Author: Scott Condon
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State may expand hunting to manage Aspen-area elk herds
ASPEN — The sizes of two elk herds in the Roaring Fork Valley are larger than Colorado Parks and Wildlife officers prefer, so the agency will consider selling more hunting licenses to reduce the numbers or increase the management goal. The Avalanche Creek elk herd has been managed since 1988 with an objective of having…
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State may expand hunting to manage Aspen-area elk herds
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save ASPEN — The sizes of two elk herds in the Roaring Fork Valley are larger than Colorado Parks and Wildlife officers prefer, so the agency will consider selling more hunting licenses to reduce the numbers…
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Cow carcasses cause no contamination at Conundrum Hot Springs
ASPEN — There are no signs the cow carcasses found near Conundrum Hot Springs in spring have contaminated the water of the popular destination, the U.S. Forest Service said Tuesday. “Water-quality tests on the hot-spring pool and tributary stream revealed E. Coli and fecal coli form counts that exceed drinking-water but not recreational water-quality standards…
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Cow carcasses cause no contamination at Conundrum Hot Springs
ASPEN — There are no signs the cow carcasses found near Conundrum Hot Springs in spring have contaminated the water of the popular destination, the U.S. Forest Service said Tuesday. “Water-quality tests on the hot-spring pool and tributary stream revealed E. Coli and fecal coli form counts that exceed drinking-water but not recreational water-quality standards…
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Cow carcasses cause no contamination at Conundrum Hot Springs
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save ASPEN — There are no signs the cow carcasses found near Conundrum Hot Springs in spring have contaminated the water of the popular destination, the U.S. Forest Service said Tuesday. “Water-quality tests on the hot-spring…
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Cow carcasses cause no contamination at Conundrum Hot Springs
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save ASPEN — There are no signs the cow carcasses found near Conundrum Hot Springs in spring have contaminated the water of the popular destination, the U.S. Forest Service said Tuesday. “Water-quality tests on the hot-spring…
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Man falls down 3-story shaft at Snowmass
SNOWMASS VILLAGE — A Nebraska man celebrating his waning days as a bachelor took a different kind of plunge Sunday morning and had to be rescued from a ventilation shaft in Snowmass’ Base Village. A man identified by a relative as Peter Fellers, of Lincoln, fell into the deep, narrow shaft on the side of…
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Man falls down 3-story shaft at Snowmass
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save SNOWMASS VILLAGE — A Nebraska man celebrating his waning days as a bachelor took a different kind of plunge Sunday morning and had to be rescued from a ventilation shaft in Snowmass’ Base Village. A…
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Tour shows site of primitive man near Aspen
ASPEN — Pitkin County commissioners meetings are rarely a setting that elicits “oohs” and “ahhs” — unless the board members are touring a site where scores of arrowheads and other projectiles and tools have been discovered. The five commissioners and a sizable contingent walked undeveloped land owned by David Brown and Jody Anthes on Thursday…
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Hikers, bikers violating elk calving areas
SNOWMASS VILLAGE — More hikers and bikers than usual are invading terrain this spring that is seasonally closed so cow elk can give birth in peace, a state wildlife officer said Tuesday. Kevin Wright, district wildlife manager with Colorado Parks and Wildlife, said the unpermitted activity on trails on the east edge of Snowmass Village…