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Category: Environment/Recreation

Vets 4 Vets Charity Golf Tournament Set for May 29

Posted on May 20, 2021May 20, 2021 by Post Contributor

The format is a four-person scramble. The cost is $85 per person, which includes a Texas-style barbecue and music by the San Juan Mountain Boys…

Posted in Environment/Recreation

FIELD NOTES: Barr Lake State Park Educates Its Visitors

Posted on May 18, 2021May 18, 2021 by Travis Duncan

How do you teach ‘Leave No Trace’ principles? Sometimes you use a poop balloon. Barr Lake State Park borrowed the poop balloon from the Barr Milton Watershed Association…

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Prescribed Fires Successful in San Juan National Forest

Posted on May 18, 2021May 17, 2021 by Post Contributor

The Pagosa Ranger District’s Brockover prescribed fire in the Turkey Springs area treated approximately 400 acres adjacent to the wildland urban interface…

Posted in Environment/Recreation

ESSAY: The Joys of a Wildlife Journalist

Posted on May 17, 2021May 17, 2021 by Post Contributor

For the first time in my writing career, I was working on the same team as my sources. I was focused on positive, one-sided stories…

Posted in Environment/Recreation

Chimney Rock Opening for the Season Tomorrow, Saturday May 15

Posted on May 14, 2021May 14, 2021 by Nadia Werby

Archaeological structures and artifacts, abundant wildlife and its setting in the breathtaking San Juan National Forest make Chimney Rock a must-see…

Posted in Environment/Recreation

San Juan National Forest Welcomes New Pagosa District Ranger

Posted on May 12, 2021May 12, 2021 by Post Contributor

San Juan National Forest Supervisor Kara Chadwick is pleased to announce the selection of Josh Peck as the new District Ranger…

Posted in Environment/Recreation

OPINION: Climate Lawsuit Challenges Fracking Plan That Threatens Three Colorado Forests

Posted on May 11, 2021May 11, 2021 by Post Contributor

Today’s lawsuit says federal agencies violated the National Environmental Policy Act and other laws by failing to fully assess the potential for water pollution…

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National Forest Firewood Permits Now On Sale

Posted on May 7, 2021May 7, 2021 by Post Contributor

Permits are divided into five separate tags; each tag is good for ½ cord of firewood and can be used separately or all at one time…

Posted in Environment/Recreation

Women’s Golf Association to Begin Casual Play

Posted on May 7, 2021May 7, 2021 by Post Contributor

The Association’s seasonal dues are $40, which go toward payouts for weekly winners and margaritas at their year-end luncheon…

Posted in Environment/Recreation
Chimney Rock’s Virtual Lecture Series Continues with Dr. Michelle Turner

Chimney Rock’s Virtual Lecture Series Continues with Dr. Michelle Turner

Posted on May 5, 2021May 5, 2021 by Nadia Werby

​Dr. Turner is currently a postdoctoral scholar with the Crow Canyon Archaeological Center Research Institute…

Posted in Environment/Recreation

Lake Trout Tournament at Blue Mesa Reservoir Continues Through July 31

Posted on May 3, 2021May 3, 2021 by Post Contributor

The 2nd Annual Blue Mesa Reservoir Lake Trout Tournament at Blue Mesa Reservoir, near Gunnison, Colorado, is in full swing and anglers have plenty of READ MORE

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Forestry Agencies Looking to Purchase Conservation Easements

Posted on April 30, 2021April 30, 2021 by Post Contributor

The purpose of the Colorado Forest Legacy Program is to protect environmentally important private forest areas that are threatened by conversion to non-forest uses…

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US Senate Reinstates Methane Limits, Echoing Colorado’s ‘Gold Standard’

Posted on April 30, 2021April 30, 2021 by Post Contributor

“In Colorado, we brought together environmentalists and the oil industry to take the first steps toward eliminating methane…”

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Prescribed Fires Planned on Dolores and Pagosa Ranger Districts Begin This Week

Posted on April 26, 2021April 26, 2021 by Post Contributor

The San Juan National Forest’s Dolores and Pagosa Ranger Districts are planning to conduct prescribed fires starting the week of April 26. Burning operations will READ MORE

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Earth Day, Pagosa Style

Posted on April 21, 2021April 21, 2021 by Post Contributor

The route will be one-way directional and celebrants will be asked to maintain safe social distance…

Posted in Environment/Recreation

Black Hills Energy Celebrates Earth Day with Free Trees

Posted on April 21, 2021April 21, 2021 by Post Contributor

Beginning tomorrow, Thursday, April 22, free trees will be available for Black Hills Energy customers to claim as part of our partnership wtih the Arbor Day Foundation’s Energy Saving Trees program…

Posted in Environment/Recreation

INTERVIEW: Looking Back on Last Year’s Bear Incidents in Colorado

Posted on April 21, 2021April 21, 2021 by Post Contributor

“Most locations in Colorado are seeing an increasing number of bears…”

Posted in Environment/Recreation

Public Comments Sought on Turkey Springs Vegetation Management Project

Posted on April 19, 2021April 19, 2021 by Post Contributor

The project proposes fuels reduction activities such as thinning, mowing, and mastication, as well as tree cutting and removal activities such as improvement cutting, thinning, and salvage harvest…

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Rocky Mountain Resource Advisory Committee Call for Nominations

Posted on April 19, 2021April 19, 2021 by Post Contributor

Resource Advisory Committee membership provides a great opportunity for citizens to have a voice in future management actions…

Posted in Environment/Recreation
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