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Colorado’s National Conservation Lands at 15!
Among the conservation legacies of the Clinton Administration and Interior Secretary Bruce Babbitt, are the National Conservation Lands, which celebrate their 15th […]
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The Paonia Ranger District
Local Info on your Public Lands First-hand information about the National Forest can be found at the Paonia Ranger District […]
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North Fork National Forests. So what is a GMUG?
Conservation & the Public Lands “Essentially democratic in spirit, purpose, and method” America’s public lands are a national birthright, an […]
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Get Outdoors! Hiking Public Lands around the North Fork
In a fifteen mile radius from the intersection of CO HWY 92 and CO HWY 133, at the hub of […]
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Get Outdoors! Winter on the Western Slope
It wasn’t until a couple years ago that I finally developed an appreciation for winter. I was used to blustery […]
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Geography of Hope: Colorado Wilderness at 50
Colorado’s fifth largest Wilderness Area, at over 175,000 acres, the West Elk Wilderness Area sits in a somewhat forgotten corner […]
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A View of the Valley: the North Fork Alternative Plan
I hate to fly. It terrifies me. Always has. I haven’t been on a commercial airliner since September 8, 2001, […]
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Home, Sweet Home. The Story of the North Fork Scrapbook
The North Fork Scrapbook I am a photographer. My livelihood depends upon beauty being valued, upon beauty being […]
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Our Wild Places Have Inherent Value
The Wild Has Inherent Value “I used to believe that the forty percent of public lands in the West was […]