62% fewer insects were trapped in a pristine meadow near Gothic, a loss correlated with less winter snowfall, less summer rain and warmer temperatures
William Allstetter
After more than three decades’ experience in journalism, science writing, editing, book publishing, corporate communications and video production, William is happy to be freelancing once again about science, skiing or any good story.
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Posted inEnvironment
How one family is carrying on generations-long ecological research near Crested Butte
The overlapping career paths of David Inouye, his son Brian Inouye and daughter-in-law Nora Underwood have them all “outside looking at stuff” at Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory
Posted inEnvironment
Fireflies are thriving in Colorado wetlands. Scientists want to shed light on why.
Lightning bugs light up the sky in scattered pockets across the state, luring sightseers and sparking research that could one day guide reintroduction efforts
Posted inNews
10 days of rain washes drought away in a big swath of eastern Colorado
Rainfall four times greater than what is typical in May speeds year-long recovery, though far southeastern part of Colorado still struggles with exceptional drought conditions
Posted inOutdoors
Meet the Colorado man who always knows when — and where — it’s going to snow
Every morning, thousands turn to the precision snow reports crafted by Joel Gratz’s OpenSnow to find pockets of powder in Colorado’s chaotic mountains
Posted inOutdoors
How much snow will your favorite Colorado ski resort get? Here’s how to tell.
OpenSnow forecasters give some clues about when and why the big snow falls at Colorado ski areas
Posted inHealth
A lot of people ride e-scooters in Denver — and a new study shows a lot of them are getting seriously hurt
Touted as a last-mile solution to improve city public transit systems, at least 3 people a day show up at Denver Health’s emergency room with scooter-related injuries, new study shows
Posted inOpinion, Opinion Columns
Opinion: The joy of COVID-19 vaccination on Valentine’s Day
We started off slowly, with just a trickle of people. I thought last Sunday’s brutal cold might keep turnout low. And there were a few early morning glitches as we worked out our routine. But by mid-day, Amy Schouten, the nurse giving the shots, and I, her “vaccine buddy,” had hit our stride. She was […]
Posted inOpinion, Opinion Columns
Digging. Planting. Weeding: How gardening became meditation during coronavirus
The tomatoes are coming in… Most evenings after work and in the morning on weekends, I step gingerly around the tomato plants in the garden, push aside a branch or two and look for the telltale flash of red that signals a ripening tomato. Is it ready? Will it deliver the rich, savory flavor you […]