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Environment

Bulldozing at Barr Lake has birders flapping over Colorado priorities

Colorado Parks & Wildlife does not own the reservoir where century-old cottonwoods were scraped and bird watchers now see a wasteland

DATE: Oct 4, 2023 | CATEGORY: News

Survey of Durango’s public treescape will inform long-term plans for urban forest

Tree health, present and future shade and equitable distribution among factors under consideration

DATE: Oct 4, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local News

Durango School District 9-R to host grand opening for outdoor learning lab

Phase 1 officially complete after the district raised $460,000

DATE: Sep 19, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local News

Birding ‘another dimension’ for outdoor recreation

Durango Bird Club ready to accept newcomers under its wings

DATE: Sep 18, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local News

Durango youth lend helping hands to erosion project

Nine sets of stone stairs created and 90 cubic feet of rock reshaped at popular climbing spot

DATE: Aug 14, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local News

Durangoans can ‘Float to Work’ on Animas River

Event on Animas River encourages fewer car commuting and more river cleanliness

DATE: Aug 11, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local News

Durango city transit hits 40,527 rides in July, the highest number since 2017

Free service offered through August; public bus use surging

DATE: Aug 5, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local News

Your organic trash is this business’ treasure at composting facility near Durango

Table to Farm Compost strives to capture food waste across La Plata County

DATE: Jul 19, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local News

Fireflies are thriving in Colorado wetlands. Scientists want to shed light on why

Research could one day guide reintroduction efforts

DATE: Jul 14, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News

How to remove PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ from tap water without breaking the bank

National watchdog group recommends filters after federal agency finds the toxins in 45% of home faucets

DATE: Jul 14, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News

How did Silverton save a seat at the table?

The small town sits adjacent to a Superfund site; it fought to have a voice

DATE: Jul 12, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local News

Colorado has 100s more wild horses than the feds say it should. So volunteers are hitting them with fertility darts

The long-term goal is to control the mustang population on the state’s four herd-management areas with fertility control

DATE: Jul 11, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News

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