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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…
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Plan calls for more protection of scenic, recreation areas in large swath of Colorado
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The Bureau of Land Management has released a plan to manage a vast mosaic of canyonlands, grasslands and mountains in southern, central and eastern Colorado. In the works for close to a decade, the plan is officially called the Eastern Colorado Resource Management Plan. “Eastern” might be deceiving; the focus area spans beyond the plains…
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Goats help Colorado Springs property owners with fire mitigation
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A herd of hungry firefighters is getting antsy in a trailer off Old Ranch Road in northern Colorado Springs. It’s mid-morning, and more than 40 goats are backed up to a 5-acre lot lush with weeds, grass, yucca and scrub oak – a scrumptious buffet for goats, but worrisome fire fuel for homeowners. Kimberly Jones,…
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Free fishing weekend coming soon in Colorado
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No fishing license? For one weekend only in Colorado, no problem. Colorado Parks and Wildlife will be hosting its annual Free Fishing Weekend on June 3 and 4 – two days when residents and visitors are invited to try their hand at the sport. The agency maintains a web page for those interested in participating, with…
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Free day coming up at national parks in Colorado
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A visit to one of America’s highest-regarded natural treasures is one way to celebrate Earth Day. Even better: You can do it while saving money. Earth Day is April 22, which happens to coincide with the start of National Park Week. It’s one of the few days on the year when the National Park Service…
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Mountain kayaks, cardboard races, pond splashes: Spring around Colorado ski resorts
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It’s only fitting the powder-packed ski season that was 2022-’23 goes out with a bang. Or, more specifically, a splash. Pond-skimming is but one tradition of closing festivities across ski country in the spring. Here’s a look at other happenings: Arapahoe Basin: A nod to the parking lot that takes on a summery scene, the…
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Meetings scheduled to help plan new National Park Service unit in Colorado
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Anyone interested in one of Colorado’s latest National Park Service additions is invited to a series of upcoming meetings. They have been scheduled ahead of the agency drafting a “foundation document” for Amache National Historic Site, the place on the state’s southeast plains where thousands of Japanese-Americans were imprisoned as part of the government’s “relocation”…
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Locals concerned about possibility of Colorado’s 43rd state park
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Ahead of a Monday evening meeting said to “get additional feedback” from the larger public on the potential for Colorado’s 43rd state park, some locals near the site say they have felt unheard. They are part of the small community of Sweetwater, situated along the dirt road that dead-ends at Sweetwater Lake. In the fall…
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Colorado’s most famous nature photographer donates life work to public domain
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For the past eight months at his home in the Summit County hills, John Fielder spent most every morning and afternoon sifting through photographs tucked away for decades. They were transparencies from his years of hauling heavy film equipment deep into Colorado’s backcountry. The transparencies needed paring down – duplicates in which the exposure and/or contrast…
