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Happy Trails: A newer loop between the pines of Black Forest
1+ hour, 35+ min ago (315+ words) In 2010, El Paso County finalized a master plan for 1,000-plus acres of open space in Black Forest. But a few years later, a wildfire left the ground and pines hazardous ー casting the future of Pineries Open Space in doubt....
‘The potential of this is insane:’ 674-acre Pinestone Ranch seen as new ‘portal’ to Pikes Peak
1+ week, 2+ day ago (1018+ words) Before embarking on a bike ride, Jerry Smith stopped to imagine the future of the hills rolling on the southern edge of town, beyond the Woodland Park Walmart. “I can picture a lot of trails up there,” he said. “There’s…...
Perspective: Hunters and anglers are pushing back
1+ week, 5+ day ago (573+ words) For generations, Coloradans hunted elk, caught trout and managed wildlife without consulting a constitutional attorney. That was before wildlife management became a recurring statewide election issue, replete with consultants, national pressure groups and enough political mail to denude an aspen…...
Colorado records 17th wolf death, a yearling tied to livestock losses
2+ week, 1+ day ago (313+ words) A yearling male wolf in Grand County has become the 17th wolf to die in Colorado in the past two years. Colorado Parks and Wildlife announced that its staff killed the wolf on Aug. 4 because it was believed to be responsible…...
A historic moment during another major drought | Rachel Gabel
2+ week, 4+ day ago (293+ words) Gustav Sumnick immigrated from Germany, traveled to Oklahoma and decided rather than a Sooner, he wanted to be a farmer. He moved north to Nebraska and married an Irish immigrant farmer’s daughter. They farmed near Fremont, Nebraska, where the Platte…...
Lesser goldfinch benefits from urban landscaping | Words on Birds
3+ week, 6+ day ago (337+ words) Human activity tends to have a negative effect on bird populations, namely due to habitat loss. However, over the past decades, some interesting trends have emerged in backyard habitats along the Front Range. Urban landscaping has added a lot more…...
Meet Ash, the 1 oz. owl saved from the Aspen Acres fire
4+ week, 1+ day ago (250+ words) On July 12, as hundreds of firefighters were battling the seventh-largest wildfire in Colorado history, one crew member rescued one of the smallest babies in the state. Ash the owl was too young to fly away when he was saved from…...
EDITORIAL: Staring down the war on hunting
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (502+ words) The statewide ballot this November will give Coloradans a chance to secure their right to hunt and fish — much under siege these days around the country. Initiative 302 is the handwork of the T. Roosevelt Conservation Alliance, which submitted more than…...
Supporters submit signatures to enshrine right to hunt, fish in Colorado Constitution
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (575+ words) The T. Roosevelt Conservation Alliance submitted more than 180,000 signatures to the Colorado Secretary of State’s Office this week, exceeding the minimum of about 124,000 required to place Initiative 302 protecting hunting and fishing on the November 2026 ballot. The measure would amend the Colorado…...
Pikes Peak region zoo set to open expanded space for herd of celebrated giraffes
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (582+ words) In its 100th anniversary year, Cheyenne Mountain Zoo in nearby Colorado Springs will have something big to celebrate: a new home for its most celebrated animal. The International Center for the Care and Conservation of Giraffe will open this summer — a…...