Tag: forest service
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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
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 third grade,” he recalled. Now he got an idea. With…
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National parks are fantasy worlds in the maps of a Colorado artist
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 third grade,” he recalled. Now he got an idea. With…
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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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‘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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‘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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10th Circuit removes obstacle to long-planned resort project in Rio Grande National Forest
The federal appeals court based in Denver cleared a key obstacle on Friday to the construction of a resort village in the Rio Grande National Forest that has been planned for nearly four decades but has run into a steady stream of legal and logistical hurdles. Conservation groups have repeatedly challenged the proposed Village at…
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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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Avenger Open Space represents ‘new frontier’ in Woodland Park
WOODLAND PARK • For the men hiking their favorite path here in the hills, it is not the greatest sight — that would be the Pikes Peak view — but it is the most relieving: a wooden plank posted on a tall pine. The plank now bears no words. But back in August, the hikers…
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‘A new frontier’: Exploring Woodland Park’s newest, biggest open space
WOODLAND PARK • For the men hiking their favorite path here in the hills, it is not the greatest sight — that would be the Pikes Peak view — but it is the most relieving: a wooden plank posted on a tall pine. The plank now bears no words. But back in August, the hikers…