Southwest Life

Signs of World War II crashes linger in northern Colorado wilderness

Remnants of an engine for a B-17 bomber aircraft sit along fallen trees above the clouds in Pingree Park on…

Group launches campaign to rename Colorado’s Gore Range

Like Gore Pass, Gore Creek and many other regional spinoffs, the craggy reach – which also touches parts of Grand…

Study: Climate change is transforming local forests

dry conditions, similar to 2002, could be norm by mid-century, study says

On Colorado ranch, war survivors heal wounds

Kristen Howell and her two young children were living in New York in the winter of 2007. Just four days…

Former New Mexico farmer morphs into master mandolin maker

It gets interesting after that. Instructions for finding his place include looking for a gravel road halfway between two specified…

Rock hiding craze sweeps Alamogordo

Residents hide and search for painted rocks

Burmese refugee family to get home from Habitat for Humanity

Tun Linn Naing carries boards into what will be his home in Evans.Joshua Polson/The Greeley Tribune When she got older,…

Proposed drilling near Hovenweep criticized for potential harm to views, night sky

development could threaten dark-sky status

Recycling program collects thousands of pounds of hay-bale twine in Southwest Colorado

of material finances trail work

Indigenous knowledge helps untangle mystery of Mesa Verde

people and archaeologists work to understand the science of human migrations

Astronomy fans seek approval for observatory atop Colorado’s Pikes Peak

The National Space Science and Technology Institute based in Colorado Springs, Colorado, recently submitted an application to the U.S. Forest…

Mesa County landfill wins award for painting over trash daily

Hope Petrie of Collbran, hazardous materials manager at the Mesa County Landfill, pries the lid off of one of dozens…

Colorado archaeologist to offer daylong class at Fort Lewis College

Hovenweep National Park has unique towers not seen at other sites in the area.Journal file This eight-hour course is part…

Forest Service seeks operator for historic cabins

station rentals would be available to public

Durango’s First Presbyterian Church repairs homes for Navajo families

‘They’ve been such a blessing’

Lowry celebrates 50 years as a historic landmark

Two two shuttles will depart the Anasazi Heritage Center at 12:30 p.m. and 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 7, for interactive…

Stonemasons go old-school to repair Colorado monument walls

Perched on a ledge above Monument Canyon, stonemason Scott Banjac of Fruita applies a special mortar in between the red…

Long workday

Remote school teaches people how to drive a steam train

Chama, students find it takes balance of strength, precision

Mini Med School makes medical education accessible

Program attracts professionals – and the curious – across Colorado

Water dragon feeds Pleasant View farm

Experimental system aims to reduce erosion

Forest Service seeks comments on vegetation-management project

can submit input about environmental assessment

Additional parking lot proposed for Sand Canyon trailhead

Additional lot would include new connector trail

Volunteers sought for Public Lands Day cleanup, trail work

Students from the University of Missouri do the heavy lifting during trail maintenance at the Mud Springs trail southwest of…