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Record snow drought in Western US raises concern for a spring of water shortages and wildfires
45+ min ago (710+ words) By DORANY PINEDA and SETH BORENSTEIN A record snow drought with unprecedented heat is hitting most of the American West, depleting future water supplies, making it more vulnerable to wildfires and hurting winter tourism and recreation. "I have not seen…...
In the drying West, here is how Aurora is leading water conservation (Opinion)
1+ hour, 42+ min ago (216+ words) People who call Colorado home know the sun is often shining and that chapstick is a necessity due to the dry air. Annual precipitation along the Front Range averages around 15 inches, including both rain and snow. That is roughly half…...
Colorado weather: Up to 10 inches of snow forecast for mountain passes by Friday
8+ hour, 38+ min ago (160+ words) Scattered snow expected to start in Colorado's mountains on Tuesday will intensify over the next two days, dropping up to 10 inches of snow on the state's mountain passes and more than 2 feet on its tallest peaks, according to the National…...
Rare bat recorded in northern Colorado
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (150+ words) By River Stingray, The Aspen Times The first known occurrence of an evening bat was recorded in northern Colorado this month, something that is "not concerning but definitely interesting" to Pitkin County, according to the county's Epidemiologist and Emergency Preparedness…...
Colorado weather: ‘Critical’ fire danger forecast across state ahead of snow
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (324+ words) Critical fire danger is forecast for northern Colorado on Monday as abnormal heat continues across the state, but the next wave of winter's so-far elusive snow will move into the mountains the day after, according to the National Weather Service....
Peekaboo at Denver Zoo: Huon tree kangaroo joey pops out of endangered mom’s pouch
4+ day, 8+ hour ago (279+ words) The Denver Zoo is welcoming an endangered Huon tree kangaroo joey to first-time parents Pearl and Tristan. The joey, a boy with a pink nose, was born in late July, according to a Thursday post from the Denver Zoo Conservation…...
Adult wolf dies in northwest Colorado during capture-and-collaring operation
6+ day, 1+ hour ago (452+ words) A 3-year-old gray wolf died last week in northwestern Colorado after an attempt by state wildlife officers to capture it during a collaring operation. The breeding male was part of the King Mountain Pack, one of four known wolf packs…...
Colorado’s reintroduction of wolverines is based on science not the ballot box biology that got us wolves (Opinion)
1+ week, 26+ min ago (329+ words) Earlier this month, the Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) released the Colorado Wolverine Restoration Plan, one of the final steps required by law to reestablish a wolverine population in the state. It's a case study in how best to restore…...
Colorado weather: Light snow falls overnight in mountains
1+ week, 8+ hour ago (121+ words) Light snow will fall Tuesday overnight into Wednesday in Colorado's mountains, with minimal accumulation expected, according to the National Weather Service. As of Tuesday morning, expected snow totals from the weather service included: Snow was already falling early Tuesday morning…...
As Colorado’s wildfire threat grows, Douglas County turns to biochar as ‘next level’ mitigation tool
1+ week, 2+ day ago (1577+ words) The 10,000 tons of downed trees and woody waste that Douglas County's planned biochar facility will process in a year will mean 10,000 fewer tons of fuel lying in wait to feed Colorado's next cataclysmic wildfire. That's a big selling point for…...