Forests and Wilderness

Durango Welcome Center to host Mesa Verde outlet

Visitors at the Durango Welcome Center, 802 Main Ave., in 2016.The Herald file The Mesa Verde Museum Association, Mesa Verde…

April 4, 2018

Local News

Tribes united on restoring Bears Ears National Monument during testimony to Congress

Officials from Utah testified in support of the bill, including a San Juan County commissioner who is Navajo. House Resolution…

February 1, 2018

Local News

Tribes united on restoring Bears Ears

Testimony from tribal leaders dominates hearing on House bill

January 31, 2018

Southwest Life

Ute Mountain Utes blast member’s testimony against Bears Ears

says comments to U.S. House committee were an inappropriate political ploy

January 31, 2018

Local News

Final Hermosa Creek management plan has something for hikers, bikers and horses

will detail allowable uses for trails in the area

January 30, 2018

Local News

Management plan finalized for Hermosa Creek watershed

Document to guide variety of recreational uses

December 20, 2017

Local News

National parks cut back on free days

needed for backlogged maintenance

December 17, 2017

Regional News

U.S. Forest Service didn’t call for pulling its land from Bears Ears, USDA nominee tells Senate Democrats

Arch Canyon is within Bears Ears National Monument in Utah. President Donald Trump will announce plans Monday to shrink two…

December 3, 2017

Local News

Bears Ears could be reduced by 1 million acres, documents show

Critics worry revamped plans would hurt economies, cultural sites

November 30, 2017

Regional News

President Trump to visit Utah on Monday

announce plans to shrink Bears Ears, Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments

November 28, 2017

Regional News

State attorneys general bash plan to hike national park fees

The top government lawyers from 10 states and the District of Columbia sent a letter saying the increase could put…

November 22, 2017

Regional News

Fixing Colorado’s forests with the help of ‘citizen science’

Twelve years later, nearly every stand of lodgepole pines has been affected, and they stand in gray, dead clusters, creating…

November 12, 2017

Regional News

Trump to shrink Bears Ears

say they’re ready for legal fight

October 27, 2017

Regional News

Park Service considers higher entry fees at 17 national parks

double in some parks, triple in others

October 24, 2017

Local News

National Park Service survey finds widespread harassment

1 in 10 employees report being harassed; agency promises action

October 23, 2017

Regional News

Climber killed in fall in Rocky Mountain National Park

Park officials say 66-year-old Henry Gholz of Fort Collins was killed Saturday when he fell while climbing Batman Pinnacle in…

October 1, 2017

Southwest Life

Additional parking lot proposed for Sand Canyon trailhead

Additional lot would include new connector trail

September 20, 2017

Regional News

Interior chief urges shrinking 4 national monuments in West

Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante would shrink

September 18, 2017

Arts and Entertainment

Flutist performs duet with nature, ruins

Bonnie Schmader is an accomplished flute and harp player, and a certified music therapist and educator. This summer, she has…

September 8, 2017

Southwest Life

Park service seeks input on fee hikes at Hovenweep, Natural Bridges

Natural Bridges also part of consideration

August 26, 2017

Regional News

U.S. Interior chief recommends alterations for Bears Ears monument

Secretary stops short of eliminating protected lands

August 24, 2017

Nation & World

Groups make last-minute push to save national monument areas

The deadline for Zinke to announce his recommendations is Thursday, following a four-month review of 27 sites ordered by President…

August 23, 2017

Nation & World

Two national monuments are no longer up for review, Interior says.

Washington, Idaho sites off the table

July 13, 2017

Local News

Interactive map available for Hermosa Creek management plan

U.S. Forest Service creates application to make commenting easier

June 23, 2017