“Spring rainfall, rising temperatures, and record amounts of runoff from melting snow are filling our lakes, rivers, streams and reservoirs…”
Category: Environment/Recreation
Road, Campground, Trail Conditions Vary on San Juan National Forest
Some roads and trails remain closed as high-country snow and runoff linger…
Apply Now for a Chance to Hunt Lone Mesa State Park This Season
“Each year, we enjoy the opportunity to open this incredibly scenic state park during big-game hunting seasons…”
Home Lake State Wildlife Area Closed Due To Herbicide Exposure
The two-week closure will allow CPW and partnering agencies to monitor and sample the water to determine the extent of the exposure. It is possible the closure will be extended…
Biden Administration Announces $161 Million for Landscape Restoration
The Department of the Interior announced plans, this week, to infuse $161 million into ecosystem restoration and resilience on the nation’s public lands…
LIFE AT CHIMNEY ROCK: Annual Festival Celebrates Indigenous Culture
Family activities and interactive demonstrations of the skills of the ancients will include pounding yucca, making coil pottery, creating rock art, weaving…
Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad Opens Its Season With Sold-Out Departures
Passengers can move between cars, ride outdoors on a gondola car, listen to a steam whistle echo down a canyon, enjoy aspen and conifer forests, see wildlife such as elk, deer…
Parks & Wildlife Reduces Hunting Licenses, Shortens Season for 2023
“By using the data and biological information we collect from late fall through early spring, we can evaluate conditions…”
Colorado Parks and Wildlife Approves $6.24 Million in Motorized Trail Grants
Motorized trails offer an opportunity to traverse deep into Colorado’s wilderness to more easily find and enjoy the vast beauty the state offers…
Chimney Rock National Monument Open for the Season
Join us tomorrow, May 20 for the Birding at Chimney Rock program…
SJBPH Invites Pool and Spa Operators to Discuss Rule Changes, Today, May 17
These 1973 regulations are out of alignment with modern best practices in the aquatics industry…
Colorado’s Aquatic Nuisance Program Expands
“By continuing our preventative watercraft inspection program Colorado can continue to set an example in the West…”
CPW to Host Big Game Season Public Meetings Across Southwest Region
“Public feedback is essential to wildlife management,” said CPW Senior Wildlife Biologist Jamin Grigg…
Wildfire a Serious Threat to Many Pagosa Homes
Most of our forests have not seen a significant wildfire for over 100 years. That’s a lot of time for unchecked growth of potential fuel…
Upcoming Pagosa Film Premiere Will Highlight 2022 Plumtaw Fire
“We’re fortunate to live in a community that is proactive about wildfire, but it will truly take all hands on deck…”
Jackson Mountain Project Rules Out Gravel Pit, Trails System
The Pagosa Ranger District is moving forward with the environmental analysis for the fuels reduction and vegetation management activities being considered…
Pagosa’s Earth Day Celebration Takes Place Tomorrow, Sat. April 22
This year will be the 53rd celebration of Earth Day since its beginning in 1970 with a demonstration by 20 million Americans…
BIG PIVOTS: High Hopes for Hydrogen? Maybe Not… Part Two
“If you emit some hydrogen into the atmosphere now, it will lead to a progressive buildup of methane in the following years,” said Princeton’s Matteo Bertagni…
‘Colorado Bat Watch’ Provides a Chance to Participate in Science
“To help bats survive white-nose syndrome, biologists need to know where bats are roosting…”