Inyo National Forest

Newsroom - 2007 News Releases

December

• Mt. Whitney Climbers: An Update on Daily Quotas for Mt. Whitney Trail and North Fork Lone Pine(12/21)
• Forest Service Plans Several Prescribed Burn Projects in Upcoming Months (12/5)
• Mammoth Community Facilities Land Exchange Completed (12/5)

November

• Reminder: Travel Management/Route Designation Comments Due December 15 (11/30)
• Christmas Tree Cutting Permits Now Available (11/20)
• Marijuana Garden Infrastructure Removed from Shepherd Creek (11/20)
• Public Comments Requested on Fuels Reduction Project (11/19)
• The Inyo National Forest Announces an Opportunity to Comment on the Draft Program of Work for Recreation Facility Analysis Process (11/7)
• Woodcutting Lottery at Horseshoe Meadows (11/5)
• Update on O'Harrel "Fire Use" Fire (11/4)

October

• Fire Use Fire Burning in O'Harrel Canyon (10/31)
• Public Meeting and Field Trip Scheduled For Proposed Ski Back Trail (10/30)
• Woodcutting Lottery at Horseshoe Meadows (10/26)
• Firewood Season Extended To November 18 (10/26)
• The Inyo National Forest Announces 30-day Extension of Comment Period For Proposed Action for Motorized Travel Management And Informational "Drop-in" Dates (10/19)
• Public Meetings to be Held on Inyo National Forest Route Designation and Travel Management Plan (10/14)
• Witcher Wood Cutting Area Closed (10/12)
• Public Comments Requested on Proposed Fuels Reduction Project (10/12)
• Mammoth Consolidated Mine Site Closed for One Week (10/4)

SEPTEMBER

• The Inyo National Forest Announces an Opportunity to Comment on the Proposed Action for Motorized Travel Management (9/27)
• Meet and Greet Open Houses and a Reception to be Held for New Forest Supervisor Jim Upchurch (9/27)
• Public Comments Requested on Proposal to Construct a Trail from Lake George to McCloud Lake (9/27)
• Coalition for Unified Recreation in the Eastern Sierra Presents Healthy Communities/Healthy Landscapes Conference (9/21)
• 2007 National Public Lands Day - Friends of the Forest Special Events (9/21)
• Fire Restrictions Lifted (9/21)
• Slash Piles to be Burned at Gem Lake (9/14)
• 2007 National Public Lands Day - Friends of the Forest Special Events (9/12)
• It's a Clear Choice: Fire Managers Urge Homeowners & Communities To Be Ready for Wildfires and To Become Fire Safe (9/6)
• Hunting and Fire Season Reminder (9/6)
• Coalition for Unified Recreation in the Eastern Sierra Presents Healthy Communities/Healthy Landscapes Conference (9/6)
• Forest Service Announces Regional Forester Leadership Changes (9/6)

AUGUST

• U.S. Forest Service Works To End Illegal Drug Production On National Forests In California (8/30)
• California Coastal Cleanup Day - Saturday, September 22 in the Eastern Sierra (8/29)
• Jim Upchurch Accepts Top Leadership Post On Inyo National Forest (8/28)
• Inyo Complex Fire Rehab Efforts Underway (8/10)
• The Public is Invited to Comment on Off-Highway Vehicle and Over-Snow Vehicle Grant Proposals (8/3)

JULY

• Marlene Finley Named as Interim Inyo National Forest Supervisor (7/30)
• National Forest Visitors Advised To Watch For Illegal Marijuana Gardens (7/27)
• Schulman Grove Book Signing (7/27)
• Defending Against Wildfire: Projects That Work (7/25)
• Wildfire Prevention Patrols are Underway (7/24)
• Inyo National Forest to Host Showing of “The Thin Green Line" (7/24)
• Human Waste Management on the Whitney Trail - An Update (7/17)
• Forest Service Considers Reducing Stay Limits in Lee Vining Canyon Campgrounds (7/17)
• Wildland Fire Prevention Team Arrives with Record Dry Conditions (7/16)
• Inyo Complex and June Fire Updates (7/13)
• Inyo Complex Fire Update (7/12)
• June Fire 100% Contained (7/11)
• June Fire 80% Contained (7/11)
• Inyo Complex Fire Update (7/11)
• More Fire Impacted Roads, Campgrounds, and Trailheads to Re-open (7/11)
• Lightning Ignites June Fire (7/11)
• Update on Injured Firefighters (7/11)
• Independence Water System Update (7/10)
• Selected Fire Area Roads and Campgrounds to Reopen (7/10)
• Inyo Complex Fire Update (7/10)
• Inyo Complex Fire Update (7/9)
• Inyo Complex Fire Update (7/8)
• Three Firefighters Injured Fighting Wildfire (7/8)

JUNE

• Very High Fire Danger This 4th of July (6/29)
• New Fact Sheet describes the potential danger from thermal springs in Eastern California (6/28)
• Fire Restrictions Go Into Effect (6/28)
• Come visit the Forest Service "Fire Safety Fun Festival" 4th of July (6/25)
• Public Comments Sought on Proposed Fuels Reduction Project (6/20)
• The Fiddlin' Foresters to Perform in Free Concerts in the Eastern Sierra (6/8)
• The Eastern Sierra to Celebrate the Grand Opening and Dedication of Two New Visitor Centers (6/8)

MAY

• Hot Creek Area Continues to be Closed to Entry (5/23)
• 2007 National Trails Day Events on the Inyo National Forest (5/22)
• Inyo National Forest To Celebrate Its Centennial (5/18)
• The Inyo National Forest Announces Staffing Changes (5/3)
• Chipper Day Scheduled for Mammoth Lakes (5/3)
• Crater Meadow Wildlife Habitat Improvement Project Proposed (5/3)

APRIL

• Smokey Bear Flat OHV Restoration Project to be Implemented (4/26)
• Fishing Opener - What's Open on the Inyo National Forest (4/24)
• Mammoth Lakes Roads To Open Early (4/13)
• Prescribed Burns on White Mountain Ranger District (4/11)

MARCH

• Inyo National Forest Announces Spring Prescribed Fire Projects (3/30)
• Mono Basin National Forest Scenic Area Visitor Center to Re-open on Thursday, April 5 (3/30)
• Forest Service To Hold Public Meeting On Recreation Site Master Planning (3/22)
• Firewood Season Opens May 1 (3/22)
• Casa Diablo Prescribed Burns Continue (3/19)
• Forest Service Issues Temporary Forest Order in Route Designation Process (3/9)
• Forest Service Takes Focused Look At Developed Recreation Sites (3/2)

FEBRUARY

• Forest Service Proposes to Update Management Indicator Species Lists For National Forests In The Sierra Nevada (2/26)
• Training in Wildland Firefighting Techniques for Volunteer Departments and Those Interested in Seasonal Employment (2/14)
• Forest Service Releases Decision on Commercial Pack Station Permit Issuance (2/9)

JANUARY

• Inyo National Forest Prescribed Fire Projects (1/12)

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