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Standing under blue skies on the Grand Mesa with hikers and bikers traversing the trail behind them, officials marked the completion of a decade-plus effort to create a 34-mile trail from the top of the Mesa to the town of Palisade. The Palisade Plunge is officially open. Representatives from federal and state land management agencies, local leaders and Great Outdoors Colorado all spoke to celebrate the accomplishment and congratulate everyone who worked together in partnership to get the trail built. “To look around this group and see people who are representing so many different aspect...

BLM Colorado Resource Advisory Councils to meet virtually in May LAKEWOOD, Colo. – The Bureau of Land Management Northwest, Southwest and Rocky Mountain Resource Advisory Councils will meet jointly and individually next month. All meetings will be held virtually on the Zoom platform in accordance with CDC guidelines. The joint meeting is scheduled for May 12, 2021. Individually the Southwest RAC will meet on May 25, the Northwest RAC will meet on May 26 and the Rocky Mountain RAC will meet on May 27. All meetings are open to the public, will begin at 10 a.m. and adjourn at 3 p.m. “BLM Col...

Department of Interior Deputy Secretary Katharine MacGregor visited Grand Junction on Monday, where she announced new rules to increase rural access to broadband internet and toured the Bureau of Land Management Grand Junction Air Services facility, which provides aircraft to fight wildfires. MacGregor began her day touring a broadband site before announcing the changes at the BLM headquarters in Grand Junction. The proposed rule changes are intended to make it easier for the industry to place infrastructure, manage trees, promote public safety and avoid fire hazards. “High-speed interne...

BLM Colorado names new district managers after district boundaries realignment Northwest Colorado District to be led by Elijah Waters and Upper Colorado River District to be led by Greg Larson LAKEWOOD, Colo. – District managers have been hired for the Upper Colorado River and Northwest districts after a successful realignment of BLM Colorado’s district and fire unit boundaries to improve safety and efficiency.   Elijah Waters has been selected as the new district manager for the Northwest Colorado District and Greg Larson named as the district manager for the new Upper Colorado River...