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Environment Primary category in which blog post is published
How a small Colorado town fought the Japanese beetle and won
The flying pest feasts on more than 300 types of plants and returns each year in greater numbers. But not in Palisade.
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Climate change is transforming Western forests. And that could have big consequences far beyond wildfires.
By Mark Jaffe Environment Primary category in which blog post is published
Gunnison’s farm season has grown by 28 days. The proof is in “Barometer” Bartleson’s weather records.
By Nancy Lofholm Environment Primary category in which blog post is published
Opinion: Western states buy time with a 7-year Colorado River drought plan, but face a hotter, drier future
By Brad Udall Opinion
Environment Primary category in which blog post is published
Colorado’s drought is at its lowest level in at least 19 years
The U.S. Drought Monitor released a report Thursday showing that just roughly eight square miles in Colorado -- or 0.01 percent of the state -- is under abnormal dryness. And that might just be from a map-drawing error.
