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Looking at impacts to public lands and trails amid decreased services, increased use By Katherine Nettles People are flocking en masse …
Read More »Preparation begins to counter potential mayhem in local backcountry
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CB faces drought despite average snowpack
Warm spring, dry trails, looming wildfire risk By Kendra Walker The trails are opening, the lupine wildflowers are already abundant, the …
Read More »CB council will reconsider making face masks mandatory
Special meeting on June 8 By Mark Reaman After a lot of input in the last week from local residents concerned …
Read More »County delays new public health order another week
Coordinating with Colorado but expect health orders to be the norm for a while by Mark Reaman While it was expected …
Read More »County working on an app for coronavirus contact tracing
Economic dashboard, long-term strategies coming soon By Katherine Nettles Gunnison County Public Health officials are working on a deal to secure …
Read More »Crested Butte Mountain Runners season begins
Full schedule on tap by Than Acuff The trails that have made Crested Butte world renowned for mountain bikers are also …
Read More »George Floyd Matters
Protests were held Tuesday evening in both Crested Butte and Gunnison over the death of George Floyd. Hundreds of people marched …
Read More »Hope—and change?
Between a global pandemic that shut down the economy and has killed 100,000 people in the United States, peaceful protests over …
Read More »Met Rec awards six figures in local recreation grants
Protecting TV while enhancing recreation By Mark Reaman The Gunnison County Metropolitan Recreation District last week allocated $135,000 in recreation funding …
Read More »BLM offers new online permit program for forest products
Gunnison field office offering online BLM firewood permits this month The Bureau of Land Management is offering a new online program …
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