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
Jason Blevins
Position: The Colorado Sun
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
Has the Fastest Known Time phenomenon run its course? Two Colorado ultra athletes are changing the conversation.
Lachlan Morton’s blistering traverse of the 2,670-mile Tour Divide shattered the speed record, but a film crew following in his wake kept him out of the book
DATE: Oct 9, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News
Ouray Ice Park, once the gold standard for free recreation on private land, caught up in liability concerns
City, private landowner and nonprofit operator of park negotiating new partnership
DATE: Oct 7, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News
