National conservation area growing by 4,000-plus acres in western Colorado

A formerly private, sweeping swath of western Colorado is growing a public, red rock wonderland.  Spanning 4,000-plus acres, Escalante Ranch has been transferred to the Bureau of Land Management and incorporated into Dominguez-Escalante National Conservation Area, The Conservation Fund recently announced. The announcement described the land south of Grand Junction as “encompass(ing) some of Colorado’s […]