Conservation /tags/conservation Conservation en-US Copyright ʹַ/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Thu, 24 Apr 2025 17:10:23 GMT Check out hundreds of snakes on the 'Colorado Rattlecam' /news/2025-04-24/check-out-hundreds-of-snakes-on-the-colorado-rattlecam Rattlecam, a camera used by researchers and available to the public, is live streaming again. The camera is near a mega den that is home to as many as 2,000 snakes. Thu, 24 Apr 2025 17:10:23 GMT /news/2025-04-24/check-out-hundreds-of-snakes-on-the-colorado-rattlecam Alex Murphy The elusive Mountain Plover draws hundreds of bird lovers to a Colorado festival each spring. Here’s why /podcast/inthenoco/2025-04-22/the-elusive-mountain-plover-draws-hundreds-of-bird-lovers-to-a-colorado-festival-each-spring-heres-why The annual Mountain Plover Festival happens this weekend in Karval. The festival celebrates the bird sometimes called the “prairie ghost." Tue, 22 Apr 2025 11:40:00 GMT /podcast/inthenoco/2025-04-22/the-elusive-mountain-plover-draws-hundreds-of-bird-lovers-to-a-colorado-festival-each-spring-heres-why In The NoCo, Ariel Lavery, Erin O'Toole, Brad Turner Logging could increase by 25% on a large swath of Mountain West forests /2025-04-09/logging-could-increase-by-25-on-a-large-swath-of-mountain-west-forests Environmentalists decried the move, but some in the timber industry say this could boost the economy and prevent fires. Wed, 09 Apr 2025 18:18:34 GMT /2025-04-09/logging-could-increase-by-25-on-a-large-swath-of-mountain-west-forests Hanna Merzbach Snatched pets and livestock deaths blamed on wolves raise alarms in rural New Mexico /news/2025-04-05/snatched-pets-and-livestock-deaths-blamed-on-wolves-raise-alarms-in-rural-new-mexico Commissioners in a rural New Mexico county say pets are being snatched from front yards and livestock are being killed by endangered Mexican gray wolves, prompting them to consider declaring a state of emergency. Sat, 05 Apr 2025 12:00:00 GMT /news/2025-04-05/snatched-pets-and-livestock-deaths-blamed-on-wolves-raise-alarms-in-rural-new-mexico Susan Montoya Bryan, Associated Press The Catch Up: Rallies at the State Capitol, a warning for cat owners and stadium plans for Denver's NWSL team /news/2025-03-21/the-catch-up-rallies-at-the-state-capitol-a-warning-for-cat-owners-and-stadium-plans-for-denvers-nwsl-team The Catch Up captures the biggest news and headlines from ʹַ's newscasts this week. Fri, 21 Mar 2025 19:06:47 GMT /news/2025-03-21/the-catch-up-rallies-at-the-state-capitol-a-warning-for-cat-owners-and-stadium-plans-for-denvers-nwsl-team Nikole Robinson Carroll Amid public land worries, poll shows strong support for conservation among Latinos /2025-03-12/public-land-latinos-conservation-trump The Conservation in the West poll asks voters across the region about a wide range of environmental and policy topics. For 15 years, the Colorado College-run opinion survey has found strong support for conservation on public lands. Wed, 12 Mar 2025 21:21:58 GMT /2025-03-12/public-land-latinos-conservation-trump Murphy Woodhouse How cloud seeding could make it rain (and snow) in the drought-stricken Colorado River Basin /podcast/inthenoco/2025-02-03/how-cloud-seeding-could-make-it-rain-and-snow-in-the-drought-stricken-colorado-river-basin Manipulating the clouds to make it rain or snow might sound like science fiction – but farmers and ski resorts have used these techniques for years. ʹַ water reporter Alex Hager recently asked whether the technology might help the drought-stricken Colorado River Bain. Alex shares what he learned on today’s In The NoCo. Mon, 03 Feb 2025 12:40:00 GMT /podcast/inthenoco/2025-02-03/how-cloud-seeding-could-make-it-rain-and-snow-in-the-drought-stricken-colorado-river-basin In The NoCo, Brad Turner, Alex Hager, Ariel Lavery, Erin O'Toole Conservationists sue Interior Department to protect historic Southwest trail from 'eco-assault' /2024-12-16/conservationists-sue-interior-protect-historic-trail-southwest-eco-assualt Conservation groups are suing the federal government for failing to protect a national trail in the Mountain West that they say is under ‘eco-assault’ due to industrial development. Mon, 16 Dec 2024 19:39:22 GMT /2024-12-16/conservationists-sue-interior-protect-historic-trail-southwest-eco-assualt Kaleb Roedel Environmentalists call for more grizzly protections with delisting on the horizon /2024-12-12/environmentalists-call-for-more-grizzly-protections-with-delisting-on-the-horizon Grizzly advocates want the species to be treated as one “metapopulation” — rather than separate islands throughout the Northern Rockies. Thu, 12 Dec 2024 23:24:40 GMT /2024-12-12/environmentalists-call-for-more-grizzly-protections-with-delisting-on-the-horizon Hanna Merzbach Indigenous conservation projects in the West get a boost in funding /2024-12-03/indigenous-conservation-projects-in-the-west-get-a-boost-in-funding More than $120 million in federal grant money is being earmarked to support conservation programs across the country, including in our region. Almost half of the funding will support efforts involving Indigenous communities. Tue, 03 Dec 2024 21:07:32 GMT /2024-12-03/indigenous-conservation-projects-in-the-west-get-a-boost-in-funding Yvette Fernandez