Drought amplifies beetle damage to Colorado’s forests
State Forest Service report highlights trees’ fragility as insects spread
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Lake Powell hits historic low, raising hydropower concerns
Glen Canyon Dam is seen Aug. 21, 2019, in Page, Ariz. The elevation of Lake Powell fell below 3,525 feet, a record low that surpasses a critical threshold at which…
As planet warms, less ice covering North American lakes
A skater sweeps a puck behind a goal at a pond hockey tournament Feb. 26 in Grand Lake. The event, which takes place on the state’s largest natural lake, was…
Mapmakers combine science and art to show us the world
Using data and creativity, cartographers create vital tools
U.S. formally removes Colorado River fish’s endangered status
Environmentalists oppose the change
Colorado preservation group works to preserve historic structures on forest sites
Pioneers ‘didn’t expect it to last 130 years, but here it is’
Colorado heads into snowpack season with low reservoirs – but some hope
La Niña could mean dry winter for southern Colorado, but conditions are better than this time last year
Homeless campers in Colorado’s national forests increase during pandemic
Ranger sees illegal sites proliferate in the Pike National Forest
Newly discovered trout to be restored in Wolf Creek headwaters
San Juan cutthroat to be stocked in 2022, after non-native fish removed
Scientists launch effort to collect water data in West
In this aerial photo, smoke from the Pine Gulch Fire and the Grizzly Creek Fire fills the Interstate 70 corridor looking west as the Colorado River shimmers in the light…
Western states face first federal water cuts
People take pictures of Lake Mead near Hoover Dam at the Lake Mead National Recreation Area on Aug. 13 in Arizona. The bathtub ring of light minerals shows the high…
Conservation dog has a nose for high alpine bumblebees
Research in Colorado mountains can shed light on changing climate
Southwest Coloradans raise questions, concerns about wolf restoration
Diverse crowd attends open house to discuss reintroduction
Drought, heat, fire force fishing ban on Colorado River
Limits in place from Kremmling to Rifle
U.S. proposes removing Colorado River fish’s endangered status
A Colorado River razorback sucker fish is shown swimming in a tank at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service office in Lakewood. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said Tuesday…
Tribe becomes key water player with drought aid to Arizona
A canal system on the Colorado River Indian Tribes (CRIT) reservation is seen near Parker, Ariz. The tribe has played an outsized role in Arizona to help keep Lake Mead…
Migrant activists leave life-saving caches of water, food in Arizona wilderness
Activism has roots in the 1981 founding of the Sanctuary Movement
Overrun national forests prompt action from U.S. Congress
Counties help fund U.S. Forest Service work in White River National Forest
Jemez-area ranch purchase to expand Santa Fe National Forest
The federal government plans to purchase a private ranch in the Jemez River Valley to expand the Santa Fe National Forest in northern New Mexico. Acquisition of the 3.1 square…
Wildlife managers tout wolf cross-fostering efforts
Pups place in wild packs in New Mexico and Arizona