BOULDER The U.S. Forest Service’s Boulder Ranger District will hold a spring Stewardship Day near Nederland on May 13. Last year more than 20 individuals participated in the stewardship day, working to obliterate fire rings, rehabilitate campsites, and build fence to keep campsites confined. This year the Boulder Ranger District is planning to continue these efforts … Continue reading
By Dominic Rickicki The seasons are changing and the insatiable itch of cabin fever is ever present here in Rocky Mountain National Park (RMNP). Spring storms are coming and going, wildlife have become more active, and even a few flowers have begun to bloom. As spring runs its course the Rocky Mountain Conservancy (RMC) Field … Continue reading
BOULDER This Friday, March 10 the U.S. Forest Service will reopen Blob Rock, Bitty Buttress, and Security Risk climbing areas in Boulder Canyon. The Eagle Rock area remains closed to climbing and other activities and is expected to remain closed through July 31, 2017. These areas were closed February 1 to protect golden eagles during … Continue reading
ESTES PARK Each year to protect raptor nesting sites, Rocky Mountain National Park officials initiate temporary closures in the Lumpy Ridge and Sheep Mountain areas of the park. To ensure that these birds of prey can nest undisturbed, specific areas within the park are closed temporarily to public use during nesting season and monitored by … Continue reading
ESTES PARK Winter presents many challenges for the plants and animals that call Rocky Mountain National Park home. For visitors to the park, it seems that survival in these conditions is near impossible, but for the wildlife the secret to survival is hidden just under the surface of the Colorado snowpack. Learn how plants and … Continue reading
NEDERLAND The U.S. Forest Service has released its final decision for the Magnolia Non-Motorized Trails Project. The decision finalizes all elements in the draft decision, including a 44-mile, non-motorized trail system across about 6,000 acres branching out from the Peak to Peak Highway in areas known as East Magnolia and West Magnolia. Currently there are … Continue reading
NEDERLAND The U.S. Forest Service’s Roosevelt National Forest has released its environmental assessment of the proposed Forsythe II Project, a forest management project in the vicinity of Nederland and Gross Reservoir. A draft decision is expected to be released by Forest Supervisor Monte Williams during the first week of December. The Forsythe II Project proposes … Continue reading
BOULDER As winter conditions settle in, the Boulder Ranger District of the Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests and Pawnee National Grassland will work to burn slash piles resulting from fuels reductions and hazardous tree removal projects in the area. Hand piles are a result of crews using chainsaws to thin the forest, the subsequent cut … Continue reading
FRONT RANGE For a week or two in late September, Colorado’s Front Range is transformed into an arena of shimmering gold aspen leaves. This brilliant backcountry display is best viewed from a trail. In the Peak to Peak region and Clear Creek County to the south, countless trails from easy to challenging wind through our … Continue reading
ESTES PARK As people get ready to enjoy National Public Lands Day on Sept. 24 in Rocky Mountain National Park and surrounding public lands, Rocky Mountain Conservancy looks to celebrate the successes of its Conservation Corps program from the past season. In 2016, the Conservancy welcomed 36 youth, ages 18-25, into its Conservation Corps program … Continue reading
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