Author: By Seth Boster seth.boster@gazette.com
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The presidents behind Colorado’s national parks and monuments: a timeline
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Several presidents have their names attached to some of Colorado’s greatest natural treasures. After all, it takes a president’s pen to create national parks and monuments. This Presidents Day, we’re reflecting on the history of these designations. However distant these scenic wonders on the opposite side of the country, they are forever linked to momentous…
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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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Vision emerges for new Colorado Springs open space, Fishers Canyon
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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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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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New tribal liaison in southern Colorado: ‘You are responsible for learning this history’
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When Jason Herbert is meeting with tribal members on their lands, he prefers not to wear his U.S. Forest Service uniform, despite whatever agency guidelines suggest in the case of official business. “It’s not disrespect to the Forest Service. I’m really proud to work for the Forest Service,” Herbert says. It’s just that he knows…
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New tribal liaison in southern Colorado: ‘You are responsible for learning this history’
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When Jason Herbert is meeting with tribal members on their lands, he prefers not to wear his U.S. Forest Service uniform, despite whatever agency guidelines suggest in the case of official business. “It’s not disrespect to the Forest Service. I’m really proud to work for the Forest Service,” Herbert says. It’s just that he knows…