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Inside The Nest
1+ hour, 7+ min ago (659+ words) The Nest celebrated its grand opening with tours, live music, food, and a showcase of its luxury glamping domes Patio seating outside one of The Nest's domes offers sweeping views of the surrounding mountains and valleys. Black Hawk officials and…...
Surrender to the flow
2+ week, 20+ hour ago (648+ words) Elementary students from Gold Hill, Jamestown, and Nederland performed a Phish-inspired musical Thea Nehapetian emerges from the land of the lizards with her saxophone. Otis Solzberg joins the band and rocks out on the drums for "Simple" by Phish. Students…...
Life in Nature: The buzz about spring
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (591+ words) Broad-tailed hummingbirds have returned to the Front Range NEDERLAND " They're here! A few weeks ago, reports started trickling in along the Front Range: the small first wave of Broad-Tailed hummingbirds had arrived (or were at least passing through on their…...
Life in Nature: Signs of the season
2+ mon, 6+ day ago (565+ words) Pasque flowers are blooming and the mountain bluebirds have returned. NEDERLAND " While we barely dipped our toes into a traditional Rocky Mountain winter this year, the transition is upon us. Spring is beginning in earnest. Here in the foothills, some…...
Wild Bear energized for "net-positivity"
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (681+ words) The Wild Bear Nature Center is nearing completion of a new net-positive, solar-powered campus. MUD LAKE " The beautiful surroundings of the Peak to Peak area face several natural and manmade challenges, from climate change causing increased fire risk and diminished…...