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America’s National Park Service Turn 100 This Year

By  •  April 12, 2016

“There is nothing so American as our national parks, and the idea behind the parks is that the country belongs to (you) the people.” President FDR


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How and Where to Stay up to Date on COVID-19 Impacts to Tourism Across the West

By  •  April 16, 2020

Across the 13 western US States, the COVID-19 virus is having a recognizable impact on everything from daily life for local residents, health care, travel, tourism, and everything in between. …
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Understanding Public Lands and Why They Matter: Part 1

By  •  September 26, 2017

If you’ve been paying attention to US political news recently, you may have caught glimpses of headlines highlighting Public Lands. From the armed standoffs in Oregon and Nevada, Patagonia’s boycotting …
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Inside Guide to the Best Fall Colors of the West

By  •  September 19, 2016

The overnight low at Winter Park, Colorado the other night was 32 degrees.  It won’t take too many more of those chilling temperatures to kick-start the West’s changing of the seasons.  To get …
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Understanding Public Lands and Why They Matter: Part 3

By  •  January 31, 2022

The Conservation Era and its’ Public Lands Advocates: Teddy Roosevelt and John Muir

In Part One of our story on Understanding Public Lands in the United States and why they matter, …
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Secretary of Interior Recommends Changes to some National Monuments

By  •  August 25, 2017

Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke announced Thursday that he will not seek to roll back any of the recently reviewed National Monuments. He has said however that he will press for …
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Good News for Public Lands Advocates as H.R.621 to be Withdrawn

By  •  February 2, 2017

In a surprise late-evening Instagram post, U.S. Rep for Utah, Jason Chafffetz, announced his intent to withdraw the controversial “H.R. 621 – Disposal of Excess Federal Lands Act of 2017” …
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Mountain Dispatch: Llama packing the West Elk Wilderness

By  •  November 2, 2016

Guest writer, Bill Veazie, sends us this Mountain Dispatch from deep inside the Gunnison National Forest’s, West Elk Wilderness.

Sometimes it’s easy to forget there is another Colorado besides the …
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2016 GoPro Mountain Games Wraps Up Banner Event

By  •  June 14, 2016

Colorado’s beautiful Vail Valley transformed itself from a luxurious wintertime ski destination and into a world-class adventure sports epicenter for the 2016 GoPro Mountain Games competition this past weekend.

The …
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