Public Lands Overuse

KDNK’s news team brings you local and regional news from the Roaring Fork Valley ... and beyond.

A record number of people are participating in recreation activities like hiking, biking and climbing. A new report shows that this surge in interest is changing people’s experiences on public lands, sometimes for the worse.

The US Forest Service has proposed an overnight camping fee for certain areas in the Maroon-Bells Snowmass Wilderness. KDNK’s Amy Hadden Marsh has this…