Fire restrictions will be implemented beginning Monday, Aug. 17 on the Beaver Ranger District in the Fishlake National Forest. At the time of this implementation, the entire Fishlake National Forest will be under fire restrictions. These restrictions will be in place in place until Sept. 31, 2020 or until rescinded. […]
A Kaysville man accidentally shot himself in the foot while hunting for Elk near Fishlake. Sevier County deputies and Search and Rescue were paged out on Monday Oct. 7 to search for a missing 20-year-old man from Kaysville. Mason Bakker and his father were hunting for elk in the Lost […]
The Utah Department of Environmental Quality is warning of dangerous algal blooms found in Fishlake National Forest Reservoirs. A warning advisory is in place in Manning Meadow and Upper Box Creek. With the warning, officials say not to swim, or water ski or ingest the water. Animals should also […]
2,100 acres of South Monroe Mountain burned Wednesday and Thursday in Piute County, but even after the flames are snuffed out, the work is continuing in the effort to restore aspen groves in the area. After years of planning and studying, prescribed burns in Fishlake National Forest are creating what […]
Fishlake National Forest plans to burns several hundred acres of forest on Wednesday. The Richfield Ranger District plans to burn approximately 62 acres of scattered pinyon/juniper slash Southeast of Salina. Another 82 acres of pinyon/juniper piles West of Koosharem. The Fremont River Ranger District plans to burn approximately 50-170 acres […]
LOGAN, Utah (AP) — A new study finds a Utah aspen grove considered the world’s largest living organism is continuing to decline despite new fencing designed to keep out mule deer whose appetites are blamed its deterioration. The Logan Herald Journal reports that two Utah State University professors found that some fencing […]
FISHLAKE NATIONAL FOREST, Utah-Per a report from the official Twitter account of Utah Fire Info, a controlled burn on the Fishlake National Forest went well Friday. On Thursday, after a successful burn removed 100 acres of dead trees, the success continued on Friday. Friday’s blaze saw 50-100 acres of dead […]
FISHLAKE NATIONAL FOREST, Utah-Per the official Twitter account of Utah Fire Info (@UtahWildfire), a controlled burn on the Fishlake National Forest occurred successfully Monday. This project, known on Twitter, as #SouthMonroeRX, occurred approximately 10 miles southeast of Marysvale in Piute County. The targeted fuels consisted of mountain brush species on […]
