Parks and Rec approves survey on smoking policy
Parks and Rec department approves tobacco survey
Outdoor Recreation
Montezuma County plans meetings on Paths to Mesa Verde, Road BB closure
Four Montezuma County meetings will deal with the hot-button proposals to close County Road BB at U.S. Highway 491 and to start up the Paths to Mesa Verde Trail. On…
City signs lease for Lake Nighthorse
City must annex area
Dolores nature center receives $265,000 grant
GOCO gives $265,000 to Butler Corner
Winter recreation abounds
Trails for cross-country skiing, biking, snowmobiling open up
Business owners critical of McPhee plan
Limiting access at House Creek hurts economy, they say
County explores trail to Montrose
Trail would connect Cortez, Junction
BLM to use interactive online map for travel-plan comments
Interactive map allows public to comment on roads, trails
Montezuma County agrees to adopt historic Bedrock bridge
Classic truss span could be used for recreation trail
Carpenter area recieves more wetlands
CDOT, City of Cortez team up for mitigation effort
County blocks effort to close road near Phil’s World
Section near Phil’s World is key for BLM access, county says
For author David Petersen, hunting is about an ethic
New documentary provides rare intimate view into local author’s life
Construction is underway in Cortez on Osprey headquarters
Rain slowed the construction of the foundation for the new Osprey Packs headquarters at Empire Street and Mildred Road, just east of Park Street. The backpack company’s 26,310-square-foot building will…
Cortez duels Aspen in contest to name Top Adventure Town
Mountain bikers race through trails at Phil’s World during 2016’s Twelve Hours of Mesa Verde competition.Jim Mimiaga/The Journal Cortez faces a showdown with Aspen in Elevation Outdoors Magazine’s Top Colorado…
Forest visitor center serves a world of travelers
Historic San Juan visitor center provides a haven for tourists, adventurers and beasts
Montezuma Inspire aims to get kids outside
Group is awarded a $75,000 GOCO grant
Protecting Bears Ears: What are the options?
There are two options for managing public lands in southeast Utah. A national monument The Bears Ears National Monument would cover 1.9 million acres, including, from north to south: the…
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Speak out for quiet users on forest trails in Rico/West Dolores Area
Marion, Robert The Dolores River watershed and backcountry needs your support. The Dolores District of the San Juan National Forest recently released a Draft Environmental Impact Statement for travel management…
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Forest Service offers lightning-safety reminders
Lightning is seen from Vestavia Hills, Ala., a suburb of Birmingham, Wednesday, June 24, 2015. (Mark Almond/AL.com via AP) MAGS OUT The San Juan National Forest would like to remind…
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Colorado native visiting all 59 national parks in 59 weeks
Nabors stresses exploration and conservation