Protecting the Paint Mines: Crowd control options being explored at rare landscape east of Colorado Springs

PLUS | Oak Ridge fire crews gain initial containment and more. [View in browser]( [Share with a friend]( Springs PM Update Good evening! Today is Monday, July 01, 2024. Catch up on everything going on in Colorado in 5 minutes. [Protecting the Paint Mines: Crowd control options being explored at rare landscape east of Colorado Springs]( Officials have presented concepts aimed at protecting a rare, colorful landscape east of Colorado Springs that came under harmful siege during the pandemic years. For the past 24 years or so, El Paso County has managed Paint Mines Interpretive Park based on “a myriad of plans, reports and baseline studies,” explained Ross Williams, county park planner. He’s now coordinating a master plan for the geologic expanse on the plains near Calhan. [Read More]( [2024 Summer Guide | Adventure awaits at these Colorado lakes, springs, rivers and cascades]( From tropical waterfalls to hidden gems like the sprawling Blue Mesa Reservoir, water is Colorado's grace of summer. As many of those who live and play here know, the state is full of surprises. And water might be one of the greatest surprises — the lakes, streams, springs and cascades that greet us on our journeys. So what better theme for this year's 2024 summer guide? And where, oh where, to begin? Perhaps at the headwaters...Read on to learn more about where to fish, swim, boat, hike and relax this summer in Colorado. [Read More]( [Across the nation and in Colorado, partisan cultural battles create blizzard of school-related lawsuits]( Not that long ago, public school boards in Colorado struggled to attract any candidates to run for office or be appointed to fill vacated seats. Today, some contenders spend tens of thousands of dollars to win votes, as the nation’s culture wars have sunk to one of the lowest rungs of elected officialdom, turning the nonpartisan role of school board director into a highly coveted and often politicized office. [Read More]( [Reptile expo gives Colorado Springs residents an up-close look at exotic pets]( During an exhibition at the Colorado Springs Event Center on Sunday, a man began to inquire about the price of a particular display item when his wife placed a restraining hand on his shoulder and said, “We don't need another one." [Read More]( [As rates rise and coverage vanishes, Colorado Springs home insurance market reaches 'tipping point']( If experience is the best teacher, then Leigh Candelas is an expert in protecting her own home from a catastrophic fire. A 2013 Black Forest fire survivor whose ranch-style house was damaged but not destroyed, she has in the intervening years made it a priority to protect her house with proactive safety measures, going so far as to have the property inspected by the Falcon Fire Protection District. [Read More]( [RV careens 75 feet down slope into river after traveling off canyon road in Colorado]( A driver is lucky to have survived after their large RV went careening off of a Colorado canyon road, landing in the river below over the weekend. According to Loveland Fire Rescue Authorities, the large RV was traveling on West Highway 34 through Big Thompson canyon on Saturday afternoon when the accident occurred. The RV went off the road and continued an estimated 75 feet down an embankment before ending up in the Big Thompson River. [Read More]( [Oak Ridge fire: Crews gain initial containment]( About 5% containment of the Oak Ridge fire in Pueblo County has been achieved, the Rocky Mountain Incident Management Team announced in a Monday news release. [Read More]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [LinkedIn]( [YouTube]( Was this email forwarded to you? Sign up [here.]( Engage in the conversation in [today's eEdition]( Interested in podcasts? Check out ours [here]( Manage your email preferences or unsubscribe [here.]( 30 East Pikes Peak Avenue, Suite 100 Colorado Springs, CO 80903