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Even as temporary closures and other pandemic-related restrictions largely were responsible for an overall drop in visitors to National Park Service sites in 2020, Colorado National Monument was among the numerous exceptions that saw visitor numbers jump. The Mesa County attraction, which stayed open unlike some Park Service sites that closed during COVID-19’s initial spread last spring, tallied 435,625 recreational visitors last year, up from 397,032 in 2019, a nearly 10% increase. That contrasts with a 28% decrease nationally in visitors last year to parks, monuments and other sites ma...

Great News, Hanging Lake Reopening in May At one point no one was sure if we would ever see Hanging Lake again due to the Grizzly Creek Fire that burned over 32,000 acres in the Glenwood Springs Canyon. But according to the Aspen Daily News, with some luck and fantastic work done by fire crews the popular spot is set to reopen to visitors on May 1st. The Grizzly Creek Fire last summer was a nightmare with the Pine Gulch Fire also burning in Western Colorado then came the Cameron Peak Fire which is now the largest in Colorado's history. But the good news is that Hanging Lake wasn't destroyed ...

For the first time in nearly a year, burn permits are available for Mesa County residents as spring burn season began Monday. Stage 1 fire restrictions weren’t lifted in Mesa County until the end of October last year as health and resource concerns shut both the fall and spring burn seasons down in 2020. “During the spring, fire crews were tied up with COVID-19 response, and so resources were a real concern,” said Amanda Mayle, Mesa County Public Health spokesperson. Mesa County Public Health is the agency that issues burn permits for the county. “On top of that, COVID is ...

A view of the proposed location for the South Bridge project at Glenwood Springs Airport. Shannon Marvel / Post Independent No one dismisses the need for the South Bridge Project, but where to construct the alternative route is a subject of debate in Glenwood Springs. The Glenwood Springs City Council will vote on whether to go with the first option for the project route, which would bore underneath the runway at the municipal airport. That route would begin at Midland Avenue and Four Mile Road, where it would follow Airport Road before tunneling below the airport’s runway. The South Bridg...

An occasional series of conversations with experts on the science and policies regarding fires. The conversation about forest health, climate change and last year’s wildfire season moved to the money side this week, with four bills dealing with mitigation and fire suppression on the agenda. Monday, the House Agriculture, Livestock and Water Committee signed off on House Bill 1008, which would allow local communities to set up their own special districts to finance local mitigation projects. It’s worth noting that the state’s wish list for mitigation funding is in the ballpark of $750 mi...