/13)

• Road Access Temporarily Limited in Cedar Flat Area (10/17)

• Wyman Canyon Road Reopened (10/15)

SEPTEMBER 2006

• Winter Access Route Proposed for the Basalt Canyon Geothermal Pipeline Project (9/11)

• Forest Service to Hold Transportation System Route Designation Workshop (9/7)

• Sawmill Fire Final Update (9/25)

• Forest Service to Host Transportation System Route Designation Workshop (9/25)

JULY 2006

• Jon Regelbrugge Named as New District Ranger for Mammoth and Mono Lake Ranger Districts (7/27)

• New Activity at Hot Creek Geologic Site (7/28)

• Comments Sought on Jeffrey Pine Fuels Reduction and Forest Health Proposal (7/28)

• Wyman Canyon Road Closed Due to Washout (7/31)

JUNE 2006

• Comments invited on Inyo N.F. OHV Applications (6/30)

• Inyo National Forest Schedules Public Workshops for Route Designation and Travel Management (6/2)

• Hot Creek Geologic Site Temporarily Closed to Swimming (6/2)

MAY 2006

• Forest Service to Host Public Field Trip to Proposed Hiking/Biking Trail in Mono Basin Scenic Area (5/4)

• Inyo National Forest to hold Public Meetings and Workshops on Route Designation and Travel Management (5/3)

MARCH 2006

• Commercial Pack Station and Pack Stock Outfitter/Guide Permit Issuance Draft EIS Released (3/17)
• Convict Lake Fishing Pier Project (3/7)

FEBRUARY 2006

• Proposed Mono Lake Trail Project (2/17)

OCTOBER 2005

• Basalt Canyon Pipeline Project EA gets Approved (10/14)

SEPTEMBER 2005

• Inyo National Forest Prescribed Fire Projects for the Fall (9/29)
• National Forest Recreation Surveys Coming Your Way (9/29)
• Comments Sought on Proposed Exploration Drilling Activity near Montgomery Pass (9/29)

JULY 2005

• Lightning Causes Multiple Fires and Trail Closure In the Eastern Sierra(7/24)
• Input Sought On Integrated Weed Management Proposal (7/1)
• Lodgepole Pine Cutting Area Now Available (7/1)
• Molly Brown to be Acting District Ranger for Mammoth and Mono Lake Ranger Districts (7/1)

JUNE 2005

• Forest Service Making Improvements to Recreation Fee Sites Nationwide for Enhanced Visitor Services (6/17)
• “Now Showing”- At the Mammoth Lakes Visitor Center Auditorium (6/17)
• Reds Meadow to Open June 26 (6/17)

MAY 2005

• Fuelwood Season to Open May 21 (5/13)
• "The Greatest Good"- A New Film, Explores History of the Forest Service (5/13)

APRIL 2005

• Start of Fuelwood Season Delayed (4/25)

MARCH 2005

• Eastern Sierra Expanded Transit System (ESETS) (3/02)

FEBRUARY 2005

• Update on Lundy Hydroelectric Project (2/25)
• Request for Public Comments - Basalt Canyon Geothermal Project (2/25)
• Winter Needs Assessment Completed (2/18)
• USDA Forest Service Announces Woody Biomass Utilization Grants (2/10)
• Small Scale Prospecting Activity Proposed at Aspen Grove Mine (02/02)

JANUARY 2005

• Forest Comment Sought on the Furnace Creek Road Environmental Assessment (01/18)

NOVEMBER 2004

• Forest Service Chief Upholds Management Plan for Sierra Nevada Forests with Minor Changes (11/18)
• Field Trip Scheduled For Proposed Ski Back Trail (11/18)
• Forest Service to Conduct Prescribed Burning Projects in Mammoth and June Lake Areas (11/16)
• Mammoth Lakes Fire Safe Council Meets November 16th (11/9)
• Forest Service Seeks Assistance with OHV Route Inventory Process (11/9)
• Volunteer Bitterbrush Planting in Birch Fire Area on October 2nd (11/9)

OCTOBER 2004

• Mineral Permits Available for Slate Collection (10/15)