Smokey Bear educates Kiva students at Carpenter Natural Area

Firewise teaches wildfire lessons

Bison recovery starts with small herds

approach to conservation focuses on small herds on a patchwork of land

Cortez parks users want softball, trail improvements

Dean Palmquist explains the results of a survey seeking input on a 10-year plan for the Cortez Parks and Recreation…

Cortez parks department wants public input

Staffers are updating parks master plan

Walker, Lacourciere win inaugural races at Geer Park

Twenty-three participants showed up for the race, and though it was a bit cool for the course set-up, the temperature…

March winds bring April showers and a lot more to Mancos

I know, you’re into Kindle and electronic devices, but someday you are going to miss sitting by the fireside, curled…

Ranger jailed under questionable circumstances

has history of sheriffs butting heads over land

Cortez kids join snowy Easter egg hunt

Into the volcano

Caldera preserve added to park system after non-traditional experiment

Grand Canyon village set back

Rejection is latest in push to develop rim

Spruce Tree cliff dwelling shut down

SHAUN STANLEY/Durango Herald<br><br>A couple explore the Spruce Tree House ruins within Mesa Verde National Park in 2013. Officials said they…

In Wyoming, a road block for public access

A tangled web of lawsuits and land sales mean people trying to access a Lincoln County wilderness area could face…

Cortez seeks feedback on parks

planning process to last through mid-2016

New leader steps up for the American Lands Council

Montana lawmaker takes over lands transfer group, as a new tendril of the movement emerges

Western states react strongly to Supreme Court stay of Clean Power Plan

states stop all work on cutting greenhouse gases but others forge ahead

Country’s largest national parks hit visitation records

Federal officials are expecting another banner year in 2016

Colorado still not sure whether legal marijuana made roads less safe

unsure, and data remains rare

Briefs

Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper got a jump on ringing in the new year by offering an engagement ring to girlfriend…

U.S. proposes removing ‘trespass livestock’ from Mesa Verde

“The National Park Service is proposing to remove trespass livestock, including but not limited to cattle and horses, from Mesa…

City eyes funds for removing blight

Council explores cost of demolishing unsafe, abandoned buildings

Memorial Day dedication planned for Geer Natural Area

and open space named for Cortez soldier who died in combat

Kinder Morgan well may help scenic overlook access

Company plans to improve road

Kinder Morgan well helps scenic overlook

Company plans to improve access road

Saddle up and ride

hilly trails within Cortez city limits beckon bikers, hikers