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The immensely popular Sky Mountain Park trails close Thursday for the winter season. Pitkin County Open Space and Trails lead ranger Pryce Hadley said the…
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The public comment period for Open Space and Trails’ new biodiversity policy closes today after two extensions. The draft policy sets biodiversity - not…
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The Aspen Community School is implementing a new safety plan that includes drills like “lockdowns” and table-top exercises. The increased security is…
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Moose are starting to appear in more populated areas in Colorado. One was spotted only a couple of weeks ago in Glenwood Springs. Experts/wildlife…
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Forest Service officials say early data shows record numbers of visitors to high use areas in the Maroon Bells Snowmass Wilderness over the summer.Rangers…
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Pitkin County’s Open Space and Trails Department is planning to put up signs about moose on some of its properties after several reports of sightings.…
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Too many people are storing food in their tents in the Maroon Bells Snowmass Wilderness, so the Forest Service is mandating bear resistant…
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For decades the Aspen Valley Land Trust has kept open spaces in the Roaring Fork Valley from being developed. Now, the organization’s director is…
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Bugs and wildlife are benefiting from higher-than-normal rivers in the Roaring Fork watershed. Heavy rain and snowmelt have boosted flows to flood stage…
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The management of a nature preserve east of Aspen is getting an update, in part, to address overcrowding. The section of the Roaring Fork River that runs…