The Rio Grande National Forest is back for another year of hosting the Forest Specialist Series. Join us and Matt Huber, Colorado Avalanche Information Center (CAIC) forecaster, this month. …
Despite the fact that we don’t have a lot of snow, the organizations putting on the various events throughout the weekend have made accommodations so that WinterFest weekend can continue. …
WinterFest: bonfires, parades, races, balloon ascensions, music and more. It’s great fun for the community, snow or no snow. In the midst of it all at 10:30 a.m. Saturday in Town …
Yes, it is January. Yes, it is cold outside. But, this is Pagosa. We have the privilege of living in one of the most beautiful areas of southern Colorado. Each day has its own magic, whether it is …
View the planetary parade at Yamaguchi Park Jan. 24 and 25. Join the Pagosa Sidewalk Astronomers for this special celestial event when six planets will be visible across the night sky (five with …
As our bare-ground winter has persisted in Pagosa Springs, several snow-loving people have asked me when was the last time we had a “winter” like this one. The lack of snow has become the talk of the town, especially with upcoming Winterfest activities.
Half a world away from the snow-dusted peaks she calls home, Pagosa Springs’ Paula Jo Miller woke one recent December morning on the brink of summertime in the South Pacific, readying herself for the final day of an epic journey that began four years earlier.
The Forest Carbon Inventory report, released Jan. 9, provides detailed estimates of the carbon captured, stored and released by Colorado’s forests.
The Chimney Rock Interpretive Association (CRIA) invites the public to a free lecture given by Jon Ghahate on Tuesday, Jan. 21.
Pagosa Springs citizens came together to conduct the 125th Christmas Bird Count (CBC) on Dec. 14, 2024.
View the planetary parade at Yamaguchi Park Jan. 24 and 25. Join the Pagosa Sidewalk Astronomers for this special celestial event when six planets will be visible across the night sky (five with …
With the holidays coming to a close, what to do with those beautifully decorated Christmas trees and pine boughs? Recycle them. Please bring your real trees — absent of ornaments …
Colorado’s snowpack levels were observed rebounding from near-historic lows after late holiday storms delivered smatterings of moisture to higher elevations across the state.
Canada lynx are specialized hunters, able to travel in deep snow and spot prey in the darkness from 250 feet away. Keen hearing and vision make them excellent trackers, but what do we learn by turning the tables and tracking them?
The evening meeting on Wednesday, Jan. 15, of our Audubon group will feature a presentation by Charlie Tyrrell on a birding trip enjoyed by him and his wife to the Mindo Cloud Forest in Ecuador.
Wolf Creek Ski Area hosted the thrilling 85th Winter Bonus Fun Race on Dec. 21, 2024.
A multiyear effort to tally mountain lion populations across the Western Slope is underway between Pagosa Springs and Bayfield as Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) crews begin work to locate and track adult lions throughout the region.
La Plata Electric Association Inc. (LPEA) is the proud recipient of a power pole mitigation grant from the Eagle In-Lieu Fee (ILF) Program.
On Dec. 20, 2024, the U.S. Department of the Interior announced an updated Western Solar Plan to help guide efficient and environmentally responsible solar energy permitting on public lands across the West.
We have not even completed 2024 and the Chamber already has its sights set on 2025 and the activities that kick off the new year.