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Around the globe, we see art increasingly used in public parks to create a strong sense of place and connection.

Supplies necessary for building a fort: chairs, couch cushions and blankets. Kayden, 9, and Kinley, 7, Aldridge ticked off the items in easy order, clearly masters of living room fort construction. But the fort, just steps away from the playground area at Lincoln Park, was pretty nice too, and it provided a fun bit of shade on a hot Thursday while the two children waited with their mom and younger siblings for the nearby swimming pool to open. The fort’s beams look like colored pencils, ba...

Speical to the Daily A new bill under consideration in the state legislature tells it like it is when it comes to accessing the outdoors in Colorado. Here’s a quote from House bill 21-1318: “A clear lack of equity exists for low-income, inner-city, rural, racially, and ethnically diverse youth, for youth who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer or questioning, for Native American or indigenous youth, and for youth with disabilities to engage in meaningful outdoor experiences an...

A few weeks ago, I was asked to watch my niece and nephew for the afternoon. I was thrilled and had big plans to take them for hikes, jump on the trampoline, order takeout and other fun things only the “Cool Aunt” could provide. But I was quickly reminded that I would have to compete against the Almighty Screen to play with them. After a mild effort, I was ready to throw in the towel and be OK with making spaghetti and watching the kiddos “game” on their virtual devices. The...

Gear library builds new generation of outdoor adventurers JASON BLEVINS, The Colorado Sun April 24, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail LEADVILLE, Colo. (AP) — Vanessa Saldivar was 5 when her father hiked her up the bunny slope at Mt. Hood Skibowl in Oregon. She didn’t have a fancy jacket. She used socks as mittens. Her dad gave her a nudge. And she was hooked. “All these barriers just broke down in that moment,” said the new executive director of Get Outdoors Leadville!, which recently opened a...

Get Outdoors Leadville! offers bikes, packs, skis and more to Lake County residents in a national model for increasing diversity in outdoor recreation. Geonna Bowers, Get Outdoors Gear Library intern, cleans and applies bike lube on a chain April 9, 2021, on the Colorado Mountain College Campus in Leadville, CO. (Hugh Carey, Special to The Colorado Sun) Vanessa Saldivar was 5 when her father hiked her up the bunny slope at Mt. Hood Skibowl in Oregon. She didn’t have a fancy jacket. She used s...

Build a snowman for patients at Children’s Hospital Colorado COLORADO (KRDO) -- Childrens Hospital of Colorado is asking people across the state to bring a smile to a childs face who has to be in the hospital by making snowmen. In partnership with Generation Wild, Childrens Hospital of Colorado hopes to brighten patients days through the "Say Hi with a Snowman" campaign. The campaign encourages patients at Childrens Hospital to submit drawings of their dream snowman. The hospital will then ...

  The Lamar City Council finished business for 2020 with their final meeting of the year, Monday, December 21 st with a reminder that city offices will be closed December 24 th and 25 th as well as January 1, 2021. City Administrator, Steve Kil, noted the Community Development Block Grant of $900,000 for the administration of funds earmarked for improvements to Plainsview Apartments on South 11 th Street in Lamar was awarded by the Department of Local Affairs. The city will be a third-party fu...

Sarah Fields Photography The board of Great Outdoors Colorado, a program that uses Colorado Lottery funds to support parks, trails and wild areas, committed $1 million to the city of Colorado Springs and its Generation Wild of the Pikes Peak Region (GWPPR) coalition, which “serves residents of Southeast Colorado Springs and engages youth and families in enriching, culturally relevant outdoor experiences,” according to a news release. The funding is par...