Preliminary reports indicate the fire was caused by lightening with very dry conditions.
The size of the fire was estimated to be less than 50 acres as of yesterday evening.
Air support was called in yesterday afternoon over the rough terrain in federal lands controlled by the Bureau of Land Management.
Robinson Canyon is a few miles from the more familiar Crazy Woman Canyon.
NORTHERN NEVADA RAILWAY: The dreamers who built Nevada
The trains that helped build the west - were built by dreamers. The Northern Nevada Railway in Ely, Nevada was part of that. And people are still coming to Ely to find their dream.
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ELY (KTNV) â The trains that helped build the West were built by dreamers. The Northern Nevada Railway in Ely was part of that and people are still coming to Ely to find their dream.
The Northern Nevada Railway Museum is one of the dirtiest museums on the planet. Itâs meant to be. Visitors mill about wherever they want while a staff of 20 go about their iron-working duties.
Gates will be locked early Tuesday morning (Dec 15) on two roads leading into a portion of the L.T. Murray Wildlife Area 15 miles northwest of Ellensburg, according to a news release from the state Department of Fish and Wildlife.
This is an annual closure of the roads leading up Joe Watt Canyon and Robinson Canyon to protect between 1,200 and 2,000 wintering elk. The gates will be reopened on the morning of May 1.
Winter recreational activity can physically stress elk and increase the movement and scattering of the herd.
The closureâs goal, in connection with the elk supplemental feeding program, is to keep herds in the higher elevation above the Kittitas Valley, so they do not migrate down into the more heavily populated rural areas of the valley. The goal is to protect private property and help keep the herd safe.