Inyo National Forest

Newsroom - 2008 News Releases

DECEMBER

• Last Chance for Hawaii Raffle Tickets (12/3)

NOVEMBER

• Bridgeport Ranger District Christmas Tree Permits To Go on Sale (11/20)
• BLM Christmas Tree Permits to Go On Sale Soon (11/20)
• Large Collection of Bristlecone Art to be Displayed and Auctioned at Mt. Light Gallery Benefit Fundraiser (11/8)
• The Boundary Peak Fire Crew Becomes A Certified Hotshot Crew (11/6)
• 'Fee-Free Day' at South Tufa - in Honor of Veterans Day (11/5)

OCTOBER

• Fire Safe Council Grant Clearinghouse Workshop (10/31)
• Bureau of Land Management & US Forest Service Seeking Nominations for Key Positions on California Recreation Resource Advisory Committee (10/31)
• Residential Burn Permits (10/30)
• Bones Discovered In Madera County Believed To Be Human (10/30)
• Forest Service and BLM Propose Prescribed Burning at Doe Ridge (10/23)
• Art Auction to be Held Benefiting Reconstruction of Schulman Grove Visitor Center (10/22)
• The Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2008 Breathes New Life into Program for Schools, Roads and Stewardship Projects (10/23)
• Fire Restrictions Lifted (10/17)
• Inyo National Forest and BLM Plan Fall Prescribed Burn Projects (10/16)
• Reminder: Travel Management/Route Designation Field Trips Coming Up (10/14)
• Fundraising Campaign to Assist in Bristlecone Visitor Center Rebuilding Announced (10/3)
• Verizon Authorized to Proceed with Fiber Optic Cable Installation (10/3)

SEPTEMBER

• Whitney Portal Fuels Treatment Proposed (9/29)
• Forest Service Update on Travel Management and Upcoming Field Trips (9/29)
• Fall 2008 Update and Field Trips (9/29)
• Whitney Portal Fuels Treatment Proposed (9/29)
• Margaret Wood Named as New District Ranger for White Mountain and Mt. Whitney Ranger Districts (9/26)
• Marijuana Garden Eradicated in the White Mountains (9/25)
• 'Fee-Free Days' at Day Use Sites this Coming Weekend (9/24)
• Bristlecone Authors to be at 50th Anniversary Celebration (9/16)
• 50th Anniversary of Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest Celebration to be Held September 20th (9/11)
• Schulman Grove Visitor Center Destroyed by Fire (9/4)

AUGUST

Inyo News

• White Mtn. Ranger Station Holds Drawing for Public Firewood Near Horse Creek (8/27)
• Wildfire Burns Near Mono Lake (8/17)
• REMINDER: Fire Restrictions Remain in Effect on Inyo National Forest and Bishop Field Office BLM Public Lands (8/15)
• Inyo National Forest Fires Bishop Creek Drainage (8/6)
• Lecture Series, Introduction to Fire in California (8/3)

Sherwin Fire

• Sherwin Fire Update - Final (8/9 evening)
• Sherwin Fire Update (8/9 morning)
• Sherwin Fire Update (8/8 evening)
• Sherwin Fire Update (8/8 morning)
• Sherwin Fire Update (8/7 evening)
• Sherwin Fire Update (8/7 morning)
• Sherwin Fire Update (8/6 evening)
• Sherwin Fire Update (8/6 morning)
• Sherwin Fire Update (8/5 evening)
• Sherwin Fire Update (8/5)
• Sherwin Fire Update (8/4)

JULY

Inyo News

• Homeowners Need to Prepare for Wildfire (7/31)
• Ooolation Singers to Perform Music from Around the World at Mono Lake (7/31)
• Inyo National Forest Continues to Host Junior Ranger Program (7/28)
• Public Comments Requested on Proposed Pine Beetle Suppression Project (7/28)
• Scenic Area Lecture Series to Present Award Winning Films (7/22)
• Inyo National Forest Issues Campground Prospectus (7/17)
• Update on Major Mudslides - 7/13 11a.m. (7/13)
• Update On Major Mudslides And Flooding (7/12)
• Forest Service Vehicle And Equipment Auction Set For July 24 (7/10)
• Lecture Series to Feature Author Bob Madgic (7/9)
• Inyo National Forest to Host Junior Ranger Program (7/8)
• Fire Restrictions Go Into Effect on Inyo National Forest and Bishop Field Office BLM Public Lands (7/3)
• Southern California Fire Operations Prepares for More (7/3)

Clover Fire Information

• Clover Fire Update (7/10)
• Clover Fire Update (7/9)
• Clover Fire Update (7/8)
• Clover Fire Update (7/7)
• Clover Fire Update (7/6)
• Clover Fire Update (7/5)
• Clover Fire Update (7/4)
• Clover Fire Update (7/3)
• Clover Fire Update (7/2)
• Clover Fire Update (7/1)

JUNE

Clover Fire East Information

• Clove Fire Update (6/30)
• Clover Fire Update (6/29)
• Final Report from Fire Management Team, 6/27 p.m. (6/27)
• Clover Fire East Update 6/27 a.m. (6/27)
• Closure Order 04-08-08
• Clover Fire East Update 6/26 p.m. (6/26)
• Clover Fire East Update 6/26 a.m. (6/26)
• Clover Fire East Update 6/25, Evening Update (6/25)
• Clover Fire East Update 6/25 (6/25)
• Clover Fire Burns onto Inyo National Forest (6/23)

Other News In June

• Mammoth Lakes Welcome Center Hosts Book Signing (6/27)
• Come visit the Forest Service "Fire Safety Fun Festival" 4th of July (6/26)
• Public Comments Sought on Proposed Trail Reconstruction Project (6/25)
• Celebration of Bristlecone Anniversary Announced (6/25)
• Take Responsibility…..Learn About Wildfire Danger This 4th of July (6/19)
• USGS Presentation on Long Valley Caldera (6/2)
• "Clover" Fire in the South Sierra Wilderness calls for temporary trail closure (6/1)

MAY

• Cooler and Wetter Weather Affects Honeybee Fire (5/22)
• Wildfire in Southern Sierra Nevada Grows As Planned (5/14)
• Road to Bristlecone Forest to Open May 10 (5/9)
• Lightning Sparks Wildfires Near Cartago (5/6)

APRIL

• Firewood Season Opens May 1 (4/18)
• Forest Service Announces Proposed Revision of Mining Regulations (4/18)
• Location Changed for USFS Public Meeting on Travel Management – Route Designation - Drop-in Locations and Dates Announced (4/7)
• Mono Basin Scenic Area Visitor Center Re-opens for the Season (4/3)

MARCH

• District Ranger Garry Oye to become Chief of Wilderness Stewardship and Recreation Management for National Park Service (3/24)
• Forest Service to Hold Public Meeting on Route Designation – Travel Management (3/20)
• Forest Service Proposes Tree Planting of Burn Area (3/20)
• Inyo National Forest Plans Spring Prescribed Burn Projects (3/4)

FEBRUARY

• Fees Proposed for Cedar Flat Group Campgrounds (2/29)
• America the Beautiful Passes Now Available at Local Inyo National Forest Ranger Stations (2/25)

JANUARY

• USDA Announced $389 Million in Funding for Schools, Roads Final Year of Payments Under the Secure Rural Schools Act (1/14)

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