Bird of the Week
This week’s Bird of the Week, compliments of the Weminuche Audubon Society and Audubon Rockies, is the nuthatch.
At this time of year, near ponderosa...
Road to Summitville
The Forest Service road to Summitville was open last weekend. Plenty of snow still remained for interesting photos. Visitors to the area reported that...
Learn to make herbal remedies at home
By Becky Herman
Special to The SUN
The Weminuche Audubon Society will hold its April meeting at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship Hall on the evening of...
Wildflowers
Wildflowers, like this iris, are blooming in Pagosa Country.
Additional roads open for the season
Staff Writer
The following roads are now open for the season:
• 012 —Blue Creek/664 — Big Branch.
• 024 — Lefthand Canyon.
• 629 — Turkey Springs,...
Crews control Burns Canyon Fire
By Clayton Chaney
Staff Writer
Last Thursday, Aug. 27, just after noon, a fire was reported at the top of Burns Canyon in central Archuleta County....
Navajo State Park open house to feature discussion of park issues
Colorado Parks and Wildlife
Managing recreation at Navajo Reservoir will be challenging this year because of the low water level.
To explain the outlook for the...
Local species listed as endangered
Staff Writer
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service officially determined Monday that the New Mexico meadow jumping mouse is in danger of going extinct, granting...
Weminuche Audubon Society to host chapter membership meeting
By Becky Herman
Special to The SUN
The Weminuche Audubon Society (WAS) will host a chapter membership meeting on Wednesday, Aug. 15, at 6 p.m. in...
Public land managers encourage responsible recreation
By Kim Phillips
Forest Service
Colorado’s mountains, trails, parks and back roads were flooded with an unprecedented number of visitors last year. Unfortunately, the crowds also...
