LEARN FROM CPW AND BLM FISHERIES BIOLOGISTS ABOUT THEIR FISH CONSERVATION WORK ON THE GUNNISON RIVER. NON-LETHAL ELECTROSHOCKING WILL ALLOW FOLKS TO GET UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL WITH THE DIFFERENT FISH SPECIES IN THE RIVER! How to get there: From Delta (Jct. US 50 and CO 92), go east on CO 92 for 5.5 miles […]
JOIN BLM WILDLIFE BIOLOGIST, NEIL PERRY, TO LEARN ABOUT ONGOING GUNNISON SAGE GROUSE HABITAT CONSERVATION EFFORTS IN THE GUNNISON GORGE NCA. PARTICIPANTS WILL TRAVEL BY VEHICLE AND FOOT TO VARIOUS LOCATIONS IN THE VICINITY, INCLUDING LEK SITES. What to bring: Food, water, and appropriate clothing to be out for 3-4 hours. Moderate hiking through sage […]
Join BLM, Colorado Canyons Association and Western Slope Conservation Center to hike the Blackridge trail. This is a 4 mile round-trip moderately-difficult trail with some significant elevation change. Well behaved dogs are welcome. Where: Blackridge Trail How to get there: Meet at the Hotchkiss City Market parking lot to caravan and carpool out to the […]
Join BLM and Colorado Canyons Association staff to hike the Ute Trail. This 7 mile round-trip moderate to strenuous hike has about 1200 feet of elevation change. Well behaved dogs are welcome. Where: Ute Trailhead How to get there: Take Ute Road from Peach Valley Road to the trailhead. This is a very rough, 4WD […]
Join BLM and State OHV Rangers on a group ride around Peach Valley. There will be beginner and advanced riding options, as well as a UTV/ATV group ride option. Where: Peach Valley OHV Staging Area How to get there: Take Falcon Road outside of Olathe east. At the juncture with 6400 Road take the dirt […]
Join BLM archaeologist and Colorado Canyons Association's Education Director to learn more about the history and cultural importance of Eagle Rock Shelter. Where: Eagle Rock Shelter Trailhead/Parking Lot How to get there: Off Hwy 92 take the turn off around mile-marker 13; look for the Eagle Rock Shelter Access sign. Drive about 7 miles on a […]
Discover the wonders of Gunnison Gorge NCA’s night sky during an evening under the stars! Join Aaron Watson, Western Colorado Regional Coordinator for the International Dark-Sky Association, for our Intro to Stargazing event. We’ll be hunting the night sky for constellations, planets, and more! Celebrate Colorado’s Dark Sky month by joining us for a fun […]
Gunnison Gorge NCA is turning 25 next week! To celebrate, they are hosting several events alongside Bureau of Land Management - Colorado Friday, October 18 - Eagle Rock Shelter Presentation […]
See Eagle Rock Shelter for yourself! Join Glade Hadden and BLM staff to hike to one of Colorado’s oldest archeological sites. Expect to hike 1.5 miles; hike times are at 9a or 10:15 Then head to Pleasure Park to CELEBRATE Gunnison Gorge's 25th Anniversary from 12p - 12:30p, and hear remarks from BLM staff and […]
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