Marianne Zumberge

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BIG PINEY, Wyo. — The Horse Fire burning on the Big Piney Ranger District of the Bridger-Teton National Forest (BTNF) is now estimated to be 899 aces in size and 6% contained, according to a Monday update by BTNF. BTNF notes that the blaze is actively spotting and torching. Weekend estimates for the fire measured the footprint as 969 acres in size.

1 week ago | buckrail.com | Marianne Zumberge

YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK — Many visitors come to Yellowstone National Park (YNP) in search of wildlife. But what happens when the wildlife approaches the visitor? YNP shared a video last week offering advice to visitors who encounter a bear from the road. “What should you do if a bear approaches or touches your car?” YNP posted to social media. “Honk and slowly drive away!” YNP’s video depicts a black bear approaching, sniffing and appearing to bite a vehicle on a road.

1 week ago | buckrail.com | Marianne Zumberge

JACKSON, Wyo. — The Town of Jackson has announced that the public parking garage at Millward St. and Simpson Ave. will begin charging overnight parking fees beginning on June 25. Parking in the garage will cost $3 per hour between midnight and 4 a.m., and will remain free of charge outside of those hours, the Town announced. Everyone entering the garage will have to collect a ticket from a new kiosk with a boom gate arm system.

1 week ago | buckrail.com | Marianne Zumberge

JACKSON, Wyo. — “Should have stuck with petticoat rulers,” read one sign at Jackson’s “No Kings” protest on Town Square on Saturday, June 14. Protestors surrounded Town Square on two sides and spilled over to adjacent sidewalk corners on the sunny morning. An estimated five million people nationwide turned up for “No Kings” events, according to USA Today, with more than 2,000 events scheduled across all 50 states.

1 week ago | buckrail.com | Marianne Zumberge

BIG PINEY, Wyo. — The Horse Fire, discovered on Friday, June 13, has rapidly grown to encompass 969 acres on the Bridger-Teton National Forest’s (BTNF) Big Piney Ranger District, according to an update by BTNF. The lighting-ignited fire continues to burn in heavy timber and slash roughly 10 miles west of Merna, 10 miles north of McDougal Gap and 2 miles west of Prospect Peak, near the confluence of the South Horse Creek and Cow Creek.