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    Forest Service reviews Crown Mountain Park plan

    Forest Service reviews Crown Mountain Park plan thumbnail Crown Mountain Park conceptual mater plan by DHM Design. Courtesy graphic.

    By Dyana Z. Furmansky

    The Crown Mountain Park and Recreation District (CMPRD) board of directors agreed at an Oct. 13 meeting to show Eagle County the conceptual master plan for recreational expansion on a portion of an expected land transfer from the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) to… read more →

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    Cottonwood Pass’ limited potential

    Cottonwood Pass’ limited potential thumbnail Photo by Will Sardinsky.

    By James Steindler

    With increased closures on I-70, folks traveling between Gypsum and Glenwood Springs wrestle with where to turn when they can’t take the main thoroughfare through the canyon. Locals on both sides resorted to traversing Cottonwood Pass but were accompanied by large semis and… read more →

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    Plans shift for Crown Mountain recreation complex

    Plans shift for Crown Mountain recreation complex thumbnail Lush playing fields and other amenities off a variety of recreational opportunities. Courtesy photo.

    After much discussion and planning, local philanthropist Sheldon Wolitski determined that an indoor recreation center would not be built on the initial location proposed but instead on another available parcel in El Jebel.
    As Crown Mountain Park Board of Directors’ Tim Power Smith explained, “Sheldon’s plan is too big… read more →

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    Vaccines roll out

    Carbondale firefighter Ryan Allison receives his first in a series of two COVID-19 vaccinations. Carbondale firefighter Ryan Allison receives his first in a series of two COVID-19 vaccinations. Courtesy photo.

    The Garfield County COVID-19 vaccination program is moving ahead and picking up speed. Two potentially life-saving vaccines are here and, according to Carrie Godes, Garfield County public health specialist, “We are getting more vials of the medication every several weeks with a mix of both the Pfizer and… read more →

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    Glassier Open Space gets a management plan update

    A wildlife camera captured this image of a herd of elk on Glassier Open Space. Adequate cover, shallower snows, and access to shrubby forage, typical of habitat on the Crown, are features that species like elk and deer rely on to survive winter. A wildlife camera captured this image of a herd of elk on Glassier Open Space. Adequate cover, shallower snows, and access to shrubby forage, typical of habitat on the Crown, are features that species like elk and deer rely on to survive winter.

    By Olivia Emmer
    Sopris Sun correspondent

    Last week, after a six month process, Pitkin County Open Space and Trails (PCOST) board approved an update to the 2015 Glassier Open Space management plan. Glassier, owned in partnership with Eagle County, is located off of Hooks Spur Road in Basalt, at… read more →