PARK COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) - A contract was finalized Friday, Feb. 14, for Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) to acquire a 120-acre property in Park County to be Colorado's newest State Wildlife Area.

Martin County is preparing to invest in lands for conservation. At a commissioners meeting Tuesday, the county established a committee that will oversee the purchases.

A 407-acre tract abutting the Great Smoky Mountains National Park near Cataloochee Valley has been conserved, buffering the park’s boundary from incompatible real estate development, thanks to an acqu ...