national park
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Rocky Mountain National Park open with limited visitor services amid government shutdown
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Rocky Mountain National Park in northern Colorado remains open during the federal government shutdown, which started Wednesday, though visitor services are limited. With prime leaf-peeping season in full swing, the national park’s popular Glacier Gorge Trailhead crawled with visitors on Oct. 1. A lone park ranger answered visitor questions at the trailhead, many of which…
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OUT WEST ROUNDUP | Glacier grizzlies could face hunters; Pecos River shortages mulled
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MONTANA State seeks to end protections for Glacier-area grizzlies BILLINGS – Montana is asking the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to lift threatened species protections for grizzly bears in the northern portion of the state, including areas in and around Glacier National Park, officials said on Dec. 6. The request, if granted, would open the…
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Tipton advocates energy leases to pay for national park maintenance
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WASHINGTON – Federal lands would become a bigger source of revenue that helps maintain the infrastructure of national parks under a proposal supported this week by Colorado U.S. Rep. Scott Tipton. Tipton, R-Cortez, asked expert witnesses during a congressional hearing about the possibility of using leases and fees on energy companies to clear away an…
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Lamar constituents hear about TABOR and hemp at Crowder, Lewis town hall
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Sen. Larry Crowder and Kimmi Lewis were all aboard on hemp last session and had no qualms about selling out the Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights, because the price was right. The Lamar Ledger this weekend provided a thorough accounting of a town hall meeting with the two southern Colorado Republicans last Thursday night at Lamar…
