Tag: white river national forest
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‘Designated dispersed’ camping comes to another part of Colorado
Camping rules are changing in a popular part of Colorado’s mountains. The U.S. Forest Service recently announced a shift to “designated dispersed” sites only in an area of the Homestake Valley where camping has “significantly increased” over the years, Eagle-Holy Cross District Ranger Leanne Veldhuis said in a news release. The release said campsites had…
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Once-proclaimed Colorado state park might not gain lofty status
One of Colorado’s most scenic lakes might not be a state park after all. In 2021, Sweetwater Lake was proclaimed to be the next state park in an announcement by Gov. Jared Polis that surprised and angered locals living around the historic property. They saw a “state park” title as threatening the place they’ve known.…
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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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Environmental groups formally threaten lawsuit over reservoir eyed by Colorado Springs, Aurora
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Environmental groups filed formal notice Wednesday of their intent to sue the U.S. Forest Service, claiming the agency did not properly analyze whether exploratory drilling for a new controversial reservoir that will serve Colorado Springs and Aurora will harm endangered or threatened species, including the…
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Environmental groups formally threaten lawsuit over reservoir eyed by Colorado Springs, Aurora
Environmental groups filed formal notice Wednesday of their intent to sue the U.S. Forest Service, claiming the agency did not properly analyze whether exploratory drilling for a new controversial reservoir that will serve Colorado Springs and Aurora will harm endangered or threatened species, including the Canada lynx. The seven groups also claim the Forest Service…
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Survey gauging interest in possible reservations, shuttle at popular Colorado 14er
As hiking crowds continue to surge at Colorado’s busiest 14,000-foot mountain, officials are wondering about the possibility of permits and shuttles. Online survey-takers are being asked “how likely” they would be to make reservations and board a ride to the Quandary Peak trailhead, off Colorado 9 about a 20-minute drive from Breckenridge. The survey includes…
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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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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,…