National monuments sustain Colorado’s local economies

This month I joined a diverse group of Coloradans in Washington, D.C., visiting Colorado congressional delegation offices to ...
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Colorado National Monument puts out raptor advisory for 2025

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KJCT) - The Colorado National Monument has put out a raptor advisory for 2025. Officials with the National Monument are asking visitors to refrain from any rock climbing or ...
9NEWS

Colorado monument among 13 potential sites for energy development

DENVER — A national conservation group is raising concerns about the potential threat of energy development at several national monuments, including one in Colorado. The National Parks Conservation ...
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Colorado National Monument launches first of its kind mental health program

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KJCT) - The Resiliency Ranger Program is a newly launched initiative at the Colorado National Monument. Rangers for the Colorado National Monument began creating the program ...
9NEWS

Proposed national monument would be largest in Colorado

MONTROSE COUNTY, Colo. — A proposed national monument in southwest Colorado is drawing concern from some in nearby communities, as environmental groups push for additional protections on nearly ...
Yahoo

Colorado National Monument feeling effects of government shutdown

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) – At Colorado’s National Monument, effects of the government shutdown are already being felt. Want to ...
The Aspen Times

National monument in Colorado will close two days a week due to ‘lack of staffing’

As officials of the National Park Service cope with job cuts ordered by the Trump administration and confusion over whether future cutbacks will take place, Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument ...
The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel

‘Gentle’ growth in visitation continues at national monument

Visitation to Colorado National Monument last year continued to see the “gentle” growth it experienced a year earlier, according to National Park Service data. The monument recorded 488,038 ...
The Gazette

The presidents behind Colorado's national parks and monuments: A timeline

Several presidents have their names attached to some of Colorado’s greatest natural treasures. After all, it takes a president’s pen to create national parks and monuments. With Presidents Day in the ...
The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel

Colorado National Monument cleared to hire seasonal workers

The National Park Service has been authorized to hire seasonal workers this year at Colorado National Monument after a previous freeze on those hires. “We just heard (Wednesday) officially that we are ...
Post Independent Citizen Telegram

National monument in Colorado will close two days a week due to “lack of staffing”

As officials of the National Park Service cope with job cuts ordered by the Trump administration and confusion over whether future cutbacks will take place, Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument ...