The Medicine Bow and Routt National Forests are seeking to fill host positions at multiple campgrounds in northwest Colorado and southeast Wyoming for the 2026 summer/fall season.
As spring arrives, many of us start spending more time outdoors. It’s also a good reminder of how fortunate we are in Rawlins to have such a wide range of recreation opportunities right here in our community.
A new study by researchers at the SETI Institute suggests stellar “space weather” could make radio signals from extraterrestrial intelligence harder to detect. Stellar activity and plasma turbulence near a transmitting planet can broaden an otherwise ultra-narrow signal, spreading its power across more frequencies and making it more difficult to detect in traditional narrowband searches.
The Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) has published its 2025 State of the Environment Report, showcasing the agency’s ongoing initiatives, accomplishments, and updates across its four core areas: air, land, waste, and water.
The Medicine Bow National Forest is planning prescribed fire operations this spring on the Pole Mountain unit in Albany County, pending all required approvals. This work aligns with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service national priority of hazardous fuels reduction.
New high-resolution geophysical data collected during an airborne survey across the Shirley Mountains and Hartville Uplift regions of Wyoming are now publicly available. The data include radiometric and magnetic measurements and will provide critical information for geologic mapping and mineral resource assessment.
