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San Juan National Forest to sell firewood permits

A minimum purchase of $20 allows the bearer to gather 2Â½ cords of dead and downed firewood from the national…

April 30, 2017

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Montezuma orchard project plants trees at CSU research station

Project to study ways to grow heritage varieties

April 30, 2017

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Agency offers electrified fences to protect beehives

du1-i-syn A short instructional video that shows how to assemble and operate the enclosures is available at http://bit.ly/2qgv2Fy. Beekeepers who…

April 29, 2017

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Durango High School student leads birding’s next generation

Cuntz to give bird-watching tour for ages 12 to 17

April 28, 2017

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Mancos State Park preparing for summer of boating, fishing

‘Early season fishing will be excellent’

April 27, 2017

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Montezuma Land Conservancy developing 80-acre farm

“We’re learning tons about the land and how to take care of it,” Jay Loschert, the group’s outreach and education…

April 26, 2017

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Talk in Cortez to address social collapse in ancient Southwest

Durango Herald file Lewis Borck will focus his presentation on the Hohokam and discuss the traditional explanations of cultural change…

April 24, 2017

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San Juan Coal Co. Mine gets new U.S. review

Lawsuit triggers environmental review process

April 23, 2017

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Summer camp: Find the right fit for your kids

du1-i-syn For parents in the Durango area, the Early Childhood Council of La Plata County has your back. The council…

April 21, 2017

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Dog hunts poachers, endangered species for Colorado agency

One of two nationally certified wildlife law enforcement dogs on the beat with Colorado Parks and Wildlife, Cash is part…

April 21, 2017

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San Juan Basin Public Health warns residents about animal-borne diseases

Bats found indoors should be trapped and tested for rabies. To report a suspect animal, call San Juan Basin Public…

April 21, 2017

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Canyons of the Ancients National Monument to kick off night-sky program

rangers, former astronaut will give presentations

April 19, 2017

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Endangered plants, butterfly barely hanging on in Southwest Colorado

populations of cactus, butterfly, flower at risk of disappearing

April 14, 2017

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Boats left high and dry by drought back on Great Salt Lake

“Mother Nature has been very kind to us,” said Janet Robins, the commodore of the 140-year-old Great Salt Lake Yacht…

April 12, 2017

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Drought planning: Water shortages expected in New Mexico

Water flows through one of the irrigation canals in Albuquerque. Water managers around New Mexico have developed regional plans identifying…

April 10, 2017

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American artifacts: Two Colorado collectors build museums to benefit local economies

In 2006, on the eastern outskirts of Craig, rancher and sheepman Lou Wyman opened the Wyman Living History Museum in…

April 8, 2017

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Habitat loss threatens birds’ future in La Plata County

species considered vulnerable

April 7, 2017

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Get growing: Gardening superstars coming to horticulture conference in Durango

Melanie Palmer, right, of the Durango Botanical Society takes a tour of the group’s community garden at the Durango Public…

April 7, 2017

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Ute Mountain-Mesa Verde Birding Festival to feature ‘beginning birding’

A bright orange Bullock’s oriole was one of the more colorful birds spotted during a previous Mesa Verde Birding Festival.Sam…

April 6, 2017

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Paleontology rich area left out of Bears Ears for uranium mining

Mining-rich, unstudied fossil area of Red Canyon unprotected

April 6, 2017

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Trail volunteers sought at Sand Canyon

Sam Green/Cortez Journal file Volunteers will be taught to interact with the public at the Sand Canyon and East Rock…

April 5, 2017

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Officials: Family stranded 2 days on Utah river is rescued

Garfield County Deputy Sheriff Ray Gardner said the mother, father, two teenage girls and a dog from Bailey, Colorado, lost…

April 4, 2017

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Man’s book collection spans centuries

‘You’re touching history and you’re living that history’

April 4, 2017

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Four fire-mitigation projects funded in La Plata County

Durango Herald/Jerry McBride file The communities will implement fuels-reduction projects and wildfire-mitigation education activities on National Wildfire Community Preparedness Day,…

April 3, 2017