The long process to create a rule dealing with roadless areas in Colorado’s forest lands is expected to be finalized today.  When done, this rule will exempt the state from the federal law regarding roadless areas that was established in the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule.  That federal rule prevents road-building on millions of acres [...]

The details on Colorado’s roadless rules continues to be worked and is close to completion.  Lawmakers and environment groups have been hashing out their views for the past 7 years on these rules.  Right now, one of the main concerns for the environmentalists are the final set of rules that covers 4.2 million acres of [...]

A turboprop plane that has serviced the Gunnison Crested Butte Regional Airport for the past 10 years is no more. The Gunnison Country Times reports that a Sky West/Canada Air jet will now make the trip from Denver to Gunnison once a day. The change is expected to affect ticket hours and staffing for Sky [...]