All Clippings From The ‘Recreation’ Category
Udall Urges U.S. Forest Service, CDOT to Prioritize Life-Saving Parking Improvements Atop Grand Mesa
Parking Lot Would Improve Public Safety at Popular Nordic Skiing, Snowshoeing Area Near Mesa, Delta County Border Mark Udall called on the U.S. Forest Service and the Colorado Department of Transportation to work together to prioritize the construction of better,…Click to view post »
Western Slope Conservation Center Celebrates Major North Fork River Restoration
PAONIA, CO – The Paonia River Park Restoration Project, coordinated by the Western Slope Conservation Center and completed this winter, rehabilitated the river channel and restored aquatic habitat along a half a mile of the North Fork of the…Click to view post »
BLM Accepts Comments for the 2013 Special Recreation Permit Applications
MONTROSE, Colo. – The Bureau of Land Management’s Uncompahgre Field Office is seeking public comments on 29 Special Recreation Permit applications, including four new applications and 25 applications for renewals. The BLM issues commercial SRPs to provide recreation businesses the…Click to view post »
Ski/snowshoe Black Mesa with Black Canyon Regional Land Trust
The Black Canyon Regional Land Trust owns conservation easements on over 42,000 acres in southwestern Colorado. By using cutting edge work to assess and prioritize local conservation needs and by working closely with the local landowning community BCRLT is able…Click to view post »
North Fork Recreation Projects Awarded More Than $215,000 In Grants From GOCO
The Great Outdoors Colorado (GOCO) Board awarded two projects in Delta County a total of $215,297 in GOCO/lottery funds: A $140,297 grant to the North Fork Pool, Park and Recreation District to update tennis courts in Paonia; and a $75,000…Click to view post »
1st Winter Warrior Dodgeball Tournament
Wednesday, December 12th 7:00 p.m. at Paonia High School The First Winter Warrior Dodgeball Tournament will take place on Wednesday, December 12th7:00atPaoniaHigh School. All proceeds will be donated to Wounded Warriors Project. Ten Co-Ed Teams may enter (9th-12th grade): Mrs.…Click to view post »
US Fish & Wildlife Service Acknowledges Western Colorado Water Organizations For Help With Endangered Fish Recovery
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) recently acknowledged water organizations in westernColoradothat voluntarily worked with the Upper Colorado River Endangered Fish Recovery Program (Recovery Program) throughout this extremely dry summer to balance human water demand with the needs of…Click to view post »
ANOTHER GREAT YEAR FOR THE NORTH FORK POOL, PARK & RECREATION DISTRICT
Hotchkiss, CO – It has been a hot summer, and another great one at the North Fork Swimming Pool, located south of Hotchkiss at 333 Bulldog Lane. Close to 7,500 people used the pool this season, with lap swim, water…Click to view post »
Study Reveals Secrets Of Colorado’s Cutthroats
DENVER – New genetic research led by two University of Colorado Boulder scientists has produced several fascinating discoveries about Colorado’s native cutthroat trout – including the location of the last surviving wild population of the federally protected greenback cutthroat trout.…Click to view post »
BLM and U.S. Forest Service institute fire restrictions in Gunnison County
GUNNISON, Colo. – On Monday, May 21, the Bureau of Land Management and the U.S. Forest Service will institute stage one fire restrictions within Gunnison County on public lands. At this time, only lands within the Gunnison Ranger District for…Click to view post »
