Mesa Verde National Park

The good news is, you can now get into Mesa Verde National Park for free. The bad news is, not much of the park is open.

Visitation at Mesa Verde has been down by a little less than 4 percent this year.

Drought lingers in the Four Corners as NASA data shows 28 million acre-feet of groundwater lost across the Colorado River Basin since 2002.

As wildfires continue to rampage throughout the West, local areas are adopting tougher fire restrictions.

While Colorado’s Front Range is experiencing abundant rainfall, the state’s Western Slope continues to bake and even burn

The Boggy Draw Trail Report for May 2 highlights favorable trail conditions for hiking and biking, with a focus on spring weather, upcoming events, and recent trail updates. Keep an eye on the forecast for your weekend adventures!

Local residents turned out Friday morning in different locations around Montezuma County to show support for public lands.

The Montezuma-Cortez School District drew enthusiastic accolades last week from the director of accountability pathways for the Colorado Department of Education. And work on an overlook to the Cliff Palace site will obstruct a trail and thus prevent Mesa Verde National Park from holding a luminaria-lighting event this winter.

On Saturday morning, Mesa Verde National Park hosted viewing events for the public during the annular solar eclipse. Hundreds of visitors poured into the park in the early morning hours to secure a spot to see this extraterrestrial event. NASA scientists and park rangers were nearby to answer questions. Tim Livengood is an assistant research scientist at NASA. He says there’s an important reason the crowd is here at Mesa Verde to watch the eclipse, as opposed to a different location in the Four Corners. And this week, county clerk and recorders will begin mailing ballots to all registered voters in Colorado in preparation for the November 7 election.

A rare solar eclipse dimmed the skies above Colorado’s Mesa Verde National Park this weekend. NASA scientists and park rangers were on hand during this celestial event as a resource for the public.