In May 2016, the Colorado General Assembly passed a bill establishing the third Saturday in May as "Colorado Public Lands Day". The bill passed with bipartisan support and was signed into law by Governor Hickenlooper. The purpose of this new holiday is to celebrate the significant contributions that national, state, and local public lands within Colorado make to wildlife, outdoor recreation, the economy, and to Coloradans’ quality of life. Colorado is the first state in the

Moose sightings are a regular occurrence, this time of year especially. Parks and Wildlife officers warn us to not become friendly with the moose. Their docile nature can quickly turn aggressive if you are challenging territory shared with their young. North Park isn't called the Moose Viewing Capital of Colorado for nothing. The Shiras Moose was introduced in Jackson County in 1978 with a very small introductory herd of 12. Since that time, the moose population has been on

The annual North Park School Earth Day event was initiated in 2009 during the first year that the members of Jackson County Outdoor Education Network started working together! The event has happened every year since, except one when it was cancelled because road conditions during a big snowstorm preventing an out of county key presenter pulling a big activity trailer from driving to North Park! 4th-8th grade students visited a variety of educational stations on topics related

It was practically demolished when the state created the Colorado State Park. Luckily, the recreation hall was saved and continues to entertain people today. One special event it hosts is the Gould Ski Scramble and Snow Shoe Stomp. Posters decorate the walls commemorating the earliest Ski Scrambles dating back to 1985. They also tell a history on the purchase of the building, and offer a memorial to Ann Ewy. Ewy was one of the founders of the Ski Scramble and designed the fi