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El Paso County launches master plan effort to protect Paint Mines
El Paso County is starting work on a new master plan for Paint Mines Interpretive Park intended to help protect the archaeological value of the site and the colorful clay rock. The park that stretches across 775 acres in eastern El Paso County saw record-high visitation during the pandemic and more problems with vandalism, social…
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El Paso County launches master plan effort to protect Paint Mines
El Paso County is starting work on a new master plan for Paint Mines Interpretive Park intended to help protect the archaeological value of the site and the colorful clay rock. The park that stretches across 775 acres in eastern El Paso County saw record-high visitation during the pandemic and more problems with vandalism, social…
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Blatant disregard for Paint Mines park rules revealed on social media
Paint Mines Interpretive Park in El Paso County is getting a lot of love on social media, perhaps too much. Online reviews and photos posted on Google, Instagram and other platforms show the education El Paso County is starting to protect the delicate rock formations through new signage and staff members is badly needed. The…
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El Paso County nears completion on project expected to protect Paint Mines
After the popularity of Paint Mines Interpretive Park in eastern El Paso County exploded last summer and vandals damaged the delicate rock formations, county officials are taking preventative steps to encourage better behavior this season. The need for education is clear given social medial posts on Instagram tagged #paintmines that feature many people sitting or…
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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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As toll of 2020 is taken in Colorado outdoors, what does it mean for years ahead?
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save 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…
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PHOTOS: Super Pink Moon 2020 at the Paint Mines Interpretive Park
Super Pink Moon 2020 at the Paint Mines Interpretive Park in Calhan, Colo., on Tuesday, April 7, 2020. (Chancey Bush/ The Gazette)