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Durango Nature Studies will offer a full moon hike with naturalist Grace Gordon from 5 to 7 p.m. Sunday in Falls Creek. Cost is $10 for nonmembers. Members and kids younger than 12 are free....
DATE: Dec. 1, 2017 | CATEGORY: Outdoors
Lanny and Tracy Barnes are two of the most decorated athletes in La Plata County. Saturday night, the twin sisters will be called hall of famers. The Durango Winter Sports Foundation will induct...
DATE: Dec. 1, 2017 | CATEGORY: Outdoors
Durango Parks and Recreation recently released the schedule for youth and teen volleyball clinics. Clinics will be held Mondays and Wednesdays, Nov. 27 through Dec. 13, at Durango Community...
DATE: Nov. 24, 2017 | CATEGORY: Outdoors
SALT LAKE CITY – Utah ski officials kick off the new season energized by the growing possibility of another Winter Olympics bid and buoyed by two consecutive seasons of record visitation. But...
DATE: Nov. 23, 2017 | CATEGORY: Outdoors
Are you ready for a roller coaster at a ski resort? New attractions in Colorado this season include mountain coasters at four Colorado ski resorts, along with new terrain and new lifts. Colorado is...
DATE: Nov. 22, 2017 | CATEGORY: Outdoors
Our in-town mountain is sporting a couple of new perimeter trails that have hikers and mountain bikers gushing with enthusiasm. Everything about the trail experience is big and enjoyable. Weave...
DATE: Nov. 17, 2017 | CATEGORY: Outdoors
Ski and snowboard season has arrived to the San Juan Mountains. Wolf Creek Ski Area will open at 9 a.m. Saturday for its opening day. Chairlifts will run from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday....
DATE: Nov. 10, 2017 | CATEGORY: Outdoors
“Reel Rock Tour 12,” an adventure film festival, will be held at 7 p.m. Nov. 13, at the Community Concert Hall, at Fort Lewis College, 1000 Rim Drive. The festival will feature rock climbers Margo...
DATE: Nov. 3, 2017 | CATEGORY: Outdoors
Seniors Outdoors will hold two activities on Wednesday: 8:30 a.m., climb Perins Peak and Twin Butte; contact Lynn Coburn at 247-0914 or harrisoncoburn@gmail.com. 9:30 a.m., hike on the Animas River...
DATE: Nov. 3, 2017 | CATEGORY: Outdoors
BOISE, Idaho – Governors of 19 Western states are pressing the federal government to do more to prevent the spread of damage-causing invasive mussels from infected federally managed waterways. The...
DATE: Nov. 3, 2017 | CATEGORY: Outdoors
Trails 2000 recently announced that it will build two new trails, Smokejumper’s Trail and a connection from Sugar Trail to Skyline Trail, during the last weeks of fall, following an environmental...
DATE: Nov. 2, 2017 | CATEGORY: Outdoors
Trails 2000, in partnership with American Alpine Club, will host a volunteer trail-work day from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 22 at the East Animas climbing area. Participants will meet in the...
DATE: Oct. 20, 2017 | CATEGORY: Outdoors
Herald readers share their photos from the 416 Fire and support of firefighting efforts. If you have photos to share, please email claws@bcimedia.com. Reminder: do not go to the fire to take photos. Please stay clear of the area. Also, do not fly drones over the fire area; it is illegal.
A significant part of fighting a wildland fire is predicting fire behavior and weather. Fire behavior analysts are helping on the 416 Fire by measuring the humidity in the air and to conduct burnouts, in which firefighters set their own fires to starve a larger fire of fuel.
