Tag: environment
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Colorado’s Rio Grande has sustained historic way of life in Alamosa. Can it last? | Colorado River Towns
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The people of Alamosa have always had a relationship with the Rio Grande, but San Luis Valley Great Outdoors is working to revitalize the Rio and connect the community with their water. { “@context”: “https://schema.org”, “@type”: “VideoObject”, “name”: “Colorado River Towns | Alamosa”, “description”: “The…
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Colorado’s Rio Grande has sustained historic way of life in Alamosa. Can it last? | Colorado River Towns
Editor’s note: In the arid West, water means life. Turn on your tap, and you’re part of the Colorado circulatory system. The towns born along the banks of Colorado’s most iconic waterways – The Colorado, the Big Thompson and the Arkansas lead a list of 158 named rivers – live the same way yet differently…
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What does a drier, warmer climate mean for the future of Colorado wildflowers?
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save During a hike in the woods near his Summit County home, Tom Lebsack stopped when he spotted a bright pink burst in the brush. A wildflower fanatic toting his camera across Colorado’s plains, foothills and tundra in search of the next little wonder to add…
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What does a drier, warmer climate mean for the future of Colorado wildflowers?
During a hike in the woods near his Summit County home, Tom Lebsack stopped when he spotted a bright pink burst in the brush. A wildflower fanatic toting his camera across Colorado’s plains, foothills and tundra in search of the next little wonder to add to his portfolio, the source of the color was a…
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Six things to do in and around Colorado Springs this weekend: Great American Cleanup, Motorless Morning and more
FRIDAY-SUNDAY Heading up Denver way and want to follow up last week’s Colorado Springs Restaurant Week? It’s another perfect time to eat out and support eateries during Denver Restaurant Week, with locations from downtown, LoDo and Larimer to Denver Tech Center, Boulder and out toward DIA, through May 2. Prices $25-45. See the list: denverrestaurantweek.com FRIDAY-SATURDAY…
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DU completes solar project for campus buildings
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Solar panels now cover 18 of the 88 roofs at the University of Denver, producing up to 8% of the electricty consumed on the campus. In 2014, a student group and, separately, a class examining renewable energy proposals pushed the DU administration to increase solar…
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DU completes solar project for campus buildings
Solar panels now cover 18 of the 88 roofs at the University of Denver, producing up to 8% of the electricty consumed on the campus. In 2014, a student group and, separately, a class examining renewable energy proposals pushed the DU administration to increase solar energy production at the school. Installation of the panels began…
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More fires, bigger fires trend likely to continue in Colorado
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save More fires, bigger fires trend likely to continue in Colorado. (Video by Katie Klann) { “@context”: “https://schema.org”, “@type”: “VideoObject”, “name”: “NEWS | Fire trends in Colorado 2020”, “description”: “More fires, bigger fires trend likely to continue in Colorado. (Video by Katie Klann)”, “thumbnailUrl”: “https://bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com/gazettedev.gazette.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/a/11/a11d0809-6657-5761-96a6-4e3b812a74e3/5fb0528096997.image.jpg?resize=1396%2C785”, “uploadDate”:…
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More fires, bigger fires trend likely to continue in Colorado
Over the past two decades, fire seasons in Colorado have consistently grown larger and more destructive. The three largest wildfires in tracked history ignited within 10 weeks of one another this year, putting the year’s total wildfire-burned acreage above the past six years combined. It’s a trend caused by several factors, experts and researchers say,…
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Living Green
For Jim and Stephanie Gagnepain, it’s their “little bermed house on the prairie.” (Video by Katie Klann)