Durango’s 35 parks that ‘make life better’
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A guide to the city’s valued green spaces By Shannon Mullane Durango and Pine River Valley reporter
Saturday, May 1, 2021 5:33 AM Jessica Iudiciani, left, watches her son Hudson Rizzo, 2, climb the slide in Animas City Park on Thursday, as Nova Oberle watches her son, Cash Oberle, 7, make his way up. Animas City Park near 32nd Street and along East Second Avenue is possibly Durango’s oldest park. Jerry McBride/Durango Herald Santa Rita Park is home to several sculptures and the Emma Sweeny, a restored relic locomotive built in Hollywood for the 1950 movie, “Ticket to Tomahawk.” It also has a large grassy field and will have more amenities added later this year.
Bad actors prompt road closure, increased security on Smelter Mountain
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‘People are destructive, and everyone is tired of it now’
Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2020 5:18 AM A new gate is being installed near the intersection of County Road 212 and County Road 210 to restrict motor vehicle access to Smelter Mountain. A variety of damaging activities have forced agencies with a stake in the area to brainstorm ways to protect wildlife, the landscape and communications towers. Terrance Siemon/Ballantine Communications Inc.
Bad actors prompt road closure, increased security on Smelter Mountain A new gate is being installed near the intersection of County Road 212 and County Road 210 to restrict motor vehicle access to Smelter Mountain. A variety of damaging activities have forced agencies with a stake in the area to brainstorm ways to protect wildlife, the landscape and communications towers.