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Boulder Outdoor CoalitionThe Boulder Area Trails Coalition is a group of environmentalists, hikers, equestrians, and bicyclists who believe it is in everyone's best interest to work together on trail issues. Our mission is to promote non-motorized, multi-use, environmentally responsible trail systems. By joining together we can fulfill the vision accessible healthy open lands. Your skills, involvement, and financial resources are needed and welcome.
Multi-purpose trails are a valuable community resource which provide recreational benefits which enhance the quality-of-life of area residents and visitors. In addition to their recreational benefits, trails systems enhance environmental quality by:
OCALA, Fla., June 28 — Bald eagles, whose numbers dwindled to historic lows in the early 1960s, are again flourishing and no longer need the protections of the Endangered Species Act, Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne announced Thursday.
For full article go to NYTimes
Undfer the new off-permit requirements you need a permit to take this picture of Stoney Point (above Flagstaff) even though this popular viewpoint is on a well-established social trail (but not a designated trail) about 100 yards form the picknic tables and highway.
You also need a permit to enjoy this viewpoint about 200 feet off the Green Mountain trail--the best place to enjoy the west side view away from the crowds on the summit.
Bill Schmoker
The scarlet tanager usually doesn’t visit Boulder County, but one has taken up residence in Gregory Canyon.
Bill Schmoker
The western tanageris the most common tanager in the region.
You've seen them around town. Visitors from afar, moseying about in brightly colored summer garb.
No, it's not Auntie Maude and Uncle Merle from Muskegon meandering on the mall. We're talking about tourists of the avian sort.
This summer, a spectacular wanderer from the East is causing a buzz among local birders. A male scarlet tanager has taken up residence in Gregory Canyon and has been seen regularly since at least the middle of June.
Tanagers are a group of vividly colored birds found mostly in South and Central America. There are about 250 species in the family Thraupidae (tanagers and their allies), but the taxonomy of the group is the subject of debate. For example, some argue the four members of the family that migrate regularly to the United States should more properly be grouped with the Cardinalidae (cardinals and related finches).
