Some campgrounds will remain open, but offer limited services…
Category: Environment/Recreation
Feds OK Selected Killing of Reintroduced Wolves, Accommodating Colorado Legislature
The rule will authorize lethal control, as well as “injurious nonlethal” methods and “intentional harassment,” against wolves who threaten livestock…
Weminuche Audubon Society to Consider Mexican Spotted Owl Project
Suitable habitat and past detections suggest that these birds could be breeding in remote terrain of the nearby HD Mountains…
Self-Guided ‘Beyond Solar Tour’ Will Be Part of National Grassroots Event
Durango-based tours will showcase innovative solar and net zero designs and technologies, as part of 28th Annual National Solar Tour…
‘The Mystery of Chaco Canyon’ Showing at Chimney Rock on Saturday
This long-awaited sequel to Sofaer’s classic film, “The Sun Dagger,” is narrated by Robert Redford and produced by The Solstice Project…
Grass Seed Available for Pasture Conservation
Orders are being taken until October 12. The seed will be available to pick up on November 1…
Forest Service Announces Planned Burns in Pagosa Springs
These prescribed fires are targeted towards areas that consist predominately of Ponderosa pine and Gambel oak, with small components of mixed conifer…
The Yellow School Bus Goes Electric
Reducing emissions from diesel-powered trucks and buses is a priority for the state as it looks both to meet its climate change goals…
Revised ‘Water of the US’ Rule Weakens Protections for Streams, Wetlands
“We all live downstream, but apparently the Supreme Court doesn’t believe in gravity…”
San Juan National Forest Rescinding Fire Restrictions Tomorrow
Precipitation has not reached all parts of the San Juan National Forest evenly, meaning fuels in some areas are still dry…
WILDFIRE UPDATE: Quartz Ridge, Bear Creek
The southeastern and eastern edges of the fire continue to have pockets of heat with minimal to moderate fire behavior…
Fish from Ridgway Reservoir, San Miguel River Deemed Safe for Human Consumption
“We appreciate the public’s concern over the potential health implications related to eating fish…”
Prescribed Burn Planned in Beaver Meadows, HD Mountains This Fall
The planned burn areas are approximately 10 miles northeast and 12 miles southeast of Bayfield…
USDA Grant Will Allow Expansion of Wildfire Mitigation Programs in Archuleta County
Wildfire Adapted Partnership (WAP) is pleased to announce that we’ve been awarded a Community Wildfire Defense Grant from the USDA Forest Service…
More Than 350 Local Temperature Records Broken in Colorado This Summer
“Very warm and mostly dry weather will continue through the middle of the week,” NWS forecasters wrote in a hazardous weather advisory…
OBITUARY: Colorado Photographer John Fielder
John Fielder worked tirelessly to promote the protection of Colorado’s ranches, open space, and wildlands during his 40-year career as a nature photographer…
Pagosa’s New Outdoor Pickleball Courts Serve Up Fun
Cooperative efforts to raise money to construct the new courts were initiated roughly five years ago…
New Report Highlights Negative Impacts from Extractive Industries
The Biden administration is currently updating federal rules that govern how drilling occurs on public lands…