The effort to safeguard the Basalt shooting range got a boost this weekend when volunteers reseeded an old road that has been reworked to provide a fire break. Roaring Fork Outdoor Volunteers had 40 people.
The man who played an instrumental role in Colorado Parks and Wildlife opening a popular shooting range in Cameo will be working on establishing new ranges in the state in
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Colorado Parks and Wildlife invested funds several years ago into sprucing up Lake Christine, but problems have plagued the area.
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Chewed up asphalt covers the parking lot at Lake Christine.
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Colorado Parks and Wildlife is pursuing additional safety improvements at the Basalt Shooting Range but does not plan any operational changes this year if drought and fire danger grow.
CPW area wildlife manager Matt Yamashita told the Basalt Town Council on Tuesday night that CPW moved heavy equipment onto the Basalt State Wildlife Area earlier in the day for fire mitigation. A bulldozer and heavy excavator will widen and clear an old road that was used years ago to install power lines. The road will fill a duel role of providing a firebreak and access to the upper reaches of state lands for emergency responders. The road is upslope from the pistol, rifle and shotgun ranges.