Each fall, columnist Laura Pritchett goes to her special place. From nature to inclusiveness to mini golf, the YMCA of the Rockies has offered her treasures large and small for 20 years — and counting.
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The Partners in the Outdoors conference ended in disaster last year. Now CPW must put the pieces back together.
The agency is calling on wildlife, recreation and conservation communities to rebuild its broken model
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A tutu-wearing guide is leading the way as women fill the ranks of Colorado’s raft industry
Elisha McArthur wants women and girls to feel the power of rowing their own raft
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Colorado Parks & Wildlife volunteer cleared after 7-month investigation into racism claim
Dan Gates says he’ll recover from 7 months of investigation, but fears threat of unfounded claims will discourage 3,600 other volunteers
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Colorado Parks and Wildlife boss announces retirement after his suspension for racist remark
Dan Prenzlow used “in the back of the bus” to point out Black staffer being honored for her work organizing conference that focused on equity, diversity and inclusion
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Colorado’s outdoor industry knows it could be much more inclusive. Here’s how it plans to get everyone outside.
Michael Mojica was up for anything, so when a neighbor asked if he wanted to climb a 14er, a surefire induction for any new Colorado resident, he agreed to it. “Sure,” the transplanted Texan replied. “What’s a 14er?” A few days later, Mojica topped out on the summit of Mount Yale. His eyes blurred with […]
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Half of state employees don’t think equity, diversity and inclusion are prioritized. Here’s how Colorado is responding.
Colorado surveyed its roughly 30,000 state employees last year and asked if they thought leadership was making workforce equity, diversity and inclusion a priority. Only a little more than half of Colorado’s workers who responded said yes. “That number should be much higher,” said Kara Veitch, the executive director of Colorado Department of Personnel and […]