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Colorado group wants to protect public lands from overcrowding

NoCo Places says the time to preserve the natural attractions of the Front Range is now

Brainard Lake Recreation Area near Ward is one of the most picturesque spots in Colorado's Front Range, as this drone photograph shows, but its popularity resulted in a reservation system imposed by the Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forest. Public lands managers across the Front Range are grappling with the impact of surging visitation numbers fueled by Front Range population growth (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)
Brainard Lake Recreation Area near Ward is one of the most picturesque spots in Colorado’s Front Range, as this drone photograph shows, but its popularity resulted in a reservation system imposed by the Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forest. Public lands managers across the Front Range are grappling with the impact of surging visitation numbers fueled by Front Range population growth (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)
DENVER, CO - JANUARY 13 : Denver Post's John Meyer on Monday, January 13, 2014.  (Photo By Cyrus McCrimmon/The Denver Post)
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When an unprecedented collaboration of northern Colorado public lands agencies set out last winter to gauge the depth of public concern over increasingly crowded parks and forests along the Front Range, one thing stood tall, like Longs Peak lit in gold at sunrise.
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