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Environment

Dusty snow tied to shorter spring runoff in Southwest Colorado

Five layers have already coated this year’s snowpack, increasing solar radiation

DATE: Apr 16, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Mountain Studies Institute to hold online youth summit about environmental issues

Students to examine water quality, climate change, forest health

DATE: Apr 11, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Forester who planted 2 million trees uproots for next adventure

Gretchen Fitzgerald spent years restoring forests in Southwest Colorado

DATE: Mar 29, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

City Council candidates take stances on lodgers tax, climate change in forum

Six contenders meet in final group event

DATE: Mar 23, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Water guzzlers quench wild animals’ thirst

Forest devices more important than ever as drought grips Southwest Colorado

DATE: Mar 19, 2021 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

Proposed massive natural gas compressor station near Bayfield faces major setback

Company missed deadline to submit plans; project considered ‘expired’

DATE: Mar 16, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Confluence of rivers, people drive career path for Barb Horn

Founder of River Watch of Colorado retires after 30 years

DATE: Mar 15, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Durango zeros in on 10 areas for fire mitigation

Community meeting planned for March 31

DATE: Mar 13, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Nearly 200,000 trees planted atop Wolf Creek Pass since 2019

Group targets clear-cut, beetle-kill areas not naturally regenerating

DATE: Mar 10, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Beetle kill marches west across San Juan Mountains

Though slowing, new disease and insects worry foresters

DATE: Feb 19, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

For first time ever, Chronic Wasting Disease found in deer in Southwest Colorado

Discovery raises concern about big herd populations

DATE: Feb 10, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Mining claims in Weminuche Wilderness protected from development

Conservation group buys inholdings to preserve wilderness setting

DATE: Feb 5, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

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