Top Stories
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- Shaping Durango
- Part II in a look back on how planners envisioned growth
- By Jonathan Thompson
- 03/03/2022
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- From mining to metropolis
- A nostalgic look back at Durango's vision for urbanization
- 02/24/2022
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- Deer, there, everywhere
- While people have always complained about town deer, the issue has become more serious as more deer that typically stay on the outskirts of town wander into city limits.
- By Jonathan Romeo
- 02/24/2022
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- Out of the black hole
- La Plata County is ready to move forward with a new radar station for the Four Corners.
- By Jonathan Romeo
- 02/17/2022
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- Geologic temper tantrum
- Coal seam blaze caused spectacle in Durango, hot dogs included
- By Jonathan Thompson
- 02/17/2022
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- The great e-bike debate
- After years of discussion, it appears Durango remains divided on allowing electric bikes on natural trails.
- By Jonathan Romeo
- 02/10/2022
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- Gold King settlement, explained
- Why did Sunnyside Gold pay for an accident in a mine it didn't own? It's complicated ...
- By Jonathan Thompson
- 02/03/2022
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- Not so dyno-mite
- BLM charged with driving over, destroying 112-million-year-old dinosaur tracks
- By Jonathan Romeo
- 02/03/2022
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- Making Groucho history
- 1988 Snowdown attempted Guinness Book world record, in complete Durango fashion.
- By Jonathan Romeo
- 01/27/2022
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- Off-grid living
- And as I sit here typing these solar-powered words, I am convinced the desert-lovers' dream of a solar array on every rooftop, obviating utility scale solar installations on wild lands, is attainable.
- By Jonathan Thompson
- 01/20/2022
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- Outstanding waters
- At a time when water in the Southwest is becoming increasingly scarce, more than 20 streams in the region are being proposed for protective safeguards in an attempt to preserve the waterways for years to come.
- By Jonathan Romeo
- 01/20/2022
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- The new not normal
- The West has new 30-year snowpack averages, but do they blunt reality?
- By Jonathan Romeo
- 01/13/2022
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- Road to recovery
- For men fighting addiction, Denver's Rescue Mission is a lifeline
- By Claire Cleveland / Colorado Public Radio
- 01/13/2022
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- Marshall Fire, in context
- Redefining the wildland-urban interface and the notion of fire season
- By Jonathan Thompson / Land Desk
- 01/13/2022
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- Waste not
- Farm to Summit fuels not only backcountry adventures but a circular food economy
- By Sinjin Eberle
- 01/06/2022
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- Not just any old garage
- Relic alongside Red Mountain Pass tied to Supreme Court ruling.
- By Nancy Lofholm/Colorado Public Radio
- 01/06/2022
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- The future of chasing snow
- Heather Hansman's new book is both an ode and critique of ski bum culture
- By Jamie Wanzek
- 12/23/2021
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- Total collapse
- Mesa Verde faces big task to save prized cliff dwelling
- By Jonathan Romeo
- 12/23/2021
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- Energy transition & public lands
- Figuring out a sustainable grid that doesn't come at the expense of open space
- By Jonathan Thompson / Land Desk
- 12/23/2021
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- The next big boom
- Oil and gas could be poised for a comeback in Southwest Colorado
- By Jonathan Romeo
- 12/16/2021