Bureau of Land Management
“Locals only” coronavirus closures of Colorado public land may not be legal. But mountain communities say it’s needed for safety.
Colorado's mountain towns say it's not about banning outsiders. But "if you have yet to realize we are in unprecedented times, then you are either not paying attention or are a denier," San Juan County's sheriff says.
Top Stories
Glenwood Springs citizen group sues BLM over quarry decisions
By The Associated Press Business Primary category in which blog post is published
Watchdog faults Bureau of Land Management for sending jobs to Colorado, the West
By The Associated Press Environment Primary category in which blog post is published
Opinion: Protect our outdoor recreation economy by banning speculative oil and gas leasing on public lands
By Adam Miller Opinion
Colorado issues, like fracking and marijuana, divide the Democratic candidates for president
By Brian Eason Politics and Government Primary category in which blog post is published
Newly discovered “Witches’ Pantry” cave above Glenwood Springs could further complicate mine expansion
The cave news comes as Rocky Mountain Resources CEO retires and the company reports monthly losses of $830,000 and cumulative losses of more than $35 million
Top Bureau of Land Management employees face deadline on Grand Junction HQ move
The Bureau of Land Management’s planned headquarters relocation to Grand Junction will net the city 27 jobs
Colorado is owed 9,900 acres by the federal government. But getting that land could mean no more recreating on it.
The federal government wants to settle a 143-year-old debt to Colorado with a grant of 9,900 acres across 16 counties. Some of those grants would block access to hunting, fishing on adjacent BLM land.
Bureau of Land Management to give land to Colorado to settle debt dating back to 1876
Federal officials say the transfer would satisfy the debt it owed Colorado in 1876 under the Statehood Act.
Opinion: The Arkansas River is a vital lifeblood to our recreation economy. It needs protection.
Opinion
Glenwood Springs is spending $1.2M in tax money on a public affairs campaign to fight a mine above town
The city is assembling a war chest to ward off an "existential crisis" stemming from a politically connected company, Rocky Mountain Resources, that wants to expand a limestone mine just above Glenwood Springs' famous hot springs
BLM boss: Solving wild horse problem will take $5 billion, 15 years
William Perry Pendley says the agency adopted out more than 7,000 mustangs and burros captured last year — the most in 15 years
