Tag: Pikes Peak Ranger District
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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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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…