/tags/rocky-mountain-community-radio Rocky Mountain Community Radio en-US Copyright »Ê¹ÚÍøÖ·/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Sat, 22 Feb 2025 13:00:00 GMT /news/2025-02-22/the-yearly-great-backyard-bird-count-provides-vital-information-about-declining-bird-populations Bird watchers worldwide come together every year to count bird populations. This quick observation is a way to track how bird populations are faring. Sat, 22 Feb 2025 13:00:00 GMT /news/2025-02-22/the-yearly-great-backyard-bird-count-provides-vital-information-about-declining-bird-populations Marilyn Gleason /news/2025-01-30/officials-discover-a-55-gallon-drum-in-the-walnut-creek-drainage-at-rocky-flats-as-a-new-film-on-the-site-comes-to-boulder Officials discovered a large drum at Rocky Flats. The area was once home to a factory that manufactured parts for nuclear weapons. Thu, 30 Jan 2025 20:43:42 GMT /news/2025-01-30/officials-discover-a-55-gallon-drum-in-the-walnut-creek-drainage-at-rocky-flats-as-a-new-film-on-the-site-comes-to-boulder Jackie Sedley, Rocky Mountain Community Radio, Alex Murphy /news/2025-01-01/lakewood-facility-preserves-ice-from-around-the-world-offering-clues-to-a-changing-climate The National Science Foundation Ice Core Facility, which opened in 1993 in Lakewood, Colorado, houses thousands of meters of ice cores collected by scientists from polar and glacial regions worldwide. The ice cores reveal important information about Earth’s continually changing climate. Wed, 01 Jan 2025 13:00:00 GMT /news/2025-01-01/lakewood-facility-preserves-ice-from-around-the-world-offering-clues-to-a-changing-climate Ellen Mahoney /news/2024-09-15/timed-entry-reservations-are-now-a-permanent-fixture-at-rocky-mountain-national-park Rocky Mountain National Park, one of the most visited national parks in the U.S., has permanently adopted a timed entry reservation system due to a surge in visitors in recent years. The park is one of many in the region facing the challenge of being "loved to death" as crowds flock to enjoy the natural beauty. Sun, 15 Sep 2024 12:00:00 GMT /news/2024-09-15/timed-entry-reservations-are-now-a-permanent-fixture-at-rocky-mountain-national-park Maeve Conran /news/2024-08-10/southern-ute-teens-make-a-film-it-will-be-entered-into-the-2025-durango-film-festival This summer, professional filmmakers from the Denver area hosted a filmmaking workshop for young people on the Southern Ute and Ute Mountain Ute reservations. The workshop is part of an annual program funded by the Colorado Film Commission. Sat, 10 Aug 2024 12:00:00 GMT /news/2024-08-10/southern-ute-teens-make-a-film-it-will-be-entered-into-the-2025-durango-film-festival Clark Adomaitis /news/2024-07-21/concerns-about-japanese-beetle-spreading-to-western-slope The Colorado Department of Agriculture is funding efforts to stop the spread of the Japanese beetle in western Colorado. The invasive pest was first spotted in Grand Junction in July 2022, likely brought to the Western Slope from the Front Range, where 11 counties are "partially or completely infested." Sun, 21 Jul 2024 12:00:00 GMT /news/2024-07-21/concerns-about-japanese-beetle-spreading-to-western-slope Maeve Conran /news/2024-06-09/lake-city-cutoff-eases-some-traffic-woes-on-u-s-50-but-long-waits-are-still-the-norm The bridge closure on U.S. 50 has some drivers using Gunnison County Road 26, also known as the Lake City Cutoff, as a detour. The road is not open all the time so people need to plan ahead and expect delays. Here's what a couple of motorists using the cutoff had to say about it and an update from emergency response officials. Sun, 09 Jun 2024 12:00:00 GMT /news/2024-06-09/lake-city-cutoff-eases-some-traffic-woes-on-u-s-50-but-long-waits-are-still-the-norm Laura Palmisano /news/2024-06-08/an-all-womens-fire-crew-in-western-colorado-clears-a-path-for-more-women-in-wildland-firefighting The program is a partnership between the Western Colorado Conservation Corps, the Bureau of Land Management, and the U.S. Forest Service. It prepares young women for wildland firefighting jobs with federal agencies. Sat, 08 Jun 2024 12:00:00 GMT /news/2024-06-08/an-all-womens-fire-crew-in-western-colorado-clears-a-path-for-more-women-in-wildland-firefighting Caroline Llanes