Why do I volunteer for the Chimney Rock Interpretive Association (CRIA)? It is fun and rewarding. I love archaeology and learning about the first Americans, especially the Ancestral …
Efforts to obtain International Dark Sky Park certification for Chimney Rock National Monument continue, including partnerships with local organizations and dark sky-focused updates to the monument kiosk and visitor center, U.S. Forest Service (USFS) Environmental Protection Specialist Kenar Houghton explained in an interview.
The San Juan National Forest recently acquired 160 acres of elk and mule deer habitat within an important migration corridor on the Pagosa Ranger District.
On March 21, the Pagosa Springs Town Council moved one step closer to purchasing a piece of land near Tractor Supply, known as the Goodman property, at 229 U.S 84. The land is about 12 acres in size and borders the backside of the town-owned Reservoir Hill Park.
The San Juan National Forest’s roads and trails remain largely buried under snow. Wet, muddy areas where snow has begun to melt are easily damaged by hikers, bikers, horses and vehicles.
The San Juan National Forest’s Columbine Ranger District is planning to conduct several prescribed burns between late March and early May.
Last Friday, fifth-grade students from Pagosa Springs Middle School (PSMS) gathered at Mary Fisher Park at the base of Reservoir Hill to spend a day in the field rotating through activities representative of different natural resource careers.
Swan Solo (or Swanie) swims alongside its new companion in Pinon Lake this week. The new swan’s arrival has received a lot of attention, with many hopeful Swan Solo has found a mate. Residents …
The lunar eclipse on Monday, March 25, will be visible in North America from 1 to 5 a.m. It will be a penumbral eclipse, which means the moon’s disk will only darken slightly when …
This notice comes to you from the Earth Day Planning Team sponsored by the Southwest Organization for Sustainability. We are deep into planning for the 2024 Earth Day Celebration on April 21 to take …
The San Juan Stargazers will hold their next monthly meeting on Thursday, March 7, to answer questions about the April 8 eclipse and see a video and discuss “Exploring Mars, from Space and the …
Moab, Utah, is a growing town of 5,300 that up to 5 million people visit each year to hike nearby Arches and Canyonlands national parks, ride mountain bikes and all-terrain vehicles, or raft the …
The long drive between Salt Lake City, Utah, and Reno, Nev., on Interstate 80 feels endless, the landscape timeless. But these basins and ranges of the Great Basin Desert are changing dramatically. …
I don’t often watch football anymore. It loses its appeal as I get older. I did watch the end of the Kansas City/Cincinnati game as it had playoff implications. The game was played …
On Thursday, the Colorado Avalanche Information Center (CAIC) issued a special avalanche advisory for mountainous areas of Colorado, alerting the public to dangerous avalanche conditions heading into …
Nearly two decades ago, I moved to the mountains to be a ski bum, chasing snow. I was a stereotype — an East Coast kid pulled west by the promise of bigger adventures and higher mountain …