Annual bird count yields record number

High volunteer turnout may have helped boost total

DATE: Jan 6, 2016 | CATEGORY: Good Earth

Grizzly bear deaths rise as Yellowstone population grows

CHEYENNE, Wyo. – The number of grizzly bear deaths or removals in the Yellowstone region climbed to an all-time high in 2015, but biologists say they’re not worried about the animal’s long-t...

DATE: Jan 6, 2016 | CATEGORY: Good Earth

Earth Brief

Do not provide food to big game animals Feeding big game is not only illegal in Colorado, it is deadly for wildlife, according to Colorado Parks and Wildlife. The diges...

DATE: Dec 30, 2015 | CATEGORY: Good Earth

As planet warms, the world's lakes are heating up even faster

Lakes around the world are growing rapidly warmer, according to a new scientific study that warns of potential consequences ranging from depleted fisheries to harmful algae blooms that kill ...

DATE: Dec 30, 2015 | CATEGORY: Good Earth

Paris climate goals mean emissions need to drop below zero

STOCKHOLM – If governments are serious about the global warming targets they adopted in Paris, scientists say they have two options: eliminating fossil fuels immediately or finding ways to u...

DATE: Dec 24, 2015 | CATEGORY: Good Earth

‘Massive’ tree die-off a threat in Southwest

New study shows climate change could devastate piñons, junipers

DATE: Dec 23, 2015 | CATEGORY: Good Earth

Earth Briefs

Group seeks approval of board candidates San Juan Mountains Association is seeking membership approval of these candidates to serve as directors on the association’s board in 2016...

DATE: Dec 23, 2015 | CATEGORY: Good Earth

Saving forests will mean saving animals also

If the world is going to meet its goal of limiting planetary warming to less than 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels, we’ll have to burn dramatically fewer fossil fuels – but that...

DATE: Dec 18, 2015 | CATEGORY: Good Earth

Study: Rising lake temperatures may worsen algae blooms

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. – Some of the world’s biggest temperature jumps are happening in lakes – an ominous sign that suggests problems such as harmful algae blooms and low-oxygen zones hazard...

DATE: Dec 17, 2015 | CATEGORY: Good Earth

For enviro groups, Gold King spill intensifies mission

Though the Animas River has returned to its normal shades of blue, not all has returned to normal since last summer’s Gold King Mine spill. For a handful of local environmental gr...

DATE: Dec 16, 2015 | CATEGORY: Good Earth

Earth Briefs

Plant-A-Tree holiday certificates offered Plant-A-Tree holiday gift certificates are on sale at San Juan National Forest offices. Each $20 donation to the Plant-a-Tree ...

DATE: Dec 16, 2015 | CATEGORY: Good Earth

Earth Briefs

Signs installed at Canyons of Ancients Marcie Ryan and Diane McBride of Southwest Colorado Canyons Alliance worked with Acting Visitor Services Director David Sanders and Acting C...

DATE: Dec 9, 2015 | CATEGORY: Good Earth

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