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Durango Nature Studies’ Spring Break Camp will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. March 28 to April 1.…

March 16, 2016

Monarch butterflies, manatees are on a big rebound

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced that monarch butterfly populations were up an estimated 255 percent in a reserve…

March 9, 2016

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Durango Nature Studies and astronomer John Buting will present the Green Laser Star Program from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Friday…

March 9, 2016

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Beetle-kill zones surprisingly rich in biodiversity

Since 1996, nearly 588,000 acres in the Rio Grande National Forest and 120,000 acres in the San Juan National Forest…

March 2, 2016

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Grand Canyon weighs killing, capturing bison to cut numbers

Grand Canyon officials want the bison herd at between 80 and 200 animals, down the 400 to 600 bison now…

March 2, 2016

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Wolfwood Refuge will visit Purgatory Village Plaza from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday. An educational talk will be given…

March 2, 2016

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Drought threatens return in New Mexico after dry stretch

In this 2011 photo, the Rio Grande snakes around sandbars that have built up in the river near Bernalillo, N.M.…

February 24, 2016

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Landowners a force in conservation

Private interests preserve land along Colorado-N.M. border

February 17, 2016

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Dinosaur National Monument plans Rocky Mountain goat removal

Officials say the invasive goats have been spotted in and around the park in the past several years and that…

February 17, 2016

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Citizens Climate Lobby will hold a training workshop from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. Saturday at St. Mark’s Church, 910 East…

February 17, 2016

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Mancos co-op gets a boost to help expand distribution in Durango

Grant will help grow program in Durango

February 10, 2016

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Wet weather systems becoming increasingly rare in Southwest

What’s now considered a normal year of rain and snow in the Southwest is one-quarter drier than it was before…

February 10, 2016

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Bringing solar to low-income residents in La Plata County

Local group uses grant to power affordable housing

February 10, 2016

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Studies aim to restore habitat of imperiled Northwest fish

Underwater antennas are visible stretching across the Little River, a tributary of the Elwha River in Washington state, where they…

February 8, 2016

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San Juan National Forest targets spruce menace

The San Juan National Forest is planning several projects to deal with spruce beetle infestation across the forest.Durango Herald file…

February 3, 2016

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Forest Service may close sites in Dolores district

Agency must trim operational budget

February 3, 2016

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Pine beetle outbreak ends in Colorado

Bugs attacked 5,300 square miles of forest across state

February 3, 2016

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Study examining human-bear interactions in Durango enters final year

A bear walks near Buckley Park in September 2015, which was a busy year for bear activity in Durango. Colorado…

January 27, 2016

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Study may lead to protection for butterfly

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced it will conduct a 12-month review of the Great Basin silverspot butterfly. Environmentalists…

January 20, 2016

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The Durango Nature Studies will hold these events: Winter Volunteer Naturalist Training will be held from 6 to 8:30 p.m.…

January 20, 2016

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2015 was Earth’s hottest in recorded history

Pedestrians walk past a digital thermometer reading 113 degrees Fahrenheit in the Canoga Park section of Los Angeles. Earth last…

January 20, 2016

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Nearly 9,000 call for protections for Mesa Verde’s horses

Park officials say their one option is to remove them

January 13, 2016

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Annual bird count yields record number

High volunteer turnout may have helped boost total

January 6, 2016

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Grizzly bear deaths rise as Yellowstone population grows

A grizzly bear roams near Beaver Lake in Yellowstone National Park, Wyo. Biologists counted more grizzly bear deaths in or…

January 6, 2016