In this Issue:.

Features:

Jack Reed wonders why there are 54 peaks over 14,000 feet in elevation in Colorado, but none in the surrounding states. Read his conclusions here.

Wild Colorado:

Thanks to presidential directive, Canyons of the Ancients national monument is now a reality.

Beaver Creek wilderness study area

Bureau of Land Management moves toward national policy regarding Off-Road vehicles.

Conservation updates

Roadless areas and our national forests

Could Vermillion Basin become our next national monument?

Education:

Sketching as a means of seeing nature

Departments:

The Gearguy looks at High-Altitude stoves

News

Flagstaff Mountain conservation efforts