Ouray County Sheriff’s Office Alpine Ranger Kricket Olin checks to see if a missing camper logged their name on a trailhead register at the Mount Sneffels Trailhead in Yankee Boy Basin last summer. The county intended to cut the alpine ranger program this year due to a budget deficit, but the program will return thanks to a Colorado Parks and Wildlife grant that will cover the bulk of the costs. Photo by Lia Salvatierra | Ouray County Plaindealer
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Beefed-up alpine ranger program returns
State grant allows county to add sixth ranger to patrol backcountry, focus on safety, education
Ouray County’s alpine ranger program is back and bigger this year with the help of a state grant.