Colorado Fourteeners Initiative has worked on 35 of the state’s 58 mountains higher than 14,000 feet, fixing “social trails” created by climbers taking the most direct route to the summit. Read more …
Colorado mountain towns say they can’t handle any more tourists amid labor, housing crises
Colorado tourism cheerleaders hasten their transition from destination marketing to management as resort town locals call for more housing and less promotion. Read more …
Everyone knew the pandemic drove Coloradans into the mountains and open spaces in massive numbers, yet the latest figures from the Colorado Fourteeners Initiative are mind-boggling. Fourteeners group says the number of hikers exceeded the previous record by 18%. Read more …
Sharp increase in inexperienced park visitors stress staff, natural resources … With an approximate 40% overall increase in visitor use in the past two years at Stagecoach State Park, park staff have witnessed a lot of inexperienced recreational activity. Read more …
Five years in, accelerating climate change and rapid population growth, not to mention a shortage of funding, have made the Colorado Water Plan's vision for the future more complex. Read more …
Dangerous avalanche conditions, combined with high backcountry use, create a busy season for managers of public lands. Read more …
“(S)ome of our fragile public spaces are showing the results of misuse,” read a recent column from Susan Davies, the leading Colorado Springs steward, echoing counterparts across the Front Range. “Many open space trails are now wider. New ‘social’ trails have surfaced. And unique resources like El Paso County’s Paint Mines have been damaged.” Read more …
Fish, Wildlife, Outdoor Recreation and Local Communities Benefit from Excise Tax Revenues. To date, the Service has distributed more than $22.9 billion in apportionments for state conservation and recreation projects. The recipient state wildlife agencies have matched these funds with approximately $7.6 billion throughout the years, primarily through hunting and fishing license revenues. Read More …
Scientists race to quantify winter recreation’s impact on Canada lynx, but technology outpaces them. Read more …
$5 million per year slated for wildfire mitigation efforts