Recovery effort of Colorado state fish to close recreational areas

Rocky Mountain National Park and nearby forests will close trails and campsites Aug. 23-30 for greenback cutthroat trout recovery project.
Glenwood Springs Post Independent

Why Colorado wilderness won’t be included in the USDA’s roadless rule repeal

Nearly 45 million acres of U.S. Forest Service land across 38 states could be opened to road construction, logging and other ...
Glenwood Springs Post Independent

Land acquisition protecting ‘one of the best views of Colorado’ will add 262 acres to national forest

A nonprofit has acquired 262 acres of land accessing a lesser-known mountain in a range popular for its 14,000-foot peaks.

Colorado biologists race to save rare trout as wildfires threaten their mountain home

Colorado biologists raced to rescue rare native trout from a hatchery and remote creek as wildfires threatened vulnerable ...
The Aspen Times

Colorado lawmakers call for U.S. Forest Service to ‘accelerate’ wildfire mitigation projects amid historically poor snowpack

Colorado’s Democratic members of Congress are calling on the U.S. Forest Service to prioritize wildfire mitigation efforts as the West faces a historically low snowpack that is raising concerns about ...

Vast scale of wildfire threats to Colorado watersheds far exceeds funding

High on a ridgeline near the headwaters of the Yampa River, a ditch dug more than a century ago snakes for miles through the ...
The Aspen Times

Colorado State Forest Service awards more than $1 million in grants to 4 Western Slope wildfire mitigation efforts

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis has announced $8.5 million in Forest Restoration and Wildfire Risk Mitigation grants for 35 projects in 24 counties — including several projects on the Western Slope. The ...
Colorado Public Radio

Trump administration moves to kill ‘roadless rule,’ but Colorado has its own protections

The U.S. Forest Service filed a plan Tuesday to strip road-building and logging protections from around 45 million acres of ...

Colorado man takes abandoned vehicles out of the forest, one recovery at a time

There are plenty of ways to enjoy Colorado's public lands, but Zac Beaman says aside from rolling through the woods on his ...
Summit County

Colorado Congressman wants answers about U.S. Forest Service seasonal hiring after last year’s staffing cuts, hiring freeze

A Colorado lawmaker wants more information about the U.S. Forest Service’s plans to hire seasonal staff again this summer, after the agency cut thousands of positions and did not employ seasonal help ...