People had the chance to pick up a piece of history on Friday as they gathered to collect chairs from the west end chair lift at Powderhorn Mountain Resort, which has operated since 1972. The resort is installing a new lift ahead of its 60th anniversary next year.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KKTV) – A Southern Colorado landscape photographer started a wildflower database for El Paso County.

Jason Fazio recently launched the El Paso County Wildflower Project.

It’s a community-built field guide designed to encourage people to get outside, explore local open spaces and trails and help document the wildflowers found throughout our county.

“A lot of what people post is stuff that I haven’t seen yet,” Flavio continued. “So it’s been really great to see people submit things.”

The project combines photography, local exploration and community participation.

Visitors can browse featured wildflowers and submit their own photographs for possible inclusion with photographer credit.

Fazio hopes the website becomes a growing resource that celebrates both Colorado’s natural beauty and the people who enjoy it.

Watch the full interview with Fazio at the top of this page!