About $16.5 million will go to the “Stewarding the Working Wild” project in Montana, Oregon, and Colorado, led by Heart of the Rockies Initiative…
Category: Environment/Recreation
OPINION: Conservation Colorado Thanks Drought Task Force, Calls for More Action
Healthy rivers support healthy farms, supply clean drinking water and support an outdoor recreation industry that helps drive our economy…
Learn About the Christmas Bird Count in Pagosa
Following protocols established by the National Audubon Society, we will tally all of the birds that we can identify within a 15 mile diameter circle…
Tri-State Generation & Transmission Hoping for Federal Help in Energy Transition
Tri-State Generation and Transmission wants to hasten its exits from two coal plants and add a ton of new wind and solar generation plus battery storage…
16 Inches of Fresh Snow at Wolf Creek
The midway snow depth is currently 26 inches; with a year-to-date snowfall total of 55 inches…
Colorado Lawmakers Expected to Consider Legislation to Protect Wetlands
“The Supreme Court’s decision in Sackett created a gaping hole in Colorado’s program for protecting and regulating discharge and fill activities…”
North American Wolverine Listed as a Threatened Species under Endangered Species Act
The Service seeks public comment on an interim 4(d) rule promoting measures tailored to the wolverine’s conservation needs…
Learn About the Christmas Bird Count; Classes Begin Tomorrow
Participants don’t need to be experienced birders; we welcome participation from all interested community members, and visitors…
Wolf Creek Ski Area Benefits from Latest Storm
Lift tickets are at Local Appreciation rates until the next significant snowfall. Appreciation rates are $66 for adults, $47 for seniors and $33 for children…
BIG PIVOTS: Dealing with Less Water in Colorado, Part Two
The takeaway, she said, is that communities can have vibrant landscapes and protect property values – and still use less water…
Wildlife Center Celebrates the Arrival of American Red Wolf
In steadfast dedication to shedding light on the most critically endangered wolf species, Colorado Wolf and Wildlife Center welcomes Fender, a 1 ½-year-old male…
1,700 Coloradans Petition Colorado River Drought Task Force to Address Crisis
“The Colorado River Drought Task Force needs to provide legislative recommendations ensuring we have healthy rivers and a secure water supply…”
BIG PIVOTS: Dealing with Less Water in Colorado, Part One
The Western Slope delivers 70% of the Colorado River water. So why do Aspen, Vail and other places want to replace thirsty turf?
Wolf Creek Ski Area Counting the Inches
Depending on snowfall, operations may move to weekends only after Sunday, November 26… until more snowfall opens the upper mountain…
Oh, What Fun it is to Ride… the Holiday Express in Chama
The highest, longest and most authentic narrow gauge steam railroad in North America will be gearing up this holiday season to offer a festive holiday experience…
BIG PIVOTS: Squeezing Water from Urban Landscapes in Colorado, Part Three
After planting buffalo grass in their yard in Colorado Springs, Don and Jill Brown rarely need to mow it and give it little water…
BIG PIVOTS: Squeezing Water from Urban Landscapes in Colorado, Part Two
In southeast Denver, Meredith Slater took a break on an August morning, to explain why she and her husband had replaced the lawn of their brick home…
BIG PIVOTS: Squeezing Water from Urban Landscapes in Colorado, Part One
The pace of transition has accelerated, deepened and broadened as the ‘headwaters state’ struggles to embrace limits of the water supply…
Feds Oppose Court Rehearing in Uinta Railway Case
DC Circuit panel found ‘numerous’ and ‘significant’ NEPA violations in approval of Uinta Basin Railway…