Rocky Mountain Community Radio

The Snowmass Balloon Festival celebrated 50 years in September. Weather conditions and fire restrictions grounded balloons for the first two days of the festival, but balloons were eventually able to fly.

Denver Water's 'From Forests to Faucets' program partners with state and federal partners to manage forests in fire-vulnerable parts of the utility's watershed.

Pitkin County Sheriff Michael Buglione told reporters Wednesday that Anita Thompson, Hunter S. Thompson's widow, had concerns this year surrounding her late husband's death. Together, they met with the Colorado Bureau of Investigation, and she later requested an independent review of the original investigation.

Zebra mussels cause damage to both native aquatic habitats and human infrastructure. Colorado Parks and Wildlife has been increasing its efforts to defect the bivalve ever since it was first discovered in the state in 2022.

This past water year was dry, with not all of the snowpack making it into the basin's rivers and streams. Forecasters will be looking out for conditions driven by climate change and prolonged drought as they consider what Water Year 2026 will bring.

A potential government shutdown could impact services at national parks and other public lands—and more layoffs could be coming to land management agencies.

Wilderness Workshop has identified ten landscapes that are vulnerable to increased development and recreation, but the nonprofit says grassroots support makes protecting them possible.

Increased immigration enforcement across the country has caused local celebrations of Latino Conservation Week to become smaller and more intimate. In Glenwood Springs, the community gathered to plant trees.

The One Big Beautiful Bill changed the leasing process for the BLM. Now, land in Colorado will be cheaper for operators to lease, and the agency will have less discretion over the terms of the agreements.