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• Academy wins conservation award

  March 6, 2012 1:40 PM

  The Air Force Academy's Natural Resources department won the 2011 Department of Defense-level Military Installation Partnership Award from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service created this annual award in 2004 for the military installation that promotes conservation on military lands in the last... more »

• MIxed message for local water supply

  May 11, 2011 5:34 PM

  The weather pattern this year is sending mixed messages when it comes to our water supply. In the mountains there is plenty of snow-pack to fill reservoirs, but on the front-range is has been one of the driest winters in decades. With the dry winter water use is already high... more »

• Conservation grants available

  February 15, 2011 7:39 PM

  The United States Department of Agriculture has $500,000 available in grants for proposed conservation projects in Colorado. Individual applications will be awarded through a statewide competitive grants process for improving conservation practices in Colorado. Applications will be accepted from eligible entities, including federally-recognized Indian Tribes, state and local governments,... more »

• Prairie dog conference scheduled in Poncha Springs

  November 17, 2010 3:12 PM

  Protecting prairie dogs will be the topic of a meeting in Poncha Springs on December 2 at the Chaffee County Fairgrounds. "The Division of Wildlife has been inventorying Gunnison's prairie dog colonies and establishing local management plans for more than a year now," said DOW biologist Ed Schmal. "This... more »

• Colorado wildlife panel OKs conservation easements

  October 8, 2010 8:47 AM

  The Colorado Wildlife Commission has approved acquiring conservation easements on more than 10,000 acres of wildlife habitat in eastern and western Colorado. Easements provide landowners financial incentives for agreeing not to develop the property. The easements approved by the commission Wednesday are in Kit Carson, Yuma and Routt... more »

• Ted Turner to discuss Colorado conservation

  September 28, 2010 8:44 AM

  Gov. Bill Ritter and media mogul Ted Turner are airing their views about conservation. The forum at the at the Colorado Conservation Voters Annual Fall Luncheon on Tuesday will focus on efforts for improving air and water quality, developing a sustainable energy future, and safeguarding environmental health. Turner... more »

• Xcel installing temporary Denver substation

  June 10, 2010 8:16 AM

  Xcel Energy is still asking customers in east Denver to reduce electricity use as it installs a temporary substation to replace one that blew up. Company spokesman Mark Stutz says customers have been conserving energy, avoiding the need for controlled outages. But he says Thursday could be rough because... more »

• Xcel Energy 2-tier rate plan starts Tuesday

  June 1, 2010 8:24 AM

  Xcel Energy's two-tiered rate plan aimed at encouraging customers to cut electricity use during the summer begins Tuesday. Customers will be charged the lower rate of 0.098 per kilowatt hour for the first 500-kilowatt hours and 0.14 per kilowatt hour for use above 500 kilowatt hours, under the plan... more »

• Job of the Day: Mammals Researcher

  April 5, 2010 2:42 PM

  The Colorado Division of Wildlife is seeking a Mammals Researcher to conduct rigorous scientific-based original research to enhance the management and conservation of mammals in Colorado. You must have a college degree and experience in a related field. Apply by May 7. Starting pay is $4700 - $6800... more »

• Conservationist: Colorado sees climate change effects

  February 8, 2010 10:00 AM

  The head of one of the country's largest conservation groups is warning that Colorado is in the "bull's eye of climate change" and says the state's hunters and anglers are seeing firsthand the effects of warmer temperatures. National Wildlife Federation President Larry Schweiger says the bark beetle infestation that has... more »

• American-born pandas arrive in China

  February 5, 2010 4:04 PM

  A pair of giant pandas who were born in the United States have arrived at their new home in China. Workers at the Bifengxia breeding base welcomed the two pandas after their flight from Washington, DC. Millions of people fell in love with Tai Shan, who was born... more »

• Dozens of rescued whales make it back out to sea

  December 28, 2009 10:06 AM

  Vacationers and conservation workers in New Zealand have been able to coax more than 40 pilot whales back out to sea, after they became stranded on a beach. But about 125 other whales couldn't be saved. Rescuers have been monitoring the progress of the survivors -- and the whales are... more »

• 82 hatchlings offer hope for green sea turtles

  November 4, 2009 10:38 AM

  The population of endangered green sea turtles at SeaWorld in San Diego grew by 82 in October when the eggs hatched on Shipwreck Beach without human help. There hasn't been such happy turtle news at SeaWorld since 2003, when 21 sea turtles got an assist from park staff, said... more »

• Seeking a sustainable future Play Video

  November 3, 2009 7:48 PM

  A catch-phrase you'll hear floating around at the Southern Colorado Sustainability Conference this week is the triple bottom line , a name given to describe the tri-fold benefits of sustainable practices. Eric Cefus, executive director of the Catamount Institute which is hosting this year's conference explains, "There's no downside... more »

• Europe fails to agree on bluefin tuna ban

  September 23, 2009 11:21 AM

  A sharply divided European Union failed Tuesday to protect the threatened bluefin tuna, as the bloc's Mediterranean nations refused to back even a temporary a ban on catching the fish prized by sushi aficionados. The EU's executive commission urged EU governments to agree to a temporary ban until the... more »