1+ hour, 7+ min ago   (1749+ words) Broadcast version by Eric Galatas for Colorado News Connection for the Public News Service/Daily Yonder Collaboration If you spend any time at all on the prairie, someone is going to hurl that quote by Willa Cather at you, about…...

2+ day, 1+ hour ago   (428+ words) EarthTalk – How do bird feeders shape avian evolution? Ecological impact? Kiowa County Press EarthTalk – How do bird feeders shape avian evolution? Ecological impact? How has the prevalence of bird feeders in the U.S. affected birds’ evolution? Is putting up…...

1+ week, 1+ hour ago   (341+ words) Colorado Parks and Wildlife is urging residents to secure trash and other food sources as drought conditions reduce natural food availability for black bears and push bear reports to record levels statewide. From January 1 through August 13, Colorado Parks and Wildlife…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (454+ words) Kiowa County Press EarthTalk – What's behind Warming Stripes? Roddy Scheer & Doug Moss What’s the backstory on the so-called “Warming Stripes” visual display of climate change? In the past decade, warming stripes have become increasingly well-known data visualization graphics representing abnormalities…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (358+ words) Colorado’s wolf program is not protecting the wildlife it was created to recover. Colorado Parks and Wildlife records show the largest cause of wolves dying since recovery began has been from intentional killing by humans. The recent killing of Freedom,…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (1452+ words) For years, ranchers have butted heads with conservationists and the federal government – claiming that the endangered Mexican gray wolf is a serious threat to their local economies and public safety. Federal data obtained by KUNM, however, tells a different story....

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (710+ words) Crowds gathered Friday to celebrate the more-than 100-year anniversary of the Parma Research and Extension Center, a site established by the University of Idaho in 1925 to research new agricultural technologies and combat local conditions adverse to farming, such as invasive…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (381+ words) As the U.S. Senate considers an updated Farm Bill, some South Dakota farmers said the proposal does not do nearly enough. The U.S. House passed its version April 30. Since then, a coalition of farmers and rural residents from Midwestern states traveled to…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (279+ words) A June 10 event in Columbia Falls will highlight regenerative agriculture and more sustainable approaches to food production and consumption. “Soil to Soil: A Regenerative Agriculture Field Day” is hosted by the Regenerative Farming Collaborative through Montana Farmers Union. Montana Caise,…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (627+ words) During August I’ll join a group of public lands advocates on a four-day raft trip down the Green River through Lodore Canyon and Dinosaur National Monument in northwestern Colorado’s Moffat County. This region is known for its healthy big game…...