The Next SummitHereโs why the Blue Lakes trailhead area in the San Juan Mountains is temporarily closing for the next few months: https://www.westernslopenow.com/news/heres-why-blue-lakes-area-is-temporarily-closing/
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RashaKamel"West Greenland is home to tens of thousands of blue lakes that provide residents with drinking water and sequester carbon from the atmosphere. Yet after two months of record heat and precipitation in fall 2022, an estimated 7,500 lakes turned brown, began emitting carbon and decreased in water quality, according to a new study".
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https://phys.org/news/2025-01-extreme-climate-thousands-lakes-west.html
#Greenland #bluelakes #carbon #emissions
https://phys.org/news/2025-01-extreme-climate-thousands-lakes-west.html
Extreme climate pushed thousands of lakes in West Greenland 'across a tipping point,' study finds
West Greenland is home to tens of thousands of blue lakes that provide residents with drinking water and sequester carbon from the atmosphere. Yet after two months of record heat and precipitation in fall 2022, an estimated 7,500 lakes turned brown, began emitting carbon and decreased in water quality, according to a new study.
After years of development, the Forest Service unveiled a new permit system to manage growing impacts in the Blue Lakes Trail area near Ouray, Colorado.
The approved plan also includes new regulations to manage dispersed camping, dogs, stock use, and campfires in the area and balance access with conservation.
You will still be able to climb Mt Sneffels from the Yankee Boy Basin without a permit.
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Forest Service Unveils Blue Lakes Permit System to Curb Overcrowding by 2026
OURAY COUNTY, COLORADO โ The U.S. Forest Service has finalized its long-awaited Blue Lakes Visitor Use Management Plan, which outlines new guidelines for managing recreation across 16,200 acres in the Ouray Ranger District of the Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre, and Gunnison (GMUG) National Forests. The plan, years in the making, is designed to protect the popular Blue Lakes area and ensure sustainable outdoor experiences amid increasing visitation. The plan will be implemented in phases starting in 2025, with initial efforts focused on upgrading the Blue Lakes Trailhead. This includes reconstructing the parking area and adding two new vault restrooms, funded by