Its first university was founded in 1864, three years after the Colorado Territory — with largely the same boundaries as today’s state — was formed. And its gold rush began in 1858, while what would ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Colorado will sell nearly 46,000 acres of pristine wilderness it has held since statehood in a deal long sought by communities in the San Luis Valley — ...

For nearly a decade, conservation groups, politicians and leaders in Colorado’s San Luis Valley have worked with state officials to execute a deal that would preserve access to tens of thousands of ...

With the San Juan Mountains on one side and the Sangre de Cristo mountains on the other, the San Luis Valley in Southern Colorado is renowned for its dazzling night sky views, thanks in large part to ...

The Colorado State Land Board approved a new partnership that aims to restore degraded rangeland while opening a new revenue stream for public schools. The board authorized a 15-year grassland carbon ...