Rehabilitation work in the Lost Valley of the San Juans subdivision has been completed and residents have returned…
Category: Environment/Recreation
Chimney Rock National Monument Open for the 2022 Season
This month’s Geology Tour will take place on Wednesday, May 25…
Colorado Parks & Wildlife Finding More Boats Requiring Decontamination at Entry
“Mussels aren’t going away. However, by continuing our preventative watercraft inspection program we can keep Colorado’s waters free of invasive mussels…”
BIG PIVOTS: Hot Dry Winds Licking at Winter’s Back Door?
We had the Marshall Fire with its 1,084 homes and other buildings destroyed while Christmas wreaths still hung on doors…
Colorado Parks & Wildlife Investigates Wolf Sighting Report in Park County
“We want to make sure that we are doing our due diligence and making sure everything is correct before we start releasing any information….”
BLM Lifts Selected Seasonal Wildlife Closures in Southwest Colorado
“We appreciate the public’s understanding and continued support in complying with future seasonal closures on BLM managed public lands…”
US Fish & Wildlife Nominates ‘Silverspot’ Butterfly as Endangered
Special 4(d) rule would tailor protections for butterfly while balancing conservation with land management activities…
Take a Friend Fishing, and Reel in Great Prizes
“When you teach someone how to fish, you can literally change their life forever,” said CPW Angler Outreach Coordinator Andre Egli…
Audubon’s Updated Advice on Bird Feeders During Avian Flu Outbreak
It’s important for folks in the area to take proper steps to monitor and help contain the spread of avian influenza in their backyards…
CPW Begins Angler Survey at Miramonte Reservoir Beginning May 1
Miramonte Reservoir, located south of Norwood at the Dan Noble State Wildlife Area, is home to a strong fishery for southwest Colorado…
Conservation Groups Secure Agreement to Protect Lynx Habitat
Critical habitat is area designated by the federal government as essential to the survival and recovery of a protected species…
USDA Forest Service to Invest Over $3 Million in Southwest Colorado
The CFLRP award will complete restoration and resiliency work throughout the San Juan National Forest’s 1.9 million acres…
Mule Deer Foundation Receives $383,000 through RESTORE Colorado Grant
The three-million-acre focal area includes important sagebrush and shrub dominated rangelands that are highly productive habitat…
‘Friends of Youth and Nature’ named Southwest Region Partner of the Year
Friends of Youth and Nature is a group that promotes, supports, and facilitates opportunities for youth and their families to go outside…
Spruce Beetle Remains Most Damaging Forest Pest in Colorado
Observers were able to detect and track pests infesting areas of forests that were previously unaffected…
Pagosa Ranger District Prescribed Fire Program May Begin Today
Burning operations may occur over several days when weather and fuel conditions are favorable and may continue into the fall…
Audubon Meeting Tomorrow Will Hear About Citizen Science Projects
With winter behind us, Weminuche Audubon members are planning events to get us outside and participating in exciting projects…
Chimney Rock Interpretive Association to Host ‘Major Lunar Standstill’ Lecture on April 19
CRIA invites the public to learn about the Major Lunar Standstill and the practice of naked eye astronomy with lecturer Ron Sutcliffe at 7:00pm at the Methodist Church…
7th Annual Rio Chama Congreso to Focus on Snow in Our Changing Watershed
The first panel will be with producers in the watershed and their role in a changing system, with Toner Mitchell from Trout Unlimited moderating…