The Governor also signed Executive Order B 2018-010 creating the Inter-Agency Trails and Recreation Council. The Council will advance the vision of the “Colorado the Beautiful” initiative and promote outdoor recreation and conservation in Colorado.

The visitor boom — while great for the local economy — is putting a strain on the public lands that are, ultimately, the reason people vacation, day-trip and retire to the Vail Valley. The cash-strapped U.S. Forest Service isn’t equipped to handle the more than 12 million people who now come to the 2.3 million-acre White River National Forest each year. Read more …

A mandatory $10 annual permit fee paid by users of non-motorized, “natural-surface” trails would support public-land trail systems across Wyoming, advocates told lawmakers eyeing a draft trail-fee bill. Read More …

Eagle Valley Land Trust has adopted Colorado's Outdoor Principles and is determined to uphold each of them in our ongoing conservation work. Read more …

The Colorado Business Review reports that “The outdoor recreation economy [especially in Colorado] is booming and here to stay.”

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Colorado’s recreation roadmap makes it one of the only states to fuse outdoor play and environmental protection. Read more from the Colorado Sun …

A National Conservation Outreach Plan to Improve the Awareness and Relevancy of Conservation in the United States … read more …

As Colorado is projected to add another three million residents by 2050, we must remember the important role privately owned working ranches and farms play in the West. Read more …

A congressional committee approved a bill Thursday that would permanently reauthorize the Land and Water Conservation Fund, a program Colorado outdoor businesses and conservation groups say is crucial to the state’s outdoor heritage. Read more …