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Missoula Current
March 7, 2018
Prior to her current position on the Helena-Lewis and Clark, Mayben served as both a district ranger and the natural resources staff officer for the Pike and San Isabel National Forest, and the Cimarron and Comanche National Grasslands in Colorado. Mayben, from Boulder, Colorado, will begin work in herÃâà...
CBS Denver
February 7, 2018
SALIDA, Colo. (CBS4)– A herd of big horn sheep have been relocated to improve their chances of survival. The Colorado Parks and Wildlife relocated the herd from Colorado Springs to the San Isabel National Forest near Salida, about 100 miles away. Finally the moment arrived … the trap drops and theÃâà...
The Denver Post
October 6, 2017
Agents and deputies from several federal and county agencies arrested four immigrants who are living in the U.S. illegally, seized 4,213 marijuana plants and dismantled an elaborate grow operation constructed on San Isabel National Forest, authorities say. According to an account by Fremont CountyÃâà...
KOAA.com Colorado Springs and Pueblo News
September 22, 2017
A massive team effort of several law enforcement agencies results in the arrest of two Mexican nationals for an illegal marijuana grow operation in San Isabel National Forest. More than 19,000 plants were seized from three separate sites off of Hwy. 165 and Hwy. 78. The estimated street value of the plantsÃâà...
KKTV 11 News
August 18, 2017
(KKTV) - An illegal immigrant from Mexico was arrested and charged with growing marijuana in the San Isabel National Forest. On Aug. 15, authorities received a tip on the illegal grow operation 5 miles south of San Isabel off Highway 165. As law enforcement officers moved into the location, one man fledÃâà...
The Denver Post
July 28, 2017
Take a tour of the beloved, bizarre Colorado castle that sits like a post-apocalyptic Disney World hidden in the San Isabel National Forest. Bishop Castle is a structure made by one man — eccentric architect Jim Bishop. You have to see this folksy wonder for yourself between Rye and Beulah. Depending onÃâà...
FOX31 Denver
July 3, 2017
Narcotics detectives said it was the second-largest operation uncovered in Pueblo County to date and the fifth found in fields on or near the San Isabel National Forest in the past five years. The four previous grows are believed to be connected to a Mexican cartel. Detectives are investigating whetherÃâà...
303 Magazine
June 30, 2017
It's the time of year when the snow melts and the weather warms up in the mountains. It's summer and it is the best time to spend a night or two underneath the stars in the great outdoors. Of course established campsites can fill up quickly — especially in popular areas — and can be a bit pricey. Plus, someÃâà...
The Denver Post
June 30, 2017
The illegal grow is the second largest uncovered in Pueblo County and the fifth found in fields on or near the San Isabel National Forest in the past five years, the Pueblo County Sheriff's Office reports. About 2,000 marijuana plants were found in one field and another 5,400 in a lower field. InvestigatorsÃâà...
The Denver Post
May 31, 2017
A Mexican man who paid his debt to smugglers by guarding a clandestine marijuana farm hidden in the San Isabel National Forest has been sentenced to one year in federal prison. U.S. District Court Judge R. Brooke Jackson gave Celso Estrada-Cabrera, 20, credit for eight months he already served inÃâà...
