Writers on the Range

No one size fits all
No one size fits all

Are beavers always the answer? Not really

By Ted Williams
Firefighting goats
Firefighting goats

Hungry livestock can be a forest’s best friend

By Dave Marston
Enough is enough
Enough is enough

Let’s blow the whistle on public-land abusers

By Rob Pudim
Speak up
Speak up

We can help shape this Utah monument

By Jonathan Thompson
The Golden Rule
The Golden Rule

Yes, there’s such a thing as trail etiquette

By Marjorie "Slim" Woodruff
Remembering John Fielder
Remembering John Fielder

Colorado's unofficial landscase photographer

By Betsy Marston / Writers on the Range
Funding the frontline
Funding the frontline

Wildland firefighters need our support, better pay

By Gregory McNamee / Writers on the Range
Howdy, partner
Howdy, partner

Just moved out West? Here are some tips to get acclimated

By Betsy Marston
Say cheese
Say cheese

Too many tourists follow a leader

By Marjorie "Slim" Woodruff
Backcountry heroes
Backcountry heroes

SAR teams put lives on the line, often without compensation

By Molly Absolon
The last wild places
The last wild places

Mountains in wilderness don’t need climbing hardware

By Dana Johnson
In need of a jolt
In need of a jolt

Farmington grapples with post coal-fueled future

By Dave Marston
Famous fossils
Famous fossils

Old bones can be a town’s movie stars

By Adam Larson
A bad deal
A bad deal

Federal land exchanges serve the wealthy, cost the public

By Erica Rosenberg
Running out of time
Running out of time

A dancing bird finally gets some protections, but is it too late?

By John Horning/Writers on the Range

Top Stories

Big? Definitely ...
06/12/2025
Big? Definitely ...
By Allen Best / Big Pivots

but Colorado utilities see no beauty in Trump’s reconciliation budget bill
 

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Making a run
06/12/2025
Making a run
By Bente Birkeland / Colorado Public Radio

Bayfield Republican announces bid to challenge Rep. Jeff Hurd

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A lethal blow
06/05/2025
A lethal blow
By Sam Brasch / Colorado Public Radio

Why CPW killed a wolf suspected of preying on Pitkin County livestock

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Leave it to beavers
06/05/2025
Leave it to beavers
By Missy Votel

Festival celebrates the furry critters that keep our ecosystem flowing
 

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The Pole

Lofty dreams
06/12/2025

There’s about to be another reason to pull off 1-70 in Idaho Springs other than Beau Jo’s pizza. Work began last week on a $58 million gondola that will haul people 1,300 feet up the mountain from the historic Argo Mill in town.

Mad moms
06/05/2025

The moose is loose, and don’t mess with her. This week, Colorado Parks and Wildlife issued a warning about potentially aggressive cow moose as they protect their young during calving season. The warning was issued in the wake of three recent attacks, which occurred in Park, Grand and Routt counties. Folks are advised to be extra vigilant near water with thick vegetation, where moose often hide their young, and be forewarned: nothing pisses them off more than furry four-legged hiking companions.

On the rocks
05/22/2025

If you come upon a painted rock on your travels around Durango next week, don’t be so quick to dismiss it. It could be part of the City of Durango’s 3rd annual Scavenger Hunt. The hunt, which places five brightly painted rocks in various locations around the city, takes place Mon., May 26 - Fri., May 30. 

Creative endeavor
05/15/2025

Create Art and Tea may have closed its doors earlier this month, but the nonprofit Art Guild of Create Durango that was housed there is still going strong.

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