En el otoño de 2025, el Centro de Ciencias de Aspen (ASC, por sus siglas en inglés) lanzó un nuevo programa llamado Community STEM [Ciencia, Tecnología, Ingeniería y Matemáticas] Leaders Interns (CSLI), para complementar su ya establecido Programa de Educadores Internos de Verano. Mientras se acerca el verano de 2026, los líderes de ASC reflexionan […]
Annalise Grueter
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Aspen Science Center interns level up community education
In autumn 2025, the Aspen Science Center (ASC) launched a new program, Community STEM [Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics] Leaders Interns (CSLI), to supplement its long-standing Summer Intern Educator Program. As summer 2026 approaches, ASC leaders are reflecting on the successes of the past year and what lies ahead. ASC Education Manager Lillian McIntyre shared […]
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Dandelion Day lays art and music as paths to ‘Common Ground’
Dandelion Day is nearly upon us, and will be taking over Main Street and Sopris Park this Saturday, May 9. For its 28th year, the Carbondale celebration, held in partnership with the Aspen Indigenous Foundation (AIF), will be centered on the theme “Common Ground.” The 2026 festival also has a new fiscal sponsor: The Western […]
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Low streamflow and invasive species present threats to watershed
On Thursday, April 23, some 150 community members gathered at the Pitkin County Library for the Colorado River District (CRD)’s State of the Roaring Fork River. The event is one in a series that the Glenwood Springs-based water agency has been presenting around the state. CRD chief of strategy Amy Moyer and communications director Matt […]
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Carbondale Tree Board brings the blooms on Town’s Arbor Day
Each spring, communities around the world celebrate a variety of holidays around growth and living things. In the U.S., a new tradition started in 1872, when Nebraskan journalist and politician J. Sterling Morton prompted the secular observation of Arbor Day. Morton coordinated with communities across the state to plant one million trees on April 10 […]
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Local beaver advocates discuss dead-in-the-water legislation
In March, the Colorado legislature considered House Bill 26-1323, “Wildfire Resiliency Prohibiting Taking of Beavers,” sponsored by HD57 Rep Elizabeth Velasco. The proposed legislation would limit hunting or killing of beavers on public lands to protect the animals and stabilize their role in ecosystems, which also serves as a mode of wildfire management. The Colorado […]
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Sequía persistente y altas temperaturas rompen récords regionales, provocando cierres anticipados de centros de esquí y restricciones de agua
El manto de nieve en Colorado y el Valle de Roaring Fork se desplomó en marzo debido a una combinación de temperaturas por encima del promedio y precipitaciones por debajo de lo normal. A principios de mes, la organización sin fines de lucro Roaring Fork Conservancy (RFC) emitió una alerta en un boletín comunitario, destacando […]
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Continued drought and high temperatures set regional records, prompting early ski closures and water restrictions
Colorado and Roaring Fork Valley snowpack plummeted in March, due to a combination of above-average temperatures and below-average precipitation. Early in the month, watershed nonprofit Roaring Fork Conservancy (RFC) raised alarms in a community newsletter, highlighting that snowpack in the Valley was at 65% of normal on March 4, with average site depths of 8.7 […]
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Fire & Water takes cinematic journey along Colorado River and through wildfire
The Middle Colorado Watershed Council (MCWC) will host the second event of its 2026 Fire & Water Speaker Series next week. The Rifle-based nonprofit organizes events each spring to engage community on topics around water, wildlife and humans within the Colorado River Basin. The first event, hosted last month, introduced hydrologist and writer Robert R. […]
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RFTA Report: Rifle and Garfield board members appointed, comments heard on Hogback funding
The March Roaring Fork Transportation Authority (RFTA) meeting moved forward several easement resolutions, created new board member positions for representatives of Garfield County and the City of Rifle and considered funding strategy options for Hogback transit services beyond November 2026. While RFTA has assured Hogback commuter routes until November, the organization is seeking collaborative solutions […]