Environment

Regional News

Microplastics are seemingly everywhere – including Colorado’s snowpack

Samples find growing rate of shredded plastic fibers

August 1, 2022

Regional News

Forest Service halts new Keystone chairlift after resort mistakenly builds road in protected tundra

Resorts has apologized for the mistake

July 29, 2022

Local News

$12 million wildlife crossing completed on U.S. Highway 160

Massive overpass expected to reduce animal-vehicle collisions by 85%

July 29, 2022

Local News

Xeriscaping trend keeps growing in Durango

shortages make grass-reduced landscaping more appealing

July 23, 2022

Regional News

As CORE Act stalls, supporters hope land legislation will become law someday

a decade of work on bill, its fate may depend on climate in Congress

July 22, 2022

Southwest Life

Southwest Colorado a playground for research scientists

Landscape diversity invites study of desert groundwater, alpine permafrost and prehistoric wildfires

July 14, 2022

Local News

B.Y.O. utensils: Some Durango restaurants get creative to reduce waste

Businesses cut down on trash by asking customers to bring their own straws, spoons and cups

July 14, 2022

Local News

San Juan Mountains Association hosts events with ultrarunners Kilian Jornet, Dakota Jones

Conservation group will guide trail work in Silverton ahead of the Hardrock 100

July 12, 2022

Regional News

A San Luis Valley farm stops growing food to save a shrinking water supply

Proposed conservation deal on 1,800 acres might be first of its kind in the country

July 11, 2022

Local News

After U.S. Supreme Court decision, some Colorado leaders see urgency in addressing climate change

Federal, state action needed to implement policies

July 9, 2022

Local News

Baby elk caught behind fence prompts little action south of Durango

Wildlife officials say leaving animals like the one on County Road 220 alone is often best option

July 6, 2022

Local News

How citizen scientists are testing our streams and rivers for contamination

Mountain Studies Institute, Fort Lewis College partner to measure E. coli in San Juan National Forest’s waterways

July 6, 2022

Southwest Life

Agencies map weeds to tackle roots of the problem

Plata County, San Juan National Forest turn to GIS to slow the spread

June 30, 2022

Southwest Life

Could prescribed burns curb the health impacts of wildfires?

Controlled fire seen as a tool to mitigate some of the harm, report says

June 23, 2022

Regional News

Five tribes sign agreement to preserve Bears Ears National Monument

Agreement means tribes and BLM will work together to determine land use and long-term goals

June 21, 2022

Regional News

Colorado readies e-bike program with $12 million in new funding

officials want to make sure shops have stock

June 14, 2022

Local News

State officials host climate workshop in Durango

Community members share concerns and identify needs for action

June 10, 2022

Local News

Durango adopts new plan to guide sustainability efforts

introduces ‘green’ grants and business certification programs

June 9, 2022

Local News

Colorado wolf attacks continue; rancher fights for compensation, and hazing fails

rancher says he’s lost three calves. He’s tried wild burros, fox lights, flags and cracker shells

June 6, 2022

Local News

Animas River water quality is improving in Durango, study shows

Upgrades to city’s treatment plant benefit aquatic life, recreation

May 31, 2022

Local News

Snowpack bottoms out in Southwest Colorado

melt is among the earliest in the last 30 years

May 24, 2022

Local News

Half Ridge Trail to be rebuilt with drainage to mitigate soil erosion

will lengthen hiking and biking route in Horse Gulch

May 19, 2022

Local News

Environmental groups partner to highlight pollinators’ crucial role

Workshop will teach property owners how create habitat for bees, butterflies and other insects

May 17, 2022

Regional News

Colorado school children raised trout. The state had to kill a lot of the ‘poor buggers’ for testing

innovative solution is helping cut down the number of fish involved in fatal testing process

May 16, 2022