Tag: Forest Service
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Trails grow around lakeside destination in Colorado
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Trails continue to grow around an increasingly popular destination in Colorado. Frisco Peninsula Recreation Area makes up the forested, rolling landform bordering the Summit County town and Dillon Reservoir. Rangers know local regulars by name,…
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County seeks control of target shooting area in southern Colorado
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Local government officials are looking to take control of a piece of Pike National Forest that has long been a popular, controversial area for target shooting. North of Woodland Park, across the Douglas County line…
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Colorado’s Blue Lakes trailhead closes, marking ‘first phase’ of broader plan
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A scenic destination in southwest Colorado has closed for the summer, marking the start of more changes to come. This month marked the start of a U.S. Forest Service order closing the trailhead for Blue…
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Popular Colorado Springs park road and trail remain closed, awaiting assessment
Land managers overseeing Colorado Springs’ popular recreation areas started the week hoping for a break from rain. That is needed, they say, for proper assessment of a washed-out road into one of the city’s premier parks and also for one of its most beloved trails: Seven Bridges Trail. Ahead of the weekend, the U.S. Forest…
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A woolly dilemma: Tourism, road salts and wildlife collide on Mount Blue Sky
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save One summer day in 2020, Stefan Ekernas and a fellow researcher were driving up Mount Blue Sky Scenic Byway in a Toyota RAV4 when they spotted bighorn sheep in the near distance. The herd ran to the road. “We had to come to a stop…
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Forest Service bans recreational shooting across much of Pike National Forest
The U.S. Forest Service has announced major changes to recreational shooting in one of the Front Range’s most popular national forests. Supervisor Ryan Nehl recently finalized a plan several years in the making to address what land managers have called “unsustainable” gunfire across Pike National Forest, encompassing El Paso, Teller, Douglas and Park counties. The…
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It’s been a complicated era of recreation on Pikes Peak. Is a new era on the horizon?
One morning last week, Cory Sutela was driving from Colorado Springs to Denver to present a trail project seeking funds from Colorado Parks and Wildlife. The trail, back in his home Pikes Peak region, had been built around a private development close to Pike National Forest. “It’s less than a half-mile away from a Forest…
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New recreation management on Pikes Peak? Officials add support
Official support is rising for new management over one of Colorado’s most iconic mountains. As part of his State of the State address, Gov. Jared Polis sounded in favor of Colorado Parks and Wildlife managing recreation on Pikes Peak. This was an idea floated last year in local talks about how best to serve recreation…
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Cutting your Christmas tree in Colorado? Make a plan now
It’s not the plastic one from a box or the real one for sale in a parking lot that some Coloradans seek, but rather that Christmas tree waiting to be cut in a memory-making adventure. Now is the time to make a plan. The U.S. Forest Service recently announced tree cutting permits for sale, applying…
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Forest Service adds nearly 130 acres of public land in Pikes Peak region
Public land is expanding in the foothills west of Colorado Springs. The U.S. Forest Service on Wednesday announced acquiring nearly 130 acres of previously private property — a swath of stream-fed pine and aspen with wildlife-frequented meadows and mountain views. The acreage is being referred to as the Wagon Tongue Co. property, just south of Lake…