Colorado Springs' Pikeview Quarry beginning to look a lot greener amid reclamation project

Colorado Springs' Pikeview Quarry beginning to look a lot greener amid reclamation project

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – One of the biggest and most famous eye sores in Colorado Springs is now exploding with greenery. Last year, crews began efforts to return the Pikeview Quarry, a former limestone mine on the northwest side of the city, to its original beauty by planting over 31,000 native trees. Jerald Schnabel is the president of Castle Aggregates, the company that currently owns the land. He says their goal is to have the mounta…