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Galloping Goose to run winter excursions on Durango & Silverton railroad

Motorized rail car will travel up Animas Valley

February 9, 2019

Conservation grants available for landowners

The grants help landowners implement conservation practices on their property. Grants can pay up to 50 percent of the project…

February 9, 2019

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Crime technician is ‘voice for people who no longer speak’

Shari Vialpando, crime scene tech for the Santa Fe County Sheriff Office, shows detectives various angles to use photographing crime…

February 8, 2019

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Cowboy churches feel like home for many in Colorado Springs

“Lord God, we thank you for this place, this church,” the Rev. Brian Badger says at the start of the…

February 8, 2019

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Food producers can join Farm Fresh Directory

The Colorado Department of Agriculture annually publishes the directory, which promotes Colorado farmers markets, roadside stands, u-picks, Community Supported Agriculture…

February 7, 2019

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Roundtable to discussion collective solutions to produce production

Farmers will share skills and explore collective opportunities to increase a farm’s income through more efficient production, harvest and marketing.…

February 6, 2019

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The next generation of farming? A millennial takes the mantle

ranchers urge aging farmers to partner with young people to keep businesses alive

February 3, 2019

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What ever happened to Glenwood Canyon’s lost train monument?

car, pedestal that celebrates California Zephyr weighs 29 tons

February 2, 2019

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Annual count finds fewer birds, but reasons why still up in the air

Drought, 416 Fire looked at as possible explanations

January 31, 2019

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Built as a home, the Gable House served as a hospital for decades

Many homes have a story unique to the structure and its owners over the years. But few are as interesting…

January 26, 2019

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Federal shutdown not affecting Spring Creek Basin wild horses

is self-sufficient, volunteer says

January 24, 2019

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Escaping the sugar trap

Balanced diet can break addiction to carbs, boost energy levels

January 24, 2019

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Cortez adds old courthouse to historic register

1937 structure and 1960 addition considered historic

January 23, 2019

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Lecture to address the peopling of the Americas

Bradley is emeritus professor at the University of Exeter, United Kingdom, and a research associate at the Smithsonian Institution. He…

January 21, 2019

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Trump shrank a Utah monument for coal, but few care to dig

Decades ago, that gray swath signaled big profits for any company prepared to dig it up. But today, even the…

January 20, 2019

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Ski patrol dogs work hard, play hard on Colorado slopes

River and Moxie survey the slopes of Aspen Highlands with the Maroon Bells behind them.Craig Turpin/Aspen Daily News Beloved by…

January 18, 2019

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As beetle kill spreads, will the drive from Durango to Silverton resemble Wolf Creek Pass?

survey reveals expanding areas of dead trees

January 17, 2019

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Partnership aims to help New Mexico tribe monitor its land

Under a new partnership with Santa Fe-based Wildflower International, unmanned aerial systems made by Albuquerque-based Silent Falcon UAS Technologies will…

January 14, 2019

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Canyon alliance to hold volunteer orientation

Attendees will learn how they can volunteer on public lands and at the museum. Numerous opportunities are available. For more…

January 14, 2019

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Wildfires help habitat for northern Colorado bighorn sheep

“Sheep typically don’t like closed-in areas with a forested canopy, so when you have major landscape changes such as a…

January 13, 2019

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Sled dog racers hope third time is a charm for Silverton race

two years of cancellations, conditions look promising for 2019

January 3, 2019

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FLC professor to discuss field work school

After a review of 2018 field trips and a preview of the 2019 field-trip schedule, FLC professor Chuck Riggs will…

January 3, 2019

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Associate professor to report on work at Bowthorpe Site

After a review of 2018 field trips and a preview of the 2019 field trip schedule, FLC professor Chuck Riggs…

January 2, 2019

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Montezuma County takes up issue of eagles nesting on private land

Although the bald eagle was removed from the Endangered Species Act list in 2007, it is still protected under the…

December 31, 2018