Jan 17, 2026
.See the cosmos clearly in DarkSky-designated communities. Paonia The small farming and arts town on Colorado’s Western Slope already had naturally clear desert nights ideal for stargazing, but with its recent commitment to DarkSky best practices, the constellations...
Jan 17, 2026
From a mine dump to floating rubber flotillas to community surf waves, the Upper Arkansas River shapes communities like Buena Vista, Salida and Cañon City… Read more Jason Blevins, Colorado Sun – Nov 3, 2025 ...
Jan 2, 2025
Browns Canyon National Monument has garnered widespread attention following DarkSky International’s designation of the Monument as a Dark Sky Park. Regional radio – Heart of the Rockies Radio stations The Peak, Hippie Radio, The Valley and Eagle Country – were...
Dec 18, 2024
Browns Canyon National Monument has been certified as a Dark Sky Park by DarkSky International, following more than two years of citizen science and advocacy work led by Friends of Browns Canyon to demonstrate that the Monument meets the stringent requirements...
Jun 10, 2023
Please consider joining Friends of Browns Canyon for an evening of Dark Sky viewing and education in support of our work to achieve an International Dark Sky Park certification for Browns Canyon National Monument. We will meet at 6:30 p.m. Sunday, June 18, at Hecla...
May 21, 2022
Join us June 25 at the Salida SteamPlant as Clay Jenkinson portrays John Wesley Powell, the American explorer and geologist whose expeditions included boating western U.S. rivers. Proceeds will go to the Central Colorado Humanists Scholarship...
Dec 13, 2021
The Uinta Basin Railway in Utah has received preliminary approval, and if constructed, the UBR will maximize shipments of dirty tar sands oil through Colorado along hundreds of miles of the Colorado River, further threatening a critical water resource that is already...
Oct 9, 2021
With A LOT of help from our Friends, we successfully defeated an attempt to reactivate the long-dormant Tennessee Pass rail line without any environmental review. But the Uinta Basin Railway in Utah remains on track for approval. If constructed, the UBR will maximize...
Jul 10, 2021
Thirteen Friends of Browns Canyon volunteers and three U.S. Forest Service staffers from the Salida Ranger District joined forces to complete a work project Friday, June 25, in the Aspen Ridge Roadless Area of Browns Canyon National Monument. We hiked a mile into the...
May 7, 2021
BLM accepting comments through May 20 The Bureau of Land Management is preparing to develop a plan to manage camping and associated vehicle routes in Chaffee County and is seeking public input. The management plan is being developed in response to: Increased demand...
