Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... More than three years after Gov. Jared Polis announced that picturesque Sweetwater Lake at the edge of the Flat Tops Wilderness, 14 miles north of Glenwood ...

The battle over the identity and future of Sweetwater Lake wages on as federal workforce turnovers temporarily stall the project’s National Environmental Policy Act process and Colorado works to ...

A vision for recreation around one of Colorado’s largest natural lakes remains a priority despite delays. That was the message to the Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission during a recent ...

This week, Gov. Jared Polis, Colorado Parks and Wildlife and the Colorado Tourism Office announced the Colorado State Parks Dark Sky Certification program. Twelve state parks across the state will ...

Editor’s note: This story was updated at 9:35 a.m. with new information from a morning report The Derby Fire, located north of Dotsero in White River National Forest grew to 839 acres Tuesday evening, ...

DENVER — Five wildfires burning on Colorado’s Western Slope — the Lee, Elk, Derby, Stoner Mesa and Crosho fires — have together burned more than 167,000 acres, or about 260 square miles. The Derby ...

The calm waters of Sweetwater Lake reflect the cliffs surrounding the lake Thursday, Nov. 4, 2021, on a sunny fall day. A vision for recreation around one of Colorado’s largest natural lakes remains a ...

The Derby Fire, located north of Dotsero in White River National Forest grew to 839 acres Tuesday evening, according to the Watch Duty app. The measurement is more than three times the 245 acre ...