Shedding light on fire recovery funding

Volunteers from the Pinedale Lions Club and residents of Hoback Ranches spent Saturday, Nov. 10, working

on measures to prevent erosion and damage from spring runoff. The window of opportunity to carry out these vital tasks is closing fast as

cold weather and snow become more frequent. Groups of workers placed rock dams roughly 50 feet apart in ditches along steep roads to

act as barriers to erosion and runoff. Straw wattles, weighing around 200 pounds, were delivered to stabilize hillsides. The rocks and straw

wattles were provided by the Sublette County Commissioners and delivered by members of the Wyoming Department of Transportation.