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Copper Mountain volunteer boot packers stomp trails to reduce avalanche danger and conserve snow

Crews at several Colorado ski areas spend early season weeks burrowing through powder to stabilize snowpacks

DATE: Dec 26, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News

What it looked like as Colorado wildlife officials released 5 Oregon wolves in Grand County

This is the first time a state – not the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service – introduced an endangered species into wildland in the U.S.

DATE: Dec 18, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado ranchers launch last-ditch effort to block wolves. Here’s how.

Cattlemen and Stockgrowers associations file a lawsuit to try to force federal analysis

DATE: Dec 13, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News

A way to add 8,800 acres to Colorado State Parks without spending a dollar

As Wyoming plans to auction park land for at least $80 million, some call on the Colorado State Land Board to transfer 8,817 acres inside 13 state parks to Colorado Parks and Wildlife.

DATE: Dec 9, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Effort to ban mountain lion hunting in Colorado heats up

Hunting advocates ask the Colorado Supreme Court to reject a ballot initiative that would ban hunting mountain lions, bobcats and lynx

DATE: Dec 2, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado land trusts want increased support for easement tax credits to help “double down on conservation”

Keep It Colorado coalition hopes to conserve 3.3 million acres by 2033, but it needs lawmakers to renew and increase the state tax incentive program

DATE: Nov 30, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Outdoor recreation economy tops $1.1 trillion, fueling efforts for legislative support of industry

Colorado’s outdoor recreation economy topped $13.9 billion in 2022 and employed 130,000 workers

DATE: Nov 20, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Forest Service, Park Service rock climbing proposals worry both climbers and wilderness advocates

New guidance from federal land managers seems to require an inventory and review of all existing bolts and fixed anchors in wilderness areas

DATE: Nov 18, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Dam on the Arkansas River near Salida finally removed after years of rescues, drownings and environmental impacts

Colorado Parks and Wildlife and Chaffee County commissioners help fund removal of the dam that has threatened river runners, fish habitat for nearly 60 years

DATE: Nov 13, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News

River dam near Salida removed after years of rescues, drownings and environmental impacts

Colorado Parks and Wildlife and Chaffee County commissioners help fund removal

DATE: Nov 10, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Camp Hale national monument turns a year old as a plan to honor Utes, 10th Mountain vets takes shape

Initial plans for the state’s newest national monument at Camp Hale include celebrating the history of Utes, World War II soldiers and outdoor recreation atop Tennessee Pass

DATE: Oct 30, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Eldora ski patrollers are the latest to join a growing effort to unionize the resort industry

The number of unionized workers in the resort industry has nearly doubled as patrollers, lift mechanics organize in 10 Western communities where the cost of living is skyrocketing

DATE: Oct 28, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News