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• Changes to BLM's Wild Horse Program may stem from Colorado incident Play Video

  January 7, 2013 7:49 PM

  Changes are here for the Bureau of Land Management's Wild Horse and Burro Program; the BLM is charged with managing public land and the wild animals on it. A Colorado Springs activist for protecting wild horses and burros says she believes the changes come from a heated conversation Interior Secretary... more »

• Lost mountain biker found alive

  November 25, 2012 1:48 PM

  After a seven-hour search, crews in Fremont County have found a missing mountain biker alive. A 45-year-old man from Boulder and his friend had been riding mountain bikes Friday near the Banks campground area near Shelf Road, north of Canon City. He went missing around four in the afternoon... more »

• Juvenile charged for setting Weber Fire

  November 2, 2012 2:26 PM

  The U.S. Attorney's Office in Denver has charged an underage child with two counts of juvenile delinquency for allegedly starting the Weber Fire back in June. A statement released by the US Attorney and the Bureau of Land Management states that the juvenile gathered leaves and underbrush around a bush... more »

• Seasonal firefighters seek health care coverage

  July 9, 2012 7:22 PM

  DENVER (AP) - They work the front lines of the nation's most explosive wildfires, navigating treacherous terrain, and dense walls of smoke and tall curtains of flame. Yet thousands of the nation's seasonal firefighters have no health insurance for themselves or their families. Many firefighters are now asking to buy... more »

• Court OKs limited horse roundup in west Colorado

  July 7, 2012 11:39 AM

  GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (AP) - A federal court has ruled that the Bureau of Land Management can round up 40 to 50 horses south of Rangely that have been affected by the drought. For weeks, the agency has been delivering water to two groups of horses on Texas Mountain in... more »

• Fremont Co. approves Over the River, still steps to go Play Video

  March 27, 2012 7:25 PM

  Fremont County Commissioners are giving approval to artist Christo for his Over the River project - covering the parts of the Arkansas River with sheets of fabric. Other requests for approval are still pending; however getting the unanimous vote from the Fremont County Commissioners was a big hurdle that... more »

• BLM accepting comment on Feb. oil, gas lease sale

  September 3, 2011 12:18 PM

  DENVER (AP) - The Bureau of Land Management has proposed putting Northwest Colorado up for bid at a quarterly oil and gas lease sale Feb. 9. The 5,285 acres are on seven parcels in Routt and Moffat counties. People can comment on the proposal through Sept. 19. The next BLM... more »

• BLM releases decision on Colo. horse gather plan

  August 2, 2011 5:46 PM

  NORWOOD, Colo. (AP) - The Bureau of Land Management plans to gather about 60 wild horses in the Spring Creek Basin Herd Management Area southwest of Norwood, starting Sept. 15. The agency released the final environmental assessment and decision record for the gather plan this week. The planned round-up... more »

• BLM inmate wild horse program celebrating 25 years

  May 22, 2011 3:50 PM

  The Wild Horse Inmate Program is celebrating its 25th Anniversary with the Bureau of Land Management. "This program is responsible for training thousands of wild horses gathered from the range as well as providing inmates with beneficial work skills they will take with them after they are released," Fran... more »

• Christo to lecture on Arkansas River proposal

  July 28, 2010 8:45 AM

  Artist Christo is giving more free public lectures on his proposal to suspend large fabric panels over parts of the Arkansas River. He plans to speak on "Over the River" Wednesday in Colorado Springs and Thursday in Pueblo. The Bureau of Land Management must issue a permit for the... more »

• Vandalism, theft at Colorado's Canyons of the Ancients

  July 13, 2010 9:13 AM

  A conservation group says it's concerned about vandalism, looting and destruction at the Canyons of the Ancients National Monument in southwest Colorado and other protected lands. The nonprofit Conservation Lands Foundation, based in Durango, said Monday it's leading a volunteer restoration project at the Canyons of the Ancients. ... more »

• Colorado energy leases offered on prime hunting land

  May 13, 2010 11:11 AM

  Federal energy leases are being offered in an area of northern Colorado that is prized by hunters and anglers for its biological richness. Leases on about 11,400 acres of public land near Walden were up for bid in the Bureau of Land Management's quarterly auction Thursday in Denver. ... more »

• Wild horses cause problems in Wyoming town

  March 9, 2010 10:09 AM

  They're considered an American icon and a symbol of the West. But very soon, thousands of wild horses could be moving east. The Bureau of Land Management says wild horse populations are growing so quickly, they can barely keep up with them. In fact, in the tiny Wyoming city of... more »

• BLM backs away from Colorado geothermal

  January 29, 2010 9:31 AM

  Federal officials are withdrawing their first-ever proposed lease for geothermal development in Colorado so they can do more environmental analysis. The delay announced by the Bureau of Land Management Thursday is the third on the 799-acre parcel near Buena Vista and Mt. Princeton Hot Springs in western Colorado. The... more »

• Court fight over drilling in Colorado mountains

  December 30, 2009 8:29 AM

  Opponents of a federally approved plan to drill dozens of natural gas wells in the HD Mountains in southwest Colorado are taking their fight to court. Attorneys representing environmental groups suing the federal government will argue their case Wednesday in the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver. The... more »