Tag: Forest Service
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Permits proposed for popular Colorado wilderness
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The U.S. Forest Service is proposing permits and fees for popular areas of an iconic wilderness area in Colorado. Under the proposal, the Four Pass loop, the 26-mile backpacking trail outside Aspen, would be one destination subject to limited $12 overnight reservations. Also between May…
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Randy Moore becomes first African-American chief of U.S. Forest Service
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Randy Moore, 66, took command as Chief of the United States Forest Service on Monday, replacing Vicki Christiansen, who has served as Chief since 2018. Christiansen is retiring after 40 years in forestry and wildland…
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Colorado ski area approved for expansion
The U.S. Forest Service has greenlit a terrain expansion at Loveland Ski Area. Initially announced in September, the plan centers around Loveland Valley, known as a hub for novice skiers and snowboarders. The Zig Zag and Boomerang runs will be modified to better match their green rating, while two new trails will be added. The…
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Upgrades coming to popular Colorado ski area
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save With recent approval from the U.S. Forest Service, Arapahoe Basin Ski Area will replace a chairlift and add amenities to the iconic mountain in Summit County. The fixed-grip, three-person Lenawee lift will be converted into a faster detachable ferry. Accessing the upper Montezuma Bowl and…
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Wildfire mitigation tops list of priorities for new head forester of Rocky Mountain region
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Growing up in Arvada and embarking on family camping trips, Tammy Angel would always have a sketchbook on hand. “My thing was to always draw pictures,” she said. “Look around and catch fish and draw pictures.” Now Angel is helping to craft the future of…
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‘Knock on wood’ for return of hiking to Hanging Lake in Colorado
Cautious optimism surrounds the future of Hanging Lake, one of Colorado’s most beloved natural destinations, which at one point last summer was believed to have been lost to wildfire. “We were 100% sure it was was gone,” recalled Scott Fitzwilliams, White River National Forest’s supervisor based in Glenwood Springs. That was his feeling one night…
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Pine beetles contribute to record-breaking wildfires
This summer has seen the three largest wildfires in Colorado history, scorching more than 700 square miles of Colorado forests in just the past few months. But the giant Cameron Peak fire, the state’s largest ever, and the East Troublesome blaze, which has become Colorado’s second-largest, owe their rapid spread to a tiny insect about…
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Friends and family remember 21-year-old COVID-19 victim
Colorado recently reached — and quickly surpassed — a grim milestone, with more than 2,000 lives now lost to the worst viral outbreak on American soil in a century. As the pandemic continues to infect every aspect of life, and the number of confirmed cases and deaths here and nationwide continues to grow, The Gazette…
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Fire can’t be abolished, but houses can be built to withstand conflagrations
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save That the scene has become familiar, makes it no less wrenching: a distraught couple searches through the ash, char and melted metal of what was once their home. Only the concrete pad and the occasional fireplace remain. What is also in that tableau — but hardly…
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Rocky Mountain Forest Service appoints new acting regional forester
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Tricia O’Connor has been appointed acting regional forester of the Rocky Mountain Region, announced U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service Chief Vicki Christiansen Wednesday. O’Connor will replace Jennifer Eberlien who has served as acting regional…