All 122 horses in the West Douglas area were captured in the roundup, with four euthanized and the rest headed to holding pens in Cañon City
Bureau of Land Management
Posted inEnvironment
New oil and gas rules would raise BLM royalties in Colorado and across nation, demand land protections
Raising fees and cleanup insurance while slowing leasing heartens environmentalists but provokes industry criticism.
Posted inOpinion Columns
Opinion: Oil and gas are not the only things of value on public lands
Our leasing policies need to consider not only extractive industries, but also outdoor recreation that is diversifying local economies.
Posted inOutdoors
A billionaire and the BLM brokered a Colorado land swap meant to benefit rivers and the public. Not everyone is cheering.
The watchdog group Colorado Wild Public Lands wants more transparency, plans to oppose the Blue Valley Ranch deal
Posted inEnvironment
Court of Appeals rules in favor of Garfield County, upholding notice of violation against quarry
The decision affirmed the county’s right to regulate the mining company and represents a win for community activists opposed to the expansion of its Glenwood Springs quarry.
Posted inBusiness
Massive rock slide halts operations at Glenwood Springs quarry. Mine opponents call for shut-down, investigation.
Federal and state mining regulators are investigating the rock slide at the quarry owned by Rocky Mountain Industrials, which is proposing a controversial mine expansion
Posted inBusiness
Oil, gas, coal mining on federal land in Colorado generates $393M in revenue, most in 14 years
Increasing royalties for the first time since the 1920s is credited for some of the extra revenue due to Colorado governments this fiscal year
Posted inWater
How to buy a San Luis Valley reservoir
A local water district, a federal land agency, a state wildlife group and a national environmental nonprofit partnered on a creative water deal with multiple benefits for the valley
Posted inOutdoors
Colorado ranchers moove into the future with virtual fences that help sustain public grasslands
In the first program its kind, cell towers are helping the BLM repair neglected rangeland by giving land managers unprecedented control over where herds are grazing
Posted inColoradans
They had 120 days to tame a wild horse. A northwestern Colorado competition shows off the power of the mustang.
At the Meeker Mustang Makeover, wild horses that recently roamed free on the prairie walk through obstacle courses and show off ranching skills ahead of an auction.