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Front Range kayakers, rafters blast Jefferson County’s extended coronavirus closure of Clear Creek
Jefferson County's sheriff cited recent crowding on Boulder Creek in his decision to ban all swimming, tubing, kayaking and rafting on Clear Creek through June 25
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Safety and stoke: A-Basin’s coronavirus reopening provides glimpse of what next ski season may look like
By Jesse Paul Outdoors Primary category in which blog post is published
Arapahoe Basin will reopen Wednesday for skiing and snowboarding
By Jesse Paul Outdoors Primary category in which blog post is published
With Olympic dreams delayed, one Colorado athlete declares: “This is the time when champions are made”
By Jason Blevins Outdoors Primary category in which blog post is published
U.S. Senate will take up bill to fully fund Land and Water Conservation Fund, Mitch McConnell says
By Jesse Paul Politics and Government Primary category in which blog post is published
The squawking, stomping chicken of the grasslands is back in Colorado
Lesser prairie-chickens were nearly decimated by blizzard and then drought. Now they’re back, after a four-year, joint relocation effort by wildlife biologists in Colorado and Kansas.
U.S. Forest Service ranks protecting Colorado’s Sweetwater Lake high on its list of funding priorities
A promise of support from the Land and Water Conservation Fund bolsters the year-long campaign to protect the Garfield County lake and its surrounding acres from development
Colorado’s tourism marketing budget revived as lawmakers bet travelers will be crucial to coronavirus recovery
It looked like the state would zero out Colorado Tourism Office spending on promotion. But without visitors, communities built on travel will founder, budget writers say.
Colorado now owns Fishers Peak, but funds to build the newest state park are in coronavirus limbo
In a deal that closed in a Broomfield park, Colorado took title to the ranch that will be the newest state park. Developing it, however, will take some financing creativity as budgets are slashed under pandemic pressures.
E-bike access riling Colorado public lands users as BLM plans rule to open non-motorized trails
Thousands of comments highlight the divisive rule that requires e-bike access to all BLM and National Park Service trails used by traditional bikes.
Warnings are working (for now) to keep visitors out of Colorado’s high country. But tickets, legal battles loom.
A complex map of coronavirus restrictions raises legal issues for district attorneys in Colorado's high country who may have to prosecute people who violate health orders.
Extreme drought conditions, coronavirus have Colorado wildfire managers anxious
At least 76% of Colorado now is experiencing drought conditions, compared with 16% this time last year. That, combined with worries about the spread of COVID-19, has firefighters worried wildfire response will be tapped.
Colorado casinos went bust when coronavirus hit. Here’s why they see a lucky streak ahead.
Casinos in Black Hawk, Central City and Cripple Creek -- which are hemorrhaging money because of the closures -- are putting on some fresh paint, sanitizing and imagining how they can reopen with gamblers keeping their distance.
Skier killed in avalanche near Crested Butte
The Colorado Avalanche Information Center says the skier was among four people who were skiing Tuesday on Mount Emmons
