Granite County Sheriff's Report: March 30, 2020

Granite County COVID-19 Update: March 30, 2020

DILLON – The Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest has temporarily closed several developed recreation sites for the health and safety of visitors and staff.  Effective at midnight, the following group-use areas are closed and unavailable to rent via Recreation.gov: Dillon Ranger District Brownes Lake Campground Crystal Park Dinner Station Campground East Creek Campground Grasshopper Campground Price Creek Campground Reservoir Lake Campground Sacajawea Memorial Campground Birc

DILLON – Personal firewood cutting will be free to the general public from April 1 through June 1, 2020, on the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest. No permit will be required during this time. Woodcutters can take up to 12 cords of firewood for personal use.  A cord is the amount of tightly piled wood in a stack four feet high by four feet wide by eight feet long. Personal use firewood cutting allows you to remove downed timber or to cut standing dead trees under most

PHILIPSBURG – In an effort to maintain social distancing and yet still include residents in their weekly meeting, the Granite County Commissioners will live stream their March 31st meeting. In a statement that was part of their weekly agenda, the Granite County Commissioners are prohibiting the public from attending their meeting next week because of the COVID-19 outbreak and quarantine. According to the agenda, the entire meeting will be live streamed. Those wishing to view

Granite County COVID-19 Update: March 25, 2020