badger fire

Dry Creek outside of Hansen.

The Idaho Department of Fish and Game wants to plant around 15,000 sagebrush plants in the Magic Valley in areas hit by wildfire with help from community volunteers

A little more than $1.6 million will be awarded to the U.S. Forest Service-Sawtooth National Forest to help recovery efforts following the large Badger Fire that torched pristine areas of the South Hills.

I don’t believe a cause was ever established.

Be very cautious and try and get some distance.

The Badger Fire destroyed almost 100 thousand acres in the South Hills. Although progress has been made both naturally and with the help of people, there is still a lot of work to do to get it back to a flourishing camping area. You can help.

The Badger Fire last year took out a lot of beauty and campgrounds in the South Hills. Thankfully, Piney Cabin was able to survive the devastating fire. I decided to go check it out this weekend and it remains in great shape.

It increases risks of landslides and avalanches.

We could be seeing our first snow

The Badger Fire is officially out and it scorched over 90 thousand acres in the South Hills. The area still has some closures but I was fortunate enough to be able to go in and look at some of the damage, and clean up efforts

After nearly a month of burning in the South Hills the Badger Fire is now 100 percent contained. According to fire officials, the fire had minimal activity during the weekend and cooler wet weather moved in to the area.

As the Badger Fire is nearing 100 percent containment repair crews continue to work in burned out areas in the South Hills and plan for rehabilitation in the future.

Others may also be destroyed and the meat will feed the poor.

Hunting season has begun for some tags and are about to start for others. The Badger Fire is in Unit 54 and is burning thousands of acres of land. Closures remain in effect and those closures still apply to hunters.

The next few weeks are the peak viewing days for the best fall foliage in Southern Idaho.

The Badger Fire burning in the South Hills is now 89% contained as fire crews reinforce lines and work towards full containment and control.

Friday morning firefighters found a piece of equipment being used to fight the Badger Fire had been vandalized and the Forest Service is information on the crime.

Idaho wildlife managers say hunters impacted by the Badger Fire in southern Idaho have options, including to continue their hunt or wait until next year.

he Badger Fire burning in the South Hills is now threatening the ski area and cabins in the area.

The Twin Falls County Sheriff's Office has provided the first birds eye view of the devastation caused by the Badger Fire that has been burning through the South Hills since September 12.