Tag: Forest Service
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Management proposed for recreational shooters across Pike National Forest
Debate continues over the U.S. Forest Service’s mission to control recreational shooting across public lands close to Front Range populations. It’s been an ongoing debate for about three years now, ever since officials launched a project called “Integrated Management of Target Shooting on the Pike National Forest.” The project has garnered standing-room-only meetings and hundreds…
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Capturing lesser-viewed beauty en route to Colorado’s Conundrum Hot Springs
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Almost 20 years ago, back in what she calls her “nomad, ski bum, vagabond, climbing days,” Katy Nelson heard someone speak of a magical place in Colorado’s Rockies. “I remember someone telling me there’s this hot spring called Conundrum way up in the mountains,” she…
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Mixed reactions to plan for Colorado’s Sweetwater Lake
As a public comment period draws to a close regarding a plan for a scenic lake in western Colorado, land managers continue to face strong opposition. That opposition — largely from people living nearby — quickly followed Gov. Jared Polis announcing Sweetwater Lake as Colorado’s next state park in 2021. The announcement came after the lake and…
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Colorado ski resort proposes new gondola, learning area and more
Breckenridge Resort wants to revamp its popular Peak 9 area with a new gondola, a reimagined learning zone and a chairlift replacement. The U.S. Forest Service, owning the land on which the resort holds a special-use permit, recently announced the proposals as part of the agency’s mandate to seek public opinion and review environmental impacts.…
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National parks are fantasy worlds in the maps of a Colorado artist
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Not long ago in his parents’ Colorado Springs home, a young man came by his boyhood pen. This was the Lamy Safari Fountain pen Alex Burden had used some 20 years ago during elementary school in Germany. “The last time I used one was in…
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New tribal liaison in southern Colorado: ‘You are responsible for learning this history’
When Jason Herbert is meeting with tribal members on their lands, he prefers not to wear his U.S. Forest Service uniform, despite whatever agency guidelines suggest in the case of official business. “It’s not disrespect to the Forest Service. I’m really proud to work for the Forest Service,” Herbert says. It’s just that he knows…
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‘Unique and unforgettable’ opportunity to walk with dinosaur tracks in Colorado
The U.S. Forest Service has opened an experience that only comes around every so often in Colorado. As weather allows every Saturday through June 15, the agency is offering guided auto tours to Picket Wire Canyonlands on the state’s southeast Comanche National Grasslands, outside La Junta. That’s the remote, rugged tract home to a long…
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‘Significant’ construction will limit access to Colorado’s popular Hanging Lake Trail this summer
Access that has been limited over the years to one of Colorado’s most famed natural sites is set to be even more limited this summer. The U.S. Forest Service has announced what it calls “significant” construction that will close Hanging Lake Trail on weekdays beginning in May. The trail has been hiked by reservations only…
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New trail to the top of Pikes Peak gets major funding: ‘Super stoked’
Years-long work on a new trail to the top of Pikes Peak will go into the summer with a head of steam. That’ll be in the form of funding that Rocky Mountain Field Institute (RMFI) Executive Director Jolie NeSmith described as a relief. “Super stoked,” she said of $250,000 recently announced from Colorado Parks and…
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‘Major milestone’ toward Colorado ski area’s ‘dream’ expansion
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A Colorado ski area is one step closer to growing with a recent decision by the U.S. Forest Service. That’s the 43-page environmental assessment and “finding of no significant impact” related to Monarch Mountain’s proposed expansion into No Name Basin. That analysis and finding are standard and essential toward the Forest Service potentially approving such…