Bridger-Teton National Forest

A wildfire is burning in the northern end of the Wind River Range, a hiking destination for people worldwide. This has left hikers questioning their plans.

The wildfire started on Thursday afternoon and is now over 1,300 acres. Evacuations are in place for the surrounding area, including for anyone camping there.

The Bridger-Teton National Forest is in early stages of rewriting its most important guiding plan, now without a forest planner that would typically lead efforts.

An all-female trail crew maintains trails in the wake of federal firings. Is the worst still to come?

But it isn’t easy since she never knows when she could lose her job again. The Supreme Court recently approved the mass firings.

With the Fourth of July and hot and dry weather this week, fire managers are asking Wyomingites to be considerate of fire potential. Check your county’s emergency services website to sign up for evacuation and other emergency alerts delivered to your cell phone.

More than 200 people are working from the air and on the ground to suppress the fire despite erratic winds.

The National Interagency Fire Center predicts Wyoming will have an average fire season until August, when the likelihood of big fires will increase in the northeast part of the state.

The fire is about 35 miles west of Pinedale and is roughly 900 acres as of midday Monday.

Five employees of Friends of Bridger Teton will work alongside forest staff.