Tag: Roosevelt National Forest
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Colorado officials seek $50 million in immediate federal funding for wildfire recovery efforts
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Gov. Jared Polis, along with U.S. Sens. Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper, as well as Rep. Joe Neguse, on Monday sent a letter urging federal officials to distribute $50 million in funding for the East Troublesome and Cameron Peak fire recovery efforts in Colorado. The…
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Denver City Council preview: Public hearing on proposed 27th and Larimer tax increment areas
The Denver City Council will examine a proposal that would impose a moratorium on mobile home parks as a way to preserve affordable housing, and they’ll listen to the public regarding the creation of an urban redevelopment area (URA) in the 2700 block of Larimer Street in Five Points. If approved, the redevelopment would be…
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Colorado traditions could be different this summer: ‘The nature of camping has changed’
Last summer, Jed Botsford was camping in a lesser-known canyon in Colorado’s lesser-explored San Luis Valley when he was surprised to see a group driving in to join him. They were from Denver. Wow, thought Botsford, a resident of Bayfield, about two hours away. “Isn’t this drive from Denver like five hours?” he recalled asking.…
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Reservation system coming to Brainard Lake, Mount Evans
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A visit to the top of Mount Evans — or a hike to Brainard Lake — two of the Front Range’s most iconic attractions, will require a reservation this year. U.S. Forest Officials announced the move Tuesday, citing a 200% increase in outdoor recreation across…
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Cameron Peak Fire resulted in a market loss of more than $6 million
A damage assessment performed by the Larimer County Assessor’s Office found the Cameron Peak Fire resulted in a market loss of more than $6 million. Throughout the assessment that lasted over 1,200 hours, officials determined 469 properties were affected by the largest wildfire in the state’s history. An additional 243 structures were totally destroyed with…
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As toll of 2020 is taken in Colorado outdoors, what does it mean for years ahead?
Scott Fitzwilliams was supposed to be off work. But as supervisor of America’s most trafficked national forest, “you’re never off work,” he says. So there he was Fourth of July weekend, supposed to be enjoying the serenity he had always known at a lake within White River National Forest. “Popular,” Fitzwilliams had always known it,…
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Cameron Peak Fire, state’s largest on record, fully contained
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save After 112 days, the largest wildfire in Colorado’s history is fully contained, officials said Wednesday. The Cameron Peak Fire, which burned 208,913 acres. ignited on Aug. 13 in the Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forest near Cameron Pass and Chambers Lake. “We have traveled a long…