Author: Jonathan Ingraham
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Colorado ski areas suffer, nobody has measured over 70 inches of total snowfall for winter 2025-26
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Big changes coming as 10-15 inches of snow possible from incoming weekend storm, second snow event could double figure to start 2026 No Colorado ski area or resort has surpassed 70 inches of reported or estimated total snowfall amounts for the season heading into the last few days of 2025. However, two snow events are…
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Pine beetle infestation in Colorado’s Front Range forests prompts action from Gov. Polis
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Pine beetle infestations are quickly spreading across large areas of Colorado’s ponderosa pine forests, evident from aerial surveys conducted by the U.S. Forest Service over the last year. The USFS surveys found beetle infestations in mountainous and foothill regions from Larimer County to El Paso County have been on the rise over the last year,…
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Colorado rancher donates 72,000 pounds of hay to ranchers affected by Lee fire
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“We’re grateful that we can be a part of it. It’s the Western way.” The Lee fire burned more than 138,000 acres of grassland used by ranchers and wildlife in northwestern Colorado in August and September, affecting the livelihoods of dozens of ranchers and landowners on the Roan Plateau. The fire destroyed prime grazing lands…
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Colorado’s snowpack to suffer as bone dry conditions, more wind forecast for high country; where’s the snow?
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Dry conditions will prevail for another six or seven days as Colorado’s high country continues to experience a dry fall heading into mid December. Colorado’s snowpack remains growing inconsistently, marking the third year in last five to start below median average. But snow is forecast to return about a week before Christmas, giving the possibility…
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51 acres of private Colorado inholdings secured by land trust in two popular wildernesses
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Acquisitions will help to add onto public lands in pristine state ecosystems The Montana-based Wilderness Land Trust announced Wednesday it recently acquired two private inholdings within Colorado wildernesses, expanding 51 acres for future public use. The two properties are the 20-acre Busher Claim in the Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness and the 31-acre Great Western Lode in…
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The Lee fire’s effects on Colorado ranchers reaches far beyond the 137,758 acres burned
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Cattle feverishly mooed in the middle of the early August night, an unusual sound to hear at that hour. Their unease was brought on by the Lee fire, which was quickly encroaching upon their enclosure at the 103-year-old Halandras family ranch, about 23 miles south of Meeker. The wildfire that started from lightning strikes on…
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Gray wolves traveling: Colorado wildlife officials release latest GPS tracking data
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No wolf mortalities and no reported livestock depredation in the last 30 days have been reported by officials with Colorado Parks and Wildlife as the agency continues to track gray wolves in Colorado. The updated map published Wednesday on CPW’s website continues informing the public, recreationists, and livestock producers on where collared wolves have been…
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Man breached Colorado Supreme Court building, fired shots and tried to start fire, police say
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Authorities on Tuesday arrested a man who allegedly breached the Colorado Supreme Court building, fired shots and tried to start a fire shortly after midnight, heavily damaging one of the offices. Authorities said they do not believe the incident is related to previous threats the Colorado Supreme Court received after concluding former president Donald Trump…
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CPW’s ‘Take a Friend Hunting’ contest open
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It’s hunting season in Colorado again and Colorado Parks and Wildlife announced Friday that its annual “Take a Friend Hunting” contest is back for its fifth year. Colorado’s hunting season officially opened Aug. 15 for archery Pronghorn hunts, however, starting Friday and into the Labor Day weekend, multiple archery Pronghorn hunts start up again, with…
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Cryptocurrency accepted for Colorado driver license renewals, other DMV services
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Coloradans seeking to renew a driver license or vehicle registration online have a new payment option – cryptocurrency. The Colorado Division of Motor Vehicles announced Thursday the agency was pleased to say myDMV is now accepting cryptocurrency through PayPal for online payments. “At the DMV, we’re always looking for ways to better serve Coloradans and leverage technology…
