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Fort Collins seed vault preserves world collection of plants

Animal geneticist Harvey Blackburn uses a vacuum to pull out the vapor covering the animal genetic samples kept in liquid…

October 14, 2018

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Don’t give up your fight against weeds this fall

A Scotch thistle, left, and a musk thistle, right, emerge from the ground in Durango.JERRY McBRIDE/Durango Herald file After an…

October 13, 2018

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How to take winning photographs presentation

Wendland is one of the jurors in the annual photography competition at the La Plata County Fair and a professor…

October 13, 2018

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San Juan Forest finalizes Glade grazing plan

Adjustments made to improve range

October 12, 2018

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Preservation effort targets legendary cattleman’s historic barn

Charles Goodnight built ranch west of Pueblo

October 7, 2018

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Agency recommends reclassifying razorback from endangered to threatened

A Colorado River razorback sucker swims in a tank at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service office in Lakewood. Officials…

October 7, 2018

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Orchard social, tree sale set for Oct. 13 in Mancos

Heritage apple trees and Fenceline Cider will be sold starting at 2 p.m. Sweetwater Gypsies wood-fired pizza will be available…

October 6, 2018

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South Asia will be focus of archaeology meeting Wednesday

Geri Hockfield Malandra will present “The Ancient Sites of Ellora: A Microcosm of South Asia’s Archaeological Past.” There will be…

October 5, 2018

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Thousands of endangered fish found in San Juan River

Discovery will influence conservation management

October 4, 2018

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In Colorado’s ‘hail alley,’ fierce storms, booming growth on costly collision course

A new roof goes on one of the many houses damaged in an early August hailstorm in the Denver suburb…

October 3, 2018

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In 1918, flu pandemic ravaged Southwest Colorado

than 200 deaths in La Plata County; Silverton lost 10% of its population

September 30, 2018

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Master gardner program accepting applications

Students will receive training in tree care, vegetables, soils, native plants, water-wise gardening and pruning. The training uses on-site and…

September 30, 2018

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New Mexico ranchers, U.S. square off over fencing at national preserve

Cattle head toward a corral at Valles Caldera National Preserve, N.M. Ranchers in northern New Mexico are squaring off with…

September 28, 2018

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Colorado Parks and Wildlife encourages you to bike your park

The worldwide event, coordinated by the Adventure Cycling Association, encourages riders to get outside and explore public lands and parks…

September 26, 2018

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Juniper trees recover in Southwest Colorado

Arizona, Utah, outlook is grim for hardy tree

September 23, 2018

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Schleher plans lecture on ancient pueblo pottery

The talk is presented by the Hisatsinom Chapter of the Colorado Archaeological Society as part of the Four Corners Lecture…

September 22, 2018

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To protect pollinators, go easy on fall garden cleanup

A brush pile in near Langley, Wash, is an example of a gardener trying to provide wintertime protection for a…

September 22, 2018

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Dolores Ranger District seeks input on Lone Pine vegetation project

sales, prescribed burns proposed

September 21, 2018

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Colorado’s felons fight on front lines

inmates battle wildfires for $6 a day

September 21, 2018

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Prospective owners, operators of Navajo coal plant end pursuit

Two companies that sought to take over the coal-fired Navajo Generating Station in Page, Ariz., have ended efforts to acquire…

September 21, 2018

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New firewood harvest area open to the public

The felled and decked ponderosa pine trees are available to the public and require the purchase of a 2018 U.S.…

September 19, 2018

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Former Colorado nuke site opens to public as wildlife refuge

Stephen Parlato wears a gas mask next to his sign warning about the dangers of plutonium at Rocky Flats National…

September 17, 2018

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Lecture to address origins of Chapin Mesa Archaeological Museum

The program is part of the 2018 Four Corner Lecture Series and is free and open to the public. Travis…

September 17, 2018

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Less snow prompts push to lengthen Grand Canyon tourist season

Lower snowfall in recent years at the Grand Canyon’s North Rim is prompting tourism officials to expand the visiting season…

September 16, 2018