Driving into Pueblo, the Comanche Generating Station is merely a speck on the horizon, just a few smoke stacks rising above the plains…
Category: Environment/Recreation
Signs of Life in the Riverwalk Wetlands
Across the wetlands are narrow trails cut through the vegetation, and trenches carved through the sediment. Many of these are left by muskrats, one of the most sophisticated users of the dead reeds…
Interior Department to Delay Some Upcoming Oil & Gas Lease Sales
“It is irresponsible to lease off millions of acres of public land and water without fully accounting for how that oil and gas will impact the planet…”
Rock Climbers, Breaking Down Racial Barriers
“The first trip gave me my confidence boost,” she said. “I made it to the top of that one and I feel invincible now, like I can rock climb anything…”
States and Tribes Contemplate the Colorado River in Serious Decline
“These decisions have significant psychological, sociological and economic impacts to the communities,” she said…
VIDEO: What To Do If You Encounter a Mountain Lion
Southwest Colorado is prime mountain lion habitat, as indicated by 107 mountain lion sightings already this year across the region…
Sweetwater Lake to Become Our Newest Colorado State Park
“This is the first of its kind partnership in Colorado to create a state park on U.S. Forest Service land, and we look forward to working with our partners and Coloradans…”
Wolf Creek Ski Area Opens Tomorrow, Oct. 16
Guests can enjoy the hard work of Wolf Creek’s key employees who have been moving snow and shoveling to make this early season opening happen…
Colorado Parks & Wildlife Collects 1.1 Million Brown Trout Eggs
It took just three working days at those two brood stock bodies of water to meet the quota of fertilized eggs that get sent to CPW’s Mt. Shavano Hatchery…
Colorado Climate Standards Meet Opposition from Some Local Officials
“…it’s essential that each region of the state actively takes steps to meeting these targets in the near-term horizon…”
Colorado Parks & Wildlife to Test for Chronic Wasting Disease on Selected Hunts
Colorado Parks and Wildlife has selected specific deer and elk hunts for mandatory chronic wasting disease testing in 2021…
Pagosa Ranger District Plans Prescribed Burns for East Monument Road Area
The planned burn area is located approximately seven miles northwest of Pagosa Springs…
So Many Colorful Trees… So Little Time
What better way to spend the cool, crisp days of fall then to visit your favorite national forest or national grassland?
Prescribed Burn Planned in San Juan National Forest
The Forest Service will conduct a prescribed burn in the Beaver Meadows and First Notch Areas this autumn…
Colorado Set to Celebrate ‘National Public Lands Day’ Tomorrow
This year, partner organizations will be hosting events across the Forest to remove trash left behind at trailheads, along streams, and on high-use trails…
Fading, Off-Color Pine Needles Normal in Autumn
In Colorado, ponderosa and lodgepole pines, as well as some spruce and fir species, are the trees that are most commonly reported to be shedding needles in September and October…
Colorado ‘Leaf-Peeping’ Can Be Done Safely and Respectfully
“We want everyone to have a great time experiencing the vibrant colors and the natural wonders our beautiful state has to offer…”
Voluntary Fishing Closures Lifted on Dolores River
CPW senior aquatic biologist John Alves thanked anglers for self-regulating and reducing pressure on fish in the Dolores River and Tomichi Creek…