Tag: Pike National Forest
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County seeks control of target shooting area in southern Colorado
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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Millions of acres of Colorado public lands could be up for sale in Senate budget bill
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Some of Colorado’s most iconic public lands, including popular recreation areas, could be eligible for sale in the current version of Congress’s budget bill. The newest language requires the sale of 0.5% to 0.75% of U.S. Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management holdings in…
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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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Mixed reactions to draft plan for target shooting in Pike National Forest
Amid mixed support and opposition, officials have drafted a plan for managing recreational shooting across the national forest near Front Range populations. The plan has been years in the making — the “Integrated Management of Target Shooting Project,” the U.S. Forest Service calls it. The project was formally launched in 2021 to address what the agency…
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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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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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Fire reported 10 miles northwest of Monument
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A fire, reported at under an acre in size, has been spotted in the hills north and west of Monument. The U.S. Forest Service announced the fire, named the Metz fire, on social media Tuesday…
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Pikes Peak Highway changes underscore tensions in managing for tourists, locals
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Heading into the summer, Colorado Springs locals are bracing for changes to the way they access adventure off the Pikes Peak Highway. They were alarmed by an initial announcement laying out new day-to-day operations starting in May through September: Those wishing to drive themselves past…
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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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Englewood’s Seth DeMoor, Crested Butte’s Stevie Kremer win Pikes Peak Marathon
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Ali Papillon stayed ahead of schedule Sunday in his first official run in the Pikes Peak Marathon. Two years ago, Papillon chased Kilian Jornet, one of the world’s best trail runners and Papillon’s favorite, down…