A prescribed fire on the Ben Delatour Scout Ranch jumped its boundary on Wednesday, prompting evacuations in a nearby neighborhood. Though the Elk fire is small, it's an unfortunate turn of events for proponents of controlled burning.
Humans are probably safe, but in general the plague is a risk to wildlife throughout the west, and a pretty big one at that.
Colorado is in the midst of a trail-building bonanza. But research has revealed an inconvenient truth: The humans recreating on these trails are negatively impacting wildlife populations throughout the state. Is there a way to spend time in the backcountry responsibly without endangering the state’s fauna?
The Centennial State is lush and wet right now, but experts stress we’re still in the midst of an unprecedented stretch of drought lasting more than two decades. One high-water year won't change that.
Centennial State waterways are bursting with snowmelt, and fatalities are on the rise as we enter peak recreation season.
With hailstorms so common on the Front Range—and insurance payouts from the resulting damage increasing—how can we ready ourselves for the impending storms?
Only four percent of downtown Denver sits under the shade of a tree. Luckily, this coalition is working to get us more green.
After a big winter and wet spring, one might think Colorado has the perfect conditions for increased prescribed burning. Turns out it's more complicated than that.
How a new, state-funded program might help revitalize our recyclable economy.
Every April, a team of researchers at CSU puts out one of the most respected forecasts for hurricane season in the Atlantic Ocean.
Are the beavers living in Colorado’s high country ingenious critters or inveterate nuisances—or both?
Colorado has seen an unprecedented number of large avalanches this winter. Is this a product of climate change, abnormal weather, or both?
This Boulder-based store is helping locals reduce waste and add simple, sustainable habits to their lives.
The state’s largest utility provider announced an ambitious goal to cut carbon emissions completely by 2050 in the eight states in which it operates.
According to a recent report, millions of acres of federal public land across the West are “landlocked” by private property holdings. And here in the Centennial State, there are unique barriers to opening up more land for recreation.
This year has been one of the most active fire seasons in Colorado history, featuring some of the largest, most intense wildfires the state has ever seen. Now, land managers hope prescribed burns can counteract the disturbing trend before it’s too late.
But the area's ozone gardens could eventually help fix the problem.
The Denver Museum of Nature and Science is offering hands-on tours of Magic Mountain in Golden, where researchers have discovered artifacts from 5000 B.C.
Carbondale-based contractor Bob Bailey has released Bee Groceries, packets of organic seeds that provide an important source of protein for honeybees.
A new study from University of Colorado Boulder and NOAA shows that curbing Denver's air pollution problem might mean not only giving up your gas guzzler, but your favorite perfume.
Len Necefer thinks tribes should help decide what Colorado does with its public lands. And he's well on his way to making that happen.
The state is still on target to exceed CPP emissions reduction goals, with or without federal leadership, but its repeal will likely hamper cohesive, interstate cooperation to combat climate change.
With the Solar Decathlon coming to Denver for the first time, we look back at the innovative homes Colorado teams have built.
Boulder scientist Jim White leans on his faith to communicate the urgency of global warming. Are his methods the key to changing minds on climate change—or a Hail Mary?
If Coloradans want to continue to play in unadulterated wildlands, they’re going to have to learn to better care for them. We show you how.
Two new wildfires in Colorado are the latest of more than 80 large fires happening in Montana, Oregon, and Washington, where more than one million acres are already ablaze.
And why the threat to Utah's matters.
While you’re busy watching this month’s solar eclipse, students from five Colorado colleges will be recording it.
One Durango woman’s mission to protect—and eat—wild weeds.
With its Epic Promise for a Zero Footprint plan, the Colorado-based ski resort conglomerate commits to reducing the environmental impact of each of its 13 properties.
The Colorado governor also announced a slew of state-specific policies and goals to reduce our greenhouse gas emissions and combat climate change.
