San Juan National Forest

Local News

Boulder is blocking Missionary Ridge Road

Service to send crews when it can

May 28, 2015

Local News

Field trips to be held for Hermosa Creek plan

“It’s great that the energy it took to get Congress to pass the act is still alive and well in…

May 19, 2015

Local News

Toking illegal in federal preserves

a no-no at Purgatory, Mesa Verde, Weminuche

May 17, 2015

Outdoors

14ers Initiative chief to visit Durango

talk about local projects on May 20

May 7, 2015

Local News

Rocks rip apart rail line

Train’s service to Silverton is on temporary hold for early slide

May 7, 2015

Local News

Forest Service slashes hit home

Officials could start charging for Hermosa and Molas campgrounds

May 6, 2015

Local News

Cleansing burns recommended in area

officials working with Forest Service to manage fires

May 5, 2015

Local News

Bennet presents a trails bill

Colorado senator co-sponsors legislation with Wyoming Republican

April 29, 2015

Local News

Mountain graffiti along Hwy. 550 alarms sheriff

Vandalism plays off numeral ‘3’ and letter ‘X’

April 29, 2015

Outdoors

Parties damage Boggy Draw, officials say

Reckless bonfires could trigger wildfire in national forest

April 23, 2015

Local News

Forest Service awards locals for environmental work

entities receive praise

April 21, 2015

Local News

Injured mountain biker helped along Colorado Trail

County Director of Emergency Preparedness Butch Knowlton said communication was lost with the reporting party after the call came in.…

April 19, 2015

Local News

Tipton pushes feds to help fight wildfires

Tipton Tipton introduced the Healthy Forest Management Act in February, which would give states the authority to designate high-risk areas…

April 14, 2015

Local News

Colo. River not helping Calif. drought worries

The snowpack in the Colorado and Wyoming valleys where the river originates now ranges from 51 to 79 percent of…

April 4, 2015

Local News

FLC to live-stream beetle presentation

Spruce beetles live and feed underneath the bark of the tree in the phloem layer. A presentation presented by the…

March 10, 2015

Local News

A little lynx TLC

cats increasingly spotted around Silverton

March 4, 2015

Local News

Preempting danger

A few good artillery shots helps clear U.S. 550 of looming avalanches

March 3, 2015

Local News

Spruce beetle workshop at FLC

The U.S. Forest Service has scheduled a March 17 workshop to inform the public about spruce beetle killing many spruce…

February 26, 2015

Local News

Fee-free day for recreation

It is the first of five fee-free days the agency observes annually. Information on fee-free days at specific sites is…

January 14, 2015

Local News

What will be the fate of McPhee Reservoir?

Commissioners say feds hamper recreation, economy of area

January 7, 2015

Local News

What will be the fate of McPhee Reservoir?

Commissioners say feds hamper recreation, economy of area

December 22, 2014

Local News

Molas, Coal Bank restrooms in limbo

The county took over the job last year after the federal agency said it would demolish them if no one…

December 22, 2014

Good Earth

Forest plan would re-route motorized users

Rico-West Dolores proposal would close trails, open others

December 21, 2014

Local News

Big vote expected on Hermosa Act

Senate plans to weigh in Friday

December 11, 2014