Rocky Mountain Community Radio

In this week's program: Something special happens each summer in the small town of Howard, Colorado. Riders of all ages gather at the Four Bar S arena for a series of horse events that are a tradition, a community, and a legacy.

Wildfires throughout the Mountain West have caused significant air quality problems this summer, even for communities miles away from the fires. CU Boulder's Joost de Gouw says that's because of how particles in the smoke interact with the atmosphere.

The founder and president of Wyoming's only procedural abortion clinic, Julie Burkhart, talks about why she's focused on increasing access to abortion in underserved places.

The Trump administration declared a national energy emergency in January, hoping to spur domestic energy and mineral production. Some advocates say the administration is using the declaration as a pretense to bolster the fossil fuel industry.

Rock Springs has long been one of the most diverse towns in the West. Now, its relationship with immigrants is embattled for other reasons.

On Thursday, July 31, Rocky Mountain Community Radio hosted a regional call-in show that brought together listeners across the Mountain West to talk about the future of our shared landscapes.

Bob Downs returned last month from his fifth medical mission to Ukraine. He's been volunteering in the war-torn country through the organization Global Care Force.

At the Montrose County Fair, local youth aren't just raising livestock — they're raising themselves. From dawn-to-dusk routines to emotional goodbyes in the show ring, the fair's 4-H and FFA events are teaching kids about responsibility, business, and resilience.

As millions of people head to the great outdoors each summer with tents and RVs, some are welcomed by camp hosts — volunteers who greet visitors and help maintain campsites at state parks, national parks, and other public lands across the country.

A group of Indigenous youths became some of the first in over a century to kayak the full length of the Klamath River along the California-Oregon border on July 11 after the nation's largest dam-removal project was completed last fall.