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Meetings scheduled to help plan new National Park Service unit in Colorado
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
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
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…
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Pikes Pick: New platform helps aspiring creators connect with professionals for advice
This is for those among us who fantasize about a life in the spotlight. Protégé helps connect blossoming artists, athletes, creators and more with industry experts who can provide feedback and advice. Amateurs can select from the marketplace of professionals, such as DJ Khaled, Jason Alexander and Myah Marie, a songwriter for Britney Spears, then…
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Discounted state parks pass now available to Coloradans through vehicle registration
With the new year comes a cheaper way to access Colorado’s state parks. As previously approved by legislation, a $29 Keep Colorado Wild Pass will be added to vehicle registrations in 2023 unless drivers opt out of the process online or in person. The pass will grant entry to the 42 state parks at a…
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Avalanche beacon training park opens for season in Colorado
A one-of-a-kind place for avalanche preparedness in Colorado has opened for the season. The U.S. Forest Service calls it a “beacon training park,” a snow-covered slope at the Mountain Meadow trailhead by the Eagle-Holy Cross Ranger Station in Minturn. That’s along U.S. 24, about a quarter-mile from the Interstate 70 exit to town. The story…
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Colorado Springs arts leader to head up Denver nonprofit
Arts leader Daisy McGowan will leave her perch at the end of the year as director of University of Colorado at Colorado Springs Galleries of Contemporary Art to head up a Denver-based arts nonprofit. Beginning Jan. 3, she’ll act as executive director of Think 360 Arts for Learning, a 60-year-old organization that seeks to bring…
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Survey gauges Colorado Springs outdoor industry on diversity, growth, conservation
A new report offers a glimpse into how Colorado Springs-area business people and advocates are feeling about hot-button issues facing the outdoor industry. With a grant from Colorado Tourism Office, Pikes Peak Outdoor Recreation Alliance contracted a survey of 160 representatives of local stewarding groups, retailers, outfitters and manufacturers. The intent, according to the nonprofit…
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Colorado’s outdoor industry rebounds from 2020 hit, analysis shows
A new report confirms Colorado’s outdoor industry as a sustained force in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Skiing, hiking, biking, camping, fishing, hunting, off-roading and other forms of recreation spelled an economic output of $11.6 billion last year in the state, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis. That was up from $9.6 billion…
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Upgraded website forecasts avalanche danger in Colorado
Colorado Avalanche Information Center has upgraded its website in hopes of better preparing this winter’s backcountry travelers. The center’s director, Ethan Greene, called it “a much-needed upgrade” in a news release. The hope is an easier, more in-depth interactive experience, complete with “dynamic forecast zones” that color code ranges in terms of risk. Monarch Mountain…