Category: Environment/Recreation

NISP is the most controversial, most environmentally damaging, and most expensive project in northern Colorado history…

Cutting a Christmas tree can improve forest health. Local forest health experts identify areas that benefit from thinning trees that tend to be the perfect size for Christmas trees…

At both locations, guests will have the opportunity to visit and take photos with Santa and enjoy festive treats and holiday lights. There is no cost to attend…

Last year, nearly 70 participants contributed in various capacities (birding at home feeders, from cross-country skis and snowshoes) to log 4,746 birds of 66 species…

Some Durango-area trails, such as Sale Barn, have seasonal closures during the winter months to protect critical wintering habitat for wildlife…

“We wanted to get out early and build on the incredible success and momentum of our 2021 season…”

The ADA-compliant trail provides access to the newly acquired Cotton Hole Park, which was purchased by the Town in 2017 to ensure public access to the San Juan River in perpetuity…

This year, residents have noticed a few more moose showing up within town limits and sticking around for longer periods of time…

“The devastating 2020 fire season taught us that the status quo of our forest health and wildfire mitigation programs were no longer going to cut it…”

“The Colorado Resiliency Office is committed to bringing together state agencies, local governments and communities to creatively implement forward-thinking solutions that are sustainable…”

CPW is randomly selecting approximately 160,000 big game hunters to participate in its annual harvest survey…

In June, the WEP initiated its third and final phase of a planning process to develop a local water plan that includes project opportunities…

Driving into Pueblo, the Comanche Generating Station is merely a speck on the horizon, just a few smoke stacks rising above the plains…

“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…”

“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…”

“These decisions have significant psychological, sociological and economic impacts to the communities,” she said…