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The Aspen Skiing Co. is preparing to turn the Elk Camp pod of Snowmass Ski Area into a summer activity hub at a time when the population of an elk herd that depends heavily on adjacent Burnt Mountain is plummeting. more...
02/04/2010 12:20am
GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colorado — On Friday, Jan. 15, Sean Martin enjoyed a late morning snowmobile ride deep into the White River National Forest.
  01/26/2010 9:53am
GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colorado — A panel of experts agreed this week that the Earth is warming, that the warming trend is due in some part to human activity, and that it represents potentially dire consequences for Colorado's recreation-based...
  01/23/2010 12:18am
GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colorado — One of snowboarding's hottest trick riders will be here next week, along with a locally born educator who now is working for a national nonprofit, to help local high school students learn more about global...
  01/22/2010 11:48pm
SUMMIT COUNTY, Colorado — Environmental groups are working with local officials to ensure a proposed wilderness area doesn't create new risks for wildfires.
  01/21/2010 11:24pm
A local land conservation group was encouraged on Thursday by the announcement of a deal in Montana that preserves a popular area from oil and gas development.
  01/14/2010 10:51pm
FRISCO, Colorado — First the pine beetles came and infested Frisco's lodgepole pines. Then the town removed the dead trees. Now staff and council are hoping to move forward on a reforestation project to fix issues caused by widespread tree...
  01/13/2010 11:02pm
EAGLE COUNTY, Colorado — In response to at least two campaigns aimed at increasing the amount of land designated as wilderness in Eagle and other Colorado counties, Eagle County Commissioner Peter Runyon this week announced he would lead an effort...
  01/12/2010 10:41pm
SILT, Colorado — A New Year's Day fire on a natural gas well pad south of here has some county residents worried, since the company involved is planning to drill up to 200 such wells in a residential area.
  01/05/2010 11:13pm
SUMMIT COUNTY, Colorado — As if wildfire danger and marred views weren't enough, the mountain pine beetle has found yet another way to spoil our fun: Falling trees.
  12/24/2009 11:26pm
EAGLE, Colorado — A committee that advises Eagle County officials on trails has weighed in on Hidden Gems.
  12/23/2009 11:39pm
A Minturn attorney who sued the U.S. Forest Service last month got some good news Wednesday when a Colorado judge granted a 60-day injunction against the Forest Service's Minturn logging operation.
  12/19/2009 12:13am
ASPEN, Colorado — Efforts to slow the spread of mountain pine beetles on Smuggler Mountain near Aspen last summer were successful, according to the research entomologist who analyzed the data from the experiment.
  12/17/2009 10:42pm
ASPEN, Colorado — Colo. Gov. Bill Ritter credited Aspen last night for being a leader in Colorado in dealing with the destructive aftermath of bark beetles.
  12/17/2009 10:41pm
The proponents of the Hidden Gems Wilderness Campaign agreed Wednesday to remove some lands from their proposal to avoid a battle with rock climbers.
  12/16/2009 11:52pm
GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colorado — Some residents of Battlement Mesa are worried about the health effects of living cheek-by-jowl with up to 200 natural gas wells.
  12/16/2009 11:46pm
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