Monroe Mountain News Today

Flames burn orange through green conifers and golden aspen on the slopes of Monroe Mountain in Utah’s Fishlake National Forest, sending gray and

Fishlake National Forest will be conducting prescribed burning operations on Monroe Mountain this week, as part of the mountain's Aspen Ecosystem Improvement Project.

The funds were generated through the sale of licenses, permits, stamps and registration fees that correlate to hunting and fishing

For decades, the U.S. Forest Service's practice of putting out wildfires was a huge success. But the policy backfired, setting the stage for the massive destructive wildfires that have flared with increasing regularity across the West.

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — For decades, the U.S. Forest Service’s practice of putting out wildfires was a huge success. But the policy backfired, setting the stage for the massive

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — For decades, the U.S. Forest Service’s practice of putting out...

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — For decades, the U.S. Forest Service’s practice of putting out wildfires was a huge success. But the policy backfired, setting the stage for the massive destructive wildfires that have flared with increasing regularity across the West.

Deliberately setting fires is becoming more common in Utah as a more cost-effective and ecologically sound strategy for fixing forest health.

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — For decades, the U.S. Forest Service’s practice of putting out wildfires was a huge success. But the policy backfired, setting the stage for the massive destructive wildfires that have flared with increasing regularity across the West.