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• Sen. Udall criticizes rejection of wildfire amendment

  December 29, 2012 1:39 PM

  DENVER (AP) - U.S. Sen. Mark Udall is criticizing his colleagues' rejection of an amendment he says would have fully funded the Forest Service's Wildland Fire Management Account ahead of next year's wildfire season. The Colorado Democrat says the amendment to the Supplemental Appropriation for Disaster Assistance would have restored... more »

• Forest Service restricts shooting near Boulder

  November 28, 2012 8:55 AM

  BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - The U.S. Forest Service is restricting recreational shooting to daylight hours in Lefthand Canyon and the former Nederland dumpsite in the Boulder Ranger District. According to the Boulder Daily Camera (http://tinyurl.com/bmwlxof ), the new limitations are in response to safety concerns over shooting at night. Both... more »

• CO Snowmobilers learning new national forest trails

  October 11, 2011 11:49 AM

  DILLON, Colo. (AP) - Colorado snowmobilers will have another year to learn the roads and trails that will remain open next year under new Forest Service rules. Dillon Ranger District officer Ken Waugh says one important change is a buffer zone near Elliot Ridge north of Silverthorne to eliminate... more »

• Authorities find lost man in Beaver Creek fire area

  August 20, 2011 4:35 PM

  An investigation is underway after a man was questioned by authorities near the Beaver Creek Fire. A neighbor near the fire told News First 5 that a man appeared in their backyard early this afternoon asking his daughter for a glass of water. The neighbor tells us the man told... more »

• Relief to timber sale purchasers

  August 4, 2011 8:37 AM

  The U.S. Forest Service says it will offer relief to timber sale purchasers. The Forest Service says Forest Service Chief Tom Tidwell will offer an option Thursday to timber sale purchasers designed to provide financial relief to the forest products industry. Colorado Sen. Mark Udall has urged federal... more »

• Roadless rules could protect land

  June 17, 2011 2:40 PM

  GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) - U.S. Forest Service officials say proposed Colorado roadless rules will provide the chance to protect 4.2 million acres from development. Regional forester Rick Cables said Thursday that exceptions would apply to less than 5 percent of the total acreage. Those exceptions include ski areas,... more »

• Forest Service closing many unmanaged trails

  June 11, 2011 6:03 PM

  FRISCO, Colo. (AP) - Forest Service officials are closing several unmanaged Summit County trails this summer. Dillon Ranger District spokesman Ken Waugh says the user-created trails often become unmaintained ruts where runoff can affect water quality and fisheries. Affected trails include several miles in the Golden Horseshoe area in Breckenridge... more »

• Smoke coming from Pikes Peak a controlled burn

  December 1, 2010 2:15 PM

  If you see smoke coming from Pikes Peak area, no need to worry. There are some controlled burns going on today. One is on the north slope of Pikes Peak where the Colorado State Forest Service is burning slash piles left over from a from a large mitigation project... more »

• Beetle-infested trees removed in Colorado

  September 22, 2010 8:56 AM

  The U.S. Forest Service has begun cutting down beetle-infested trees in the Silverthorne area. Crews with chain saws moved into the area Monday and Forest Service officials say the work will continue indefinitely depending on firefighters' availability. The tiny beetles that burrow under the bark of pine trees... more »

• Democrat Hickenlooper returned tax break to IRS

  September 15, 2010 8:31 AM

  A Denver TV station is reporting that Democratic gubernatorial candidate John Hickenlooper paid over $52,000 to the Internal Revenue Service in 2008 to settle issues surrounding tax credits he received on conservation easements. KMGH-TV reported Tuesday that the easements were on land that Hickenlooper and a partner acquired in... more »

• 2nd marijuana grow site found in Colo. mountains

  September 1, 2010 8:19 AM

  Authorities say a second suspected illegal marijuana growing site has been found in the mountains north of Boulder. Boulder County sheriff's Cmdr. Rick Brough says the second site found Tuesday is larger than one found nearby Monday that had about 3,500 marijuana plants, estimated to be worth a half... more »

• Homeowners flee Montana wildfire

  August 27, 2010 12:43 PM

  Wildfires drove early morning evacuations in western Montana. A cold front brought lightning and sparked seven fires on forest service and private land. Ravalli County authorities began knocking on doors at 3 a.m. Friday, warning residents about three miles west of Hamilton that a fire in the Bitterroot National... more »

• Plane crashes near Rollins Pass in Colorado

  August 5, 2010 8:11 AM

  The Gilpin County sheriff's office says a plane crashed in the Arapahoe National Forest, but has few details. The sheriff's office received a call at about 12:30 p.m. Wednesday of smoke on Rollins Pass Road between Nederland and Winter Park. Sheriff's officials say U.S. Forest Service employees found a... more »

• Hazards from beetle-killed trees close Colorado campground

  May 13, 2010 12:01 PM

  A campground northwest of Fort Collins is the first of the season to be shut because of hazards from beetle-killed trees, and more closures are expected to follow. The Dowdy Lake campground near Red Feather Lakes was closed last week. Campgrounds have been closed because of dead trees toppling... more »

• Crested Butte expansion proposal rebuffed again

  May 11, 2010 10:36 AM

  A U.S. Forest Service official has affirmed a decision blocking Crested Butte Mountain Resort's plans to expand onto Snodgrass Mountain. Deputy Regional Forester Jim Pena last week rejected the ski resort's appeal of a decision by Gunnison National Forest Supervisor Charlie Richmond in November to block the proposal. Richmond... more »

• More pine trees coming down in Summit County

  February 5, 2010 9:51 AM

  Federal foresters are expanding logging of trees killed by pine beetles in Summit County. The U.S. Forest Service announced Wednesday it will cut trees on an additional 1,100 acres of White River National Forest in northern Summit County. Last month the Forest Service said another 4,000 acres would be... more »

• Forest Service to clear trees killed by beetles

  January 2, 2010 12:46 PM

  The U.S. Forest Service has approved a plan to clear some 4,000 acres in Summit County of trees killed by pine beetles. The project in the White River National Forest aims to redice fire risk by clearing dead and dying trees. Peech Keller of the Dillon Ranger District says clearing... more »

• Coloradans win national awards from Forest Service

  November 3, 2009 7:44 AM

  Three Coloradans have won national-level U.S. Forest Service awards for wilderness stewardship. Steve Smith is assistant regional director of The Wilderness Society. He received a Bob Marshall Award for Individual Champion of Wilderness Stewardship. Smith recently helped negotiate a water protection agreement inthe Dominguez Canyon Wilderness. John Anarella,... more »

• Forest Service apologizes to Hispanic campers

  September 15, 2009 12:46 PM

  The U.S. Forest Service has apologized for suggesting that campers who eat tortillas, drink Tecate beer and play Spanish music may be armed marijuana growers, calling it "regrettable" and "insensitive." orest Service officials apologized to Colorado Hispanic leaders in a meeting two weeks ago and released a written apology this... more »