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Input sought on San Luis Valley big-game management

du1-i-syn To comment, visit http://bit.ly/2v0fc7o. Comments must be submitted by Aug. 12. Colorado Parks and Wildlife biologists update big-game management…

July 30, 2017 • Herald Staff Writer

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Shhh. Hear the rustle of grass? Not so much now in U.S. parks

Peaceful, natural sounds – bird songs, rushing rivers and rustling grass – are sometimes being drowned out by noise from…

July 29, 2017 • SETH BORENSTEIN

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Zion National Park may require reservations to control crowds

Zion, which welcomed 4.3 million people last year, is weighing online reservations for those who want to explore its main…

July 29, 2017 • LINDSAY WHITEHURST

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Brewers harvest spruce needles in San Juan National Forest

Steamworks’ winter beer built on forest’s bounty

July 28, 2017 • Ann Bond

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Reaping the bounty, protecting the beauty of the San Juan National Forest

New spruce tree needles are harvested on the San Juan National Forest by Steamworks Brewing Co. under a forest products…

July 28, 2017 • Ann Bond

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Old Fort at Hesperus offers online auction

Aly Kellogg, a member of the Farmer in Training Program, stands before her plot at the Old Fort at Hesperus.…

July 28, 2017 • Herald Staff Writer

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‘Ancient Voices’ podcast tour available from Mesa Verde Country

tour explores historic sites

July 27, 2017 • Stephanie Alderton

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Monument fight in New Mexico marked by race, land ties

Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke speaks at the Interior Department in Washington, before President Donald Trump signed an Antiquities Executive Order.…

July 26, 2017 • RUSSELL CONTRERAS

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Scientists find ‘salmon of the Southwest’ in San Juan River

Scientists said they have found evidence the Colorado pikeminnow is reproducing in the San Juan River, and the offspring are…

July 25, 2017 • Herald Staff Writer

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Apollo 17 astronaut and moonwalker to visit Anasazi Heritage Center

This presentation is part of the Four Corners Lecture Series and the Heritage Center’s Night with the Ancients Astronomy Program…

July 25, 2017 • The Journal

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Mountain Studies Institute schedules anniversary tour

A variety of wildflowers in the San Juan Mountains.Durango Herald file photo Participants will have opportunities to see stunning mountain…

July 25, 2017 • Herald Staff Writer

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Center of Southwest Studies to host lecture about Bisbee Deportation

du1-i-syn The lecture, based on the theme “A Year in the Life of the West,” is free and open to…

July 24, 2017 • Herald Staff Writer

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Native American healing class sparks unique health textbook

Curanderismo addresses numerous ills

July 23, 2017 • RUSSELL CONTRERAS

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Science camp gives students two weeks of hands-on learning in ‘living classroom’

Chase Noonan, a participant in Mountain Studies Institute’s Experience Mountain Science Program, removes an invasive weed in the San Juan…

July 21, 2017 • Katie Chicklinski-Cahill — Staff reporter

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Student voices: Exploring the San Juan Mountains during science camp

Daneydu1-i-syn Why are pikas’ habitats changing? What is a fen and what purpose do they serve? How do oxeye daisies…

July 21, 2017 • Herald Staff Writer

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San Juan Mountains Association to offer Elbert Creek Trail hike

Hikers make their way along Elbert Creek Trail.Durango Herald file Hikers will meet in the small parking area by the…

July 17, 2017 • Herald Staff Writer

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Wounded Cortez veteran gets K9 Scout to watch his back

Service dog helps man cope with PTSD

July 16, 2017 • Stephanie Alderton

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Ancestral Puebloans used fire to communicate across vast distances

These efforts included a number of things that became a part of everyday life, such as the ending of Prohibition,…

July 15, 2017 • Luke Perkins

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Center of Southwest Studies to host lecture about Telluride in 1887

du1-i-syn The lecture is free and open to all. For more information, call 247-7456 or visit swcenter.fortlewis.edu.

July 15, 2017 • Herald Staff Writer

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Sunflower Theatre spotlights Montezuma archaeological project

Ryan teaches full house about new discoveries

July 14, 2017 • Stephanie Alderton

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SJMA members to learn about search and rescue dogs

Associated Press file For more information, visit www.sjma.org.

July 14, 2017 • Herald Staff Writer

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Navajo State Park to host weekend events

Navajo State Park is south of Arboles and has marinas in Colorado and New Mexico.Courtesy photo Bureau of Reclamation archaeologist…

July 14, 2017 • Herald Staff Writer

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Project aims to restore Cibola National Forest health

Archaeologist Doug Kosick leads a discussion on environmental history with a group of environmentalists during a field tour at McGaffey…

July 12, 2017 • Kathy Helms

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Santa Fe folk art market endures amid shifting U.S. immigration policy

In its 14th year, the annual bazaar is expanding its mission to highlight innovation and high-fashion within folk art traditions,…

July 11, 2017 • MORGAN LEE