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Ward Gulch Fire Evacuees Allowed Back Home

CBS4 wrote 2 days ago: RIFLE, Colo. (AP) – Residents near a 485-acre wildfire burning north of Rifle are back home. E … more →

Tags: AP, Local, News, National Weather Service, Rifle, Rifle Falls State Park, Rifle Mountain Park, Ward Gulch Fire, Wildfires

The Third Planet: Operating Instructions

Steven DeWitt wrote 1 week ago: The Third Planet: Operating Instructions Words by David Brower & Photographs from The Lodgepole … more →

Tags: climate change, Environment, lodgepole pine, Photography, The Lodgepole Project, environment, Colorado, Climate change, mountain pine beetle

Something Has Gone Wrong

Steven DeWitt wrote 2 weeks ago: Seventeen years ago what is now a historic mountain pine beetle infestation quietly began in lodgepo … more →

Tags: The Lodgepole Project, climate change, Environment, lodgepole pine, Photography, mountain pine beetle, lodgepole pine tree, Colorado, Climate change

Spring in Eagle County1 comment

Steven DeWitt wrote 2 weeks ago: Spring is an amazing season to experience in the Colorado high country. The young leaves of the aspe … more →

Tags: activism, Environment, Mountains - 2, Photography (2), Aldo Leopold, Aspens, Bob Marshall, Colorado, david brower

Colorado: Conservation groups reach deal with Vail Resorts on Breck Peak 6 expansion and withdraw threat of lawsuit

Bob Berwyn wrote 2 weeks ago: Vail Resorts ups contribution to lynx conservation fund Development of the Peak 6 expansion at Breck … more →

Tags: Summit County Colorado, Ski Resorts, US Forest Service, Summit County news, Breckenridge Ski Resort, Colorado, Breckenridge Peak 6 expansion, Summit County News, vail resorts

Colorado: USFS permits 'Mad Max' camp site at Officer's Gulch

Bob Berwyn wrote 3 weeks ago: Logging company leaves numerous spills, damaged vegetation Fuel containers used by a logging crew at … more →

Tags: Colorado, Dillon Ranger District, Environment, public lands, Summit County Colorado, Summit County news, US Forest Service, White River National Forest, logging

Weakening the rules or not, The new BLM rules

frack_free_farming wrote 1 month ago: The U.S. Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Land Management (BLM) proposed an updated set of rul … more →

Tags: Protest Action, george washington forest, Otera Mesa, Deleware River Basin

Colorado: Conservation group challenges BLM decision to 'suspend' Thompson Divide oil and gas leases1 comment

Bob Berwyn wrote 1 month ago: Wrangling continues over oil and gas leasing in Colorado. Appeal asks state BLM director to let leas … more →

Tags: Environment, Energy, Gas drilling, oil drilling, Colorado, BLM, Oil and Gas, EarthJustice, Thompson Divide

Breckenridge Snow3 comments

Peter Skiba wrote 1 month ago: Banks of the Blue River blanketed with new snow. Waves of snow covered the fields. We live in Colora … more →

Tags: Hiking, 14er, Breckenridge Colorado, Colorado 14er, Cucumber Gulch, mount quandry, Quandry Peak, snowshoeing

Colorado: Skier donations build forest conservation legacy2 comments

Bob Berwyn wrote 1 month ago: National Forest Foundation awards $650,000 for stewardship work Ski area visitors leave behind a yea … more →

Tags: Colorado, Dillon Ranger District, Environment, forests, public lands, ski industry, Ski Resorts, US Forest Service, vail resorts

Colorado: Forest Service finalizes plan to protect bats1 comment

Bob Berwyn wrote 1 month ago: White-nose syndrome is spreading outward from the Northeast. Graphic courtesy whitenosesyndrome.org. … more →

Tags: Summit County Colorado, Environment, Summit County news, Biodiversity, endangered species, Colorado, U S Forest Service, bats, white nose syndrome

Colorado: Forest Service revamps fees for bikepath events

Bob Berwyn wrote 1 month ago: Policy change enables agency to charge per-person fees Cyclists cruise the Summit County recpath on … more →

Tags: biking, Colorado, Economy & Business, Events, Recreation, Summit County Colorado, Summit County news, US Forest Service, White River National Forest

Summit County: Stakeholder group to take another close look at proposal for motorized trails on Tenderfoot Mountain

Bob Berwyn wrote 2 months ago: Consensus sought on divisive plan to build new trails Local dirt bike riders hope to create a new sy … more →

Tags: Summit County Colorado, Environment, US Forest Service, White River National Forest, Dillon Ranger District, Colorado, public lands, motorized recreation, Tenderfoot motorized trails

The Lodgepole Pine Tree

Steven DeWitt wrote 3 months ago: Lodgepole Pine Tree This is a lodgepole pine tree. For centuries these trees were used by the First … more →

Tags: climate change, Environment, Photography, landscape, environment, lodgepole pine tree, The Lodgepole Project, Colorado, Climate change

Skiing: Vail, Beaver Creek plan lift upgrades1 comment

Bob Berwyn wrote 3 months ago: The U.S. Forest Service is taking public comments on planned infrastructure improvements at Vail and … more →

Tags: Colorado, Recreation, Ski Resorts, Skiing and riding, vail resorts, Beaver Creek, Beaver Creek Resort, lift improvements, Skiing

Reunited!5 comments

jspuhler wrote 3 months ago: So, it’s true.  I killed another computer at the end of January and have been left to my own devices … more →

Tags: Colorado, Eagle County, CCC-Camp, Dr. O.W. Randall, gilman, Holy Cross Wilderness Area, Mt. of the Holy Cross, Tigiwon

Summit County: Forest Service requests $96,000 state trails grant for OHV management1 comment

Bob Berwyn wrote 3 months ago: The grant proposal includes examples of how the funding would be used. Local stakeholders support id … more →

Tags: Summit County Colorado, Recreation, US Forest Service, White River National Forest, Dillon Ranger District, Colorado, motorized recreation, United States Forest Service, Tenderfoot Mountain

Udall Meets With High Country Fire Chiefs To Prepare For Wildfire Season

matthewjbuettner wrote 4 months ago: FRISCO, Colo. (CBS4) – One Colorado senator wants air tankers to be a more frequent sight duri … more →

Tags: News, Local, Syndicated Local, U S Forest Service, Wildfires, Air Force, Mark Udall, Snowpack, air tankers

Restoration of the Upper Eagle River - Colorado

Steven DeWitt wrote 4 months ago: I recently partnered with the National Forest Foundation on one of 14 restoration sites within the N … more →

Tags: Photography (2), Adventure & Activity, Mountains - 2, Environment, backpacking, activism, Colorado, Rocky Mountains, Eagle River


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