Update, 3:20 p.m. Sept. 17: The search is continuing today with multiple resources active. The New Mexico State Police and La Plata County Search and rescue Teams, along with volunteers from as …
The Pagosa Ranger District of the San Juan National Forest is planning prescribed fire operations Thursday and Friday, Sept. 18 and 19, in the Turkey Springs area, approximately one-half mile from …
Have you ever pointed binoculars up to the night sky? You’ll be amazed at what you can see. For three nights in September, the Pagosa Sidewalk Astronomers will host free, educational …
With the region receiving increased moisture recently, all area fire restrictions were rescinded effective Friday, Sept. 5. The U.S. Forest Service was the first to announce that it would be rescinding its restrictions on the San Juan National Forest, followed by the Bureau of Land Management’s Tres Rios Field Office, Archuleta County and the Town of Pagosa Springs.
The San Juan National Forest is planning prescribed fire operations this fall, pending all required approvals. Burning operations may take place over multiple days, but are always dependent upon multiple conditions, including personnel availability, fuel conditions, weather and approval from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment.
A new independent evaluation from the Colorado Evaluation and Action Lab at the University of Denver, “Imagination Library of Colorado: Effects on Kindergarten Readiness and Skills,” finds that the Imagination Library of Colorado (ILCO) is helping prepare children for kindergarten by significantly improving early literacy skills.
The San Juan Conservation District is offering local landowners the opportunity to purchase a variety of seed mixtures specially developed to provide a ground cover that requires very little watering.
At our September meeting, Audubon members invite you to join us in a discussion of actions we can take to help birds thrive. We will brainstorm ways to create habitat for and protect the birds that visit our yards.
Acclaimed wildlife biologist and award-winning author Marcy Cottrell Houle will return this fall to share the gripping and inspiring story behind her groundbreaking research on the area’s iconic peregrine falcons.
The final countdown has begun for this weekend’s wet meadow restoration volunteer event. The San Juan Water Conservancy District is working with local graduate student Monica Nigon to implement low-tech process-based restoration (LTPBR) structures in a drainage in our San Juan National Forest.
Due to many cloudy, smoky days in August, we have decided to extend the astrotourism photo contest allowing submissions through September. The awards will now be announced at the November …
The Chimney Rock Interpretive Association (CRIA) is honored to present a special fundraising evening with acclaimed filmmaker, researcher and Chaco Canyon expert Anna Sofaer, whose pioneering …
The Archuleta County Sheriff's Office has rescinded Stage 1 fire restrictions within unincorporated Archuleta County effective Sept. 5. An announcement notes the move was made in collaboration …
All current fire restrictions in place have been rescinded effective Sept. 5 for all public lands administered by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Tres Rios Field Office, including Canyon of the …
Fire restrictions on all National Forest System lands within the San Juan National Forest, including wilderness, will be rescinded effective 12:01 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 5. Recent rains over the …
A lone female wolf made her way into Archuleta County between July 22 and Aug. 26, according to Colorado Parks and Wildlife’s (CPW’s) most recent wolf activity map released on Aug. 27.
At an Aug. 29 special meeting, the San Juan Water Conservancy District (SJWCD) Board of Directors approved the distribution of a request for proposals (RFP) for engineering and other work on the district’s reservoir project located on the Running Iron Ranch.
The Wolf Creek Gun and Bow Association (WCGBA) hosted its first annual WCGBA Archery Shoot at the Fisher Archery Range. Forty-nine competitors faced off for a fun-in-the-woods walk-around 3-D animal shoot that challenged even the most accomplished archers.
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