Seeking Bids from experienced trail contractors: The Maah Daah Hey Trail Association (MDHTA) is seeking bids for trail surfacing projects on the MDH trail located south of Coal Creek campground and east of Andrews Creek on the Buffalo Gap Trail southwest of Medora, North Dakota. The work consists of excavation and removing topsoil to re-establish the trail tread and placing gravel surfacing on approximately 2.5 miles of trail at each location. Contract documents, including plans and specifications, for 2022 Maah Daah Hey -Buffalo Gap Surfacing and Coal Creek surfacing are available from Curtis Glasoe at 701-260-9459 or email at curtglasoe@ndsupernet.com. There is a Mandatory Pre-Bid conference on the ground at Andrew Creek crossing of the West River road Section 19, T139N R102W- at 1:00PM MST on April 6, 2022. Bid packages will be distributed electronically, please include your email with your request. Bids will be received for each project by the MDHTA at curtglasoe@ndsupernet.com unt
Downed power lines turned a statewide Red Flag Day into an evacuation of the popular resort town of Medora Thursday.
The fire, which burned approximately 3,000 acres to the west of the community on Interstate 94 also closed the four-lane highway for several hours April 1.
The Medora fire is under control, but the extreme fire conditions have continued to impact the western part of the state.
The fire conditions in the region are extreme, according to a National Forest Service spokesperson.
âAnother fire was reported on USDA Forest Service national grasslands on Saturday that started burning into the North Unit of Theodore Roosevelt National Park. This fire is currently estimated at 30 percent contained burning roughly 1000 acres. Bravo unit and two air tankers were called in for assistance from South Dakota yesterday; the tankers delivered one drop each.
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A wildfire blazing in the North Unit of Theodore Roosevelt National Park has grown to nearly 8 square miles, but fire crews have made progress on boxing it in and protecting threatened structures.
The Horse Pasture Fire on Tuesday was estimated at 5,000 acres and 45% contained, according to Beth Hill, acting outreach and education manager for the North Dakota Forest Service. The cause was still under investigation, though authorities think it likely was caused by a person.
Fire crews have used back-burning eliminating vegetation with controlled burns to create a fire perimeter roughly on the east, north and south sides of the park area, and they were working on the western flank Tuesday, according to Park Superintendent Wendy Ross.