U.S. Forest Service

On today's Local News Hour guest include: (7:31) U.S. Forest Service Supervisor for the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest David Whittekiend has details on the proposed recreation fee increases. (22:28) Summit County Sheriffs Department Captain Andrew Wright with and update opn issues facing the county and (39:00) Winners of the 2022 Cocktail/Mocktail contest, Zack Rhoades and Julio Chavarria, talk about their winning cocktails.

U.S. Forest Service Supervisor for the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest David Whittekiend has details on the proposed recreation fee increases. This proposal would increase in the number of fee forest sites to 119. He also speaks to issues facing the The Unita-Wasatch-Cache National Forrest this summer.

U.S. Forest Service Supervisor David Whittekiend has details on the opening of the forest service lands this spring.

On today's Local News Hour, host Leslie Thatcher's guests include: (06:05) U.S. Forest Service Supervisor David Whittekiend has details on the opening of the forest service lands this spring, (19:51) Park City Planning Director Gretchen Milliken discusses a number of ongoing planning issues, including the appeal of the PCMR chairlifts, fractional ownerships, and the redevelopment of the Deer Valley parking lots and (36:58) Snyderville Basin Water Reclamation Executive Director Mike Luers has a monthly update on waste water flows and an emergency planning exercise.

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The East Fork Fire in the Uinta Mountains continues to burn. The U.S. Forest Service is now reporting the blaze is 15% contained. The U.S. Forest Service…

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County City Member David Ure say's he is not against Wilderness, but he wants users of the National Forest to be able to control their destiny. Rick…