Seasonal trail and road closures explained and reinforced with signs and gates Known as the “Banana Belt” for its relatively mild winters, Chaffee County hosts many species of migrating wildlife.…
14 new campsites open on 3,400 acres in the Fourmile Recreation Management Area The Colorado State Land Board (SLB) designated new campsites on its Chubb Park parcel in the Fourmile…
Whipple Trail corridor improvements help manage growth in popularity The Town of Buena Vista is completing a trail project to address erosion, safety concerns, congestion and additional issues on the…
A new Chaffee Rec Adopters program that enables public lands stewardship began in 2021 with support from Chaffee Common Ground. Volunteers use a mobile app to inventory dispersed campsites and…
On a Thursday morning in early July, the Chaffee Rec Rangers arrive at the Buffalo Peaks Trailhead deep in the Fourmile Recreation Management Area where remnants of a campfire remain…
Quality outdoor recreation is an essential part of the Chaffee County lifestyle as well as a key economic driver. While recreation use is growing and that’s good for the economy,…
Nearly 30 portable toilets were placed at more than a dozen trailheads and popular recreation areas this year, part of a Chaffee Recreation Council “Keep it Clean” initiative to manage…
Mini-grant supports BLM, volunteer effort to address growth impacts Julie Finley grabs a handful of seed from a gallon-sized Ziplock baggie then flicks her wrist over a two-track road at…
Healthy Horn Fork project eyes new management tactics for Collegiate Peaks Wilderness The 1964 Wilderness Act created the National Wilderness Preservation System, which protects 111 million acres in America from…
Common Ground grant to SCC helps manage impacts from growing recreation use Local high school students helped address the impacts of growing recreation in camping areas like Fourmile and Raspberry…
