Land resources

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Colorado lost more public lands jobs than any other state in 2025

administration’s Department of Government Efficiency cut 1,753 land management positions last year

May 1, 2026

Local News

U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet co-sponsors bill to block public lands sell-offs

Thousands of acres in La Plata County were eligible for sale in an initial 2025 budget draft

April 30, 2026

Local News

Dolores River conservation act clears Senate committee

Bennet, Hickenlooper bill still needs House sponsor

December 22, 2025

Local News

Durango conservationists write postcards to Congress for Public Lands Day

Advocates call for protection of nation’s parks and forests

September 30, 2025

Local News

$50,000 grant awarded to preserve wetlands along Animas River

Plata Open Space Conservancy received funds to finance conservation easement for 67-acre property north of Durango

June 30, 2025

Local News

Public lands in Southwest Colorado could be up for sale

budget bill puts recreational areas like Animas Mountain at stake

June 18, 2025

Local News

Volunteerism encouraged at public lands event

federal budget cuts, people being recruited to help out where possible

May 21, 2025

Regional News

New law allows state land board to consider recreation, conservation

is to balance more diverse values with mandate to generate funds for schools

May 14, 2025

Local News

Volunteer Fair for Public Lands set for Saturday at Durango Nordic Center

Stewardship opportunities, networking and education offered at celebratory event

May 14, 2025

Outdoors

White House to reverse rule promoting conservation on BLM land

Lands Act put restoration on equal footing with ranching and drilling

April 21, 2025

Regional News

Hickenlooper’s Western Slope tour reveals growing frustration over Trump’s public lands policy

‘It’s going to be battle’ he told local officials in Eagle County as he encouraged stronger and unified opposition

April 18, 2025

Local News

Sen. Bennet chalks wins – and misses – for Southwest Colorado

senator has tackled public lands bills, television markets and FLC tuition waiver

April 11, 2025

Regional News

Trump picks oil and gas advocate from Colorado to lead Bureau of Land Management

Kathleen Sgamma now leads Denver-based trade group Western Energy Alliance

February 13, 2025

Local News

What to ask your real estate agent about water in Colorado

Attorneys, developers and real estate brokers share an inside look at the questions buyers should ask

January 1, 2025

Regional News

Advocates blast Western Slope counties’ ‘grossly inadequate’ Dolores Canyon conservation plan

Proposal from Mesa and Montrose counties would reduce proposed monument area by more than 90%

July 29, 2024

Regional News

Colorado land trusts want increased support for easement tax credits to help “double down on conservation”

It Colorado coalition hopes to conserve 3.3 million acres by 2033, but it needs lawmakers to renew and increase the…

November 30, 2023

Local News

Boebert touts legislative wins that Biden vows to veto

Bills, amendments and funding requests pass House

November 10, 2023

Regional News

Biden wants to make conservation equal to ranching and mining. The GOP won’t have it

Republican-led House committee voted to withdraw a BLM rule it links to ‘Biden’s preservationist agenda’

June 22, 2023

Local News

City to acquire 49 acres of pristine natural land in Oxbow Preserve donation

Watershed and wildlife preservation, Animas River Trail extension, recreation among possible future uses

February 25, 2023

Regional News

In letter to Biden, Colorado Democrats request executive action related to CORE Act

is a tacit acknowledgment the bill has no current path through Congress

August 26, 2022

Local News

Prescribed burn planned for Animas City Mountain

Preparations will begin mid-April and trails will close during the wildfire operations just north of Durango

April 14, 2022

Local News

La Plata County updating oil and gas rules

A rewrite will align with the state after the Colorado Legislature reshaped industry regulation

February 23, 2022

Local News

Regional economic strategy targets housing, infrastructure goals

also addresses using natural lands to support economy

November 27, 2021

The Durango Herald

Durango nonprofit helps build mapping tool to visualize climate, biodiversity of public lands

Program was created for policymakers, but can also inform local conservation efforts

November 20, 2021