Boulder County Commissioners turn down “alternate use” trail pilot program
Decision directs BCPOS staff to focus on education and outreach first After more than a year of community surveys, open…
New camping restrictions for Colorado lake near Wilson Group of 14ers goes into effect
The “designated dispersed” camping system was established to limit resource damage, improve user experiences A new dispersed camping restriction has…
Satellite imagery shows wildfire flare ups over weekend across Four Corners states
Colorado to receive brunt of wildfire smoke as breezy southwesterly flows persist going into July 4th weekend On Saturday, June…
Former NOAA staff members launch Climate.us from ashes of Trump administration’s shuttered Climate.gov
“Trusted climate information should not disappear when politics change” Former NOAA employees, who used to work for Climate.gov, have launched…
Colorado to receive $432,000 in EPA grant funding to improve drinking water infrastructure
Six western states are set to receive federal money from a grant to improve drinking water infrastructure, the U.S Environmental…
3 out of 4 people reject Boulder County’s alternating trail use pilot, survey finds
Sixteen questions were answered from up to 7,522 respondents, voicing people’s opinions from visitation frequency to most important pilot option…
Week 6: Donovan Rice is challenged in Wilson Group, leans on locals’ advice while hiking Great Colorado Route
“If it were just small scree, I wouldn’t mind ‘scree skiing’ down it, assuming I have a safe runout below”…
Half-ton boulder crushes Silverthorne man at popular camping spot next to Arkansas River
A 59-year-old Silverthorne, Colorado man died from injuries sustained by an estimated 1/2 ton boulder that feel on him Tuesday,…
Are Colorado moose “non-natives”? New research from CU Boulder answers the question
They roam grassy meadows in Rocky Mountain National Park near Estes Park and Grand Lake in northern Colorado. They feed…
NASA selects CU’s LASP research institute to study how Earth and space weather connect
Twin satellites will be utilized to study how changes in Earth’s lower atmosphere influences the upper atmosphere The Laboratory for…