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Cory Gardner touts public lands but won’t say if he supports Trump’s pick to oversee them

By John Frank Politics and Government Primary category in which blog post is published

Coronavirus has led to record crowds on Colorado’s public lands and plenty of “knucklehead” situations

By Jason Blevins Outdoors Primary category in which blog post is published
A campfire illuminates Rebeca Wenzel, 40, left, of Mesa, Ariz., as she helps make a s'more for her niece Kayla Barreto, 21, of Huntley, Ill., while camping with their families and others at Yogi Bear's Jellystone Park Camp-Resort of Estes on June 29, 2019 near Estes Park. For seven years running, members of the Wenzel, Barreto and Munn families have gathered together at Jellystone resorts for an annual retreat. This year they rented four cabins for several days following a family member's wedding nearby. Photo by Andy Colwell, special to the Colorado Sun

One-third of Colorado is now in a severe drought, mostly in the south

By Lauren Irwin Environment Primary category in which blog post is published

Opinion: Relocating the BLM headquarters has been an utter barn fire

By Cody Perry Opinion

Great blue herons claim a dreamy stretch of river near Crested Butte for high-altitude love nests

By Nancy Lofholm Outdoors Primary category in which blog post is published

Joe Neguse wants to direct billions to public lands to help Western states recover from coronavirus

By Jason Blevins Politics and Government Primary category in which blog post is published

Opinion: Colorado’s farm-to-table capital is under threat from drilling

Opinion
News Primary category in which blog post is published

To reach sustainable wild horse levels, feds say it will take more than $1 billion and years of work

The Bureau of Land Management’s latest plans envision capturing 200,000 mustangs over the next two decades

Outdoors Primary category in which blog post is published

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.

Opinion: Oil and gas lease sales should be paused during the coronavirus crisis

Opinion
Energy Primary category in which blog post is published

A Western Slope community wants to move beyond its coal legacy. The Trump Administration wants “energy dominance.”

The final BLM plan for managing multiple uses on federal land in the Uncompahgre Plateau unveiled earlier this month did not limit oil and gas development in the North Fork Valley.

Environment Primary category in which blog post is published

Bureau of Land Management director to continue through April

William Perry Pendley will continue as acting director through May 5

Coronavirus Primary category in which blog post is published

“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.

Business Primary category in which blog post is published

Glenwood Springs citizen group sues BLM over quarry decisions

Politically connected mining company proposes massive expansion of a mine above Glenwood Springs that citizen group fears will damage the city's hot-springs dependent tourism economy.

Environment Primary category in which blog post is published

Watchdog faults Bureau of Land Management for sending jobs to Colorado, the West

The transfers are part of the Trump administration’s decision to create a new national headquarters for the BLM in Grand Junction