Tag: conservation
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Protection set for La Jara Ranch | Gabel
The State Land Board is meeting Oct. 15 to decide the future management of several significant properties, including the 46,000-acre La Jara Ranch in the San Luis Valley. CPW and DNR have partnered with NGOs to permanently protect recreational access and conservation values on the property, a process long in the making. CPW allocated $5…
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Debate over spearfishing in Colorado continues as petition is rejected
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Divers with spearguns won’t be swimming and fishing in more Colorado waters anytime soon. That’s after the Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission’s recent, nearly unanimous decision to deny a petition to expand spearfishing around the…
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Cloning: The latest in black-footed ferret recovery in Colorado and beyond
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For years, Colorado Parks and Wildlife officers have driven out to the eastern plains in the middle of the night, a predator’s hunting hours, in hopes of spotting a pair of green, gleaming eyes. Officers are expected to do just that sometime next year, out on a sweeping ranch near Lamar. This is where they…
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Federal judge rules government violated law in authorizing Gross Reservoir expansion, plunging project into uncertainty
A federal judge concluded on Wednesday that the government violated multiple laws when it permitted Denver Water to undertake a massive expansion of its Boulder County reservoir, throwing the project’s future into question. In a detailed order, U.S. District Court Senior Judge Christine M. Arguello acknowledged there was evidence of Denver Water’s need for a…
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Western Colorado officials present alternative to controversial national monument idea
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Officials in western Colorado have offered an alternative to a controversial national monument proposal surrounding a legendary riverscape. Mesa and Montrose counties have presented a map covering 29,806 acres closely following the Dolores River — proposed acreage for a national conservation area, a designation floated in…
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Protection or overreach? In western Colorado, national monument proposal ignites controversy
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Sean Pond was around a small town of his native western Colorado when he spotted a man in a blue ball cap. Above the bill were the words at the center of an ongoing controversy: “PROTECT THE DOLORES.” Pond approached the man. “He said someone at REI just gave it to him and he liked…
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A ‘holy grail’ of conservation: Colorado land manager celebrates Snowmass Falls Ranch deal
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save In 1977, teenager Dale Will started on a trail bound for Snowmass Lake in Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness, blissfully unaware that his path spanned private property through a historic easement. This was a property of big meadows, aspen groves, waterfalls and trout-teeming streams under the gaze…
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Water restored in Manitou Springs after water main break repair
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Residents of Manitou Springs were asked to limit water use after an emergency repair caused a full shutdown of the system Monday afternoon. As of 8 p.m. Monday, city officials say the repair has been completed and water is back on for residents. At 3:35…
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El Paso County launches master plan effort to protect Paint Mines
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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…