May 20: “Aldo Leopold’s Legacy and Wilderness” Presentation by professor Rick Knight from Colorado State University in Fort Collins. Tuesday at 7 p.m. at Silverthorne Library. August 7: “A Celebration ...

The popular East Maroon and West Maroon hiking trails may be closed to hikers and equestrians under the new draft management plan for the White River National Forest. Because of a pending change in ...

We glided silently across the placid lake surface, the only ripples in the water being the V-shaped line cut by our canoe’s bow and the concentric circles from our paddles. Along the bank, the poplars ...

What is a wilderness? When Europeans reached America, they believed the land was almost untouched by humans — a true wilderness. Compared to heavily populated Europe, they were right. Nevertheless, ...

Want to carve and shoot your own bow and arrow like Katniss Everdeen in “The Hunger Games?” Then, join the Central New York Primitive Skills Group for one of its, twice-monthly meetings held on 59 ...

A little-visited area off Madison Street and Tanglewood Drive hides a system of primitive trails and a stream that flows into a 10-foot waterfall. The 70-acre natural area is marked by ravines, native ...

Editor’s note: Last week, Pitkin County staff members offered their thoughts on different aspects of the proposed changes in the revised White River National Forest Plan. Their comments were aimed at ...