Tag: pike national forest
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Forest Service bans recreational shooting across much of Pike National Forest
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save 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…
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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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Vision emerges for new Colorado Springs open space, Fishers Canyon
A vision is emerging for a new outdoor destination in Colorado Springs. City parks department officials recently held a public meeting to review two concepts for trails and development at Fishers Canyon Open Space, the 343 acres the city acquired in 2021. On the city’s southwest side, the scenic woods and meadows rise behind the…
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Vision emerges for new Colorado Springs open space, Fishers Canyon
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A vision is emerging for a new outdoor destination in Colorado Springs. City parks department officials recently held a public meeting to review two concepts for trails and development at Fishers Canyon Open Space, the 343 acres the city acquired in 2021. On the city’s…
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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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Meeting set to address concerns about future of Fishers Canyon Open Space in Colorado Springs
Another opportunity approaches for people to weigh in on the future of what some see as Colorado Springs’ next premier open space. That’s Fishers Canyon Open Space, the 343 acres acquired by the city’s Trails, Open Space and Parks (TOPS) fund in 2021. The land of pine and oak rising to granite promontories near 9,000…
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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 northwest of Monument
A fire, reported at under an acre in size, has been spotted northwest of Monument, according to the U.S. Forest Service. The fire – named the Metz fire – was initially reported by the Forest Service on Tuesday afternoon at just a tenth of an acre and was caused by lightning, according to the Pike…
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Pikes Pick: Cool off at Rampart Reservoir for perfect summer day
There’s no denying it’s heating up in the Springs. If you need a cool place to spend a summer day, check out Rampart Reservoir. Less than an hour out from Colorado Springs, its a great spot for kayaking, paddle boarding or fishing. Or just enjoy the nice breeze on the trail that traces the perimeter of…
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Prescribed burn near Monument residential area causes ‘a little bit of anxiety,’ but achieves goals
The smoke of what is set to become a thousand-acre forest fire wafted over Kari Martin’s house as she stood in its driveway on June 12, just one strip of asphalt away from the blaze. In an unusual turn of events for a resident in an extreme-risk zone for wildfires, she had no reason to…