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Category: Environment/Recreation

Volunteer Community Naturalist Training with Audubon Rockies

Volunteer Community Naturalist Training with Audubon Rockies

Posted on August 14, 2024August 14, 2024 by Keith Bruno

Registrants are strongly encouraged to attend as many sessions as possible, as each session will cover new material….

Posted in Environment/Recreation
August Events at Chimney Rock National Monument

August Events at Chimney Rock National Monument

Posted on August 7, 2024August 7, 2024 by Post Contributor

Chimney Rock offers monthly programs, annual events and guided tours that are fun and educational for the whole family…

Posted in Environment/Recreation
Save the Date for the San Luis Valley Potato Festival

Save the Date for the San Luis Valley Potato Festival

Posted on August 7, 2024August 7, 2024 by Post Contributor

The day will begin with the Tater Trot 5K. Proceeds from the race will support pediatric diabetes patients throughout the valley…

Posted in Environment/Recreation
Remaining Big Game Hunting Licenses Go on Sale August 6

Remaining Big Game Hunting Licenses Go on Sale August 6

Posted on August 2, 2024August 2, 2024 by Post Contributor

Big game hunting licenses remaining after the primary and secondary draws will go on sale soon and there are a lot of hunting opportunities still available…

Posted in Environment/Recreation
Senate Passes Bipartisan Legislation, Greenlighting Cleanup of Toxic Abandoned Mines

Senate Passes Bipartisan Legislation, Greenlighting Cleanup of Toxic Abandoned Mines

Posted on August 1, 2024August 1, 2024 by Post Contributor

“Tens of thousands of abandoned hardrock mines cause environmental damage across the West, impairing 40 percent of headwater streams…”

Posted in Environment/Recreation
Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad Mid-Season Update

Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad Mid-Season Update

Posted on July 26, 2024July 26, 2024 by Post Contributor

History lovers and railfans will have an opportunity to ride Galloping Goose through the fall colors, September 24 – October 4…

Posted in Environment/Recreation
Colorado Awarded $328 million in IRA Climate Funding Grants

Colorado Awarded $328 million in IRA Climate Funding Grants

Posted on July 23, 2024July 23, 2024 by Post Contributor

One of the grants allocates $129 million to fund the Colorado Energy Office’s launch of a “Colorado decarbonization accelerator”…

Posted in Environment/Recreation

Colorado Parks and Wildlife ‘Day of Giving’

Posted on July 22, 2024July 22, 2024 by Post Contributor

Colorado is home to 43 world-class state parks, more than 960 species of wildlife, and 23 million acres of public lands…

Posted in Environment/Recreation

Zebra Mussels May Pose ‘Extreme Risk’ in Colorado River

Posted on July 19, 2024July 19, 2024 by Post Contributor

The tested locations are now considered “suspect” for zebra mussel presence…

Posted in Environment/Recreation

Trophy Hunting of Mountain Lions Increases Likelihood of Human-Lion Conflict

Posted on July 17, 2024July 17, 2024 by Post Contributor

Trophy hunting not only is unnecessary for lion population control but interrupts the beneficial ecological services provided by lions…

Posted in Environment/Recreation
Continental Divide Trail Coalition to Host Event at SOCO

Continental Divide Trail Coalition to Host Event at SOCO

Posted on July 15, 2024July 15, 2024 by Post Contributor

The Continental Divide Trail Coalition sees the 3,100-mile Continental Divide National Scenic Trail (CDT) as a renowned and revered natural resource…

Posted in Environment/Recreation
Montana Supreme Court Hears Oral Arguments in Landmark Climate Case

Montana Supreme Court Hears Oral Arguments in Landmark Climate Case

Posted on July 11, 2024July 11, 2024 by Post Contributor

The State should stop fighting Montana’s youth… and get to work complying with the ‘Held’ order…

Posted in Environment/Recreation
Rocky Mountain Wolf Project Celebrates Six-Month Milestone of 'Born To Be Wild' License Plate

Rocky Mountain Wolf Project Celebrates Six-Month Milestone of ‘Born To Be Wild’ License Plate

Posted on July 10, 2024July 10, 2024 by Post Contributor

Approved by the Colorado General Assembly in the spring of 2023, the ‘Born To Be Wild’ license plate generates a perpetual revenue stream…

Posted in Environment/Recreation
Colorado Can Achieve Its 2030 Clean Energy Goals... by 2031

Colorado Can Achieve Its 2030 Clean Energy Goals… by 2031

Posted on July 9, 2024July 9, 2024 by Allen Best

The Colorado Energy Office expects more than 10,000 e-bike purchases in 2024 as a result of a new $450 point-of-sale discount…

Posted in Environment/Recreation
July Events at Chimney Rock National Monument Announced

July Events at Chimney Rock National Monument Announced

Posted on July 5, 2024July 5, 2024 by Post Contributor

Purchasing your tickets in advance is the only way to guarantee a spot for the monthly and annual programs…

Posted in Environment/Recreation

Stay Safe While Enjoying Colorado Outdoors

Posted on July 4, 2024July 4, 2024 by Post Contributor

Life jackets save lives. Paddleboards and kayaks are considered vessels, and life jacket requirements apply…

Posted in Environment/Recreation
Public Comments Sought on Jackson Mountain Landscape Project

Public Comments Sought on Jackson Mountain Landscape Project

Posted on June 28, 2024June 28, 2024 by Post Contributor

Fuels treatments such as mowing, mastication, chipping, and hand thinning are being proposed on up to 1,600 acres…

Posted in Environment/Recreation

Early Registration for ‘Pagosa Duathlon’ Ends Tomorrow

Posted on June 28, 2024June 28, 2024 by Post Contributor

For a more challenging course, the Dirty Du begins with a 6-mile trail run, followed by a 15-mile bike…

Posted in Environment/Recreation

‘Great Outdoors Colorado’ Distributing Free Wildflower Seeds

Posted on June 26, 2024June 26, 2024 by Post Contributor

“The Western Bumblebee population has declined in Colorado by 72%, and we’re calling on kids across Colorado to Bee the Change…”

Posted in Environment/Recreation
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