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Astronomy program scheduled for Friday Durango Nature Studies and astronomer John Buting will present the Green Laser Star Program from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Friday at the Old Fort in...

Beetle-kill zones surprisingly rich in biodiversity

The drive over Wolf Creek Pass, scarred by the spruce beetle outbreak, can elicit strong emotions in the nature lover. Several logging sales may be on the way, but new research suggests rava...

Grand Canyon weighs killing, capturing bison to cut numbers

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. – The National Park Service is looking at using sharpshooters, capture and other methods to reduce the number of bison that are roaming the far northern reaches of the Grand...

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Wolfwood Refuge to visit Purgatory Wolfwood Refuge will visit Purgatory Village Plaza from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday. An educational talk will be given at 12:30 p.m...

Drought threatens return in New Mexico after dry stretch

ALBUQUERQUE – Marking an end to a record-setting stretch of warm, dry weather, snow fell around New Mexico on Tuesday but forecasters warned that meaningful moisture has been in short supply...

Landowners a force in conservation

Private interests preserve land along Colorado-N.M. border

Dinosaur National Monument plans Rocky Mountain goat removal

DENVER (AP) – The National Park Service is drafting plans to remove or restrict Rocky Mountain goats from Dinosaur National Monument either by capture or lethal means. Officials s...

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Climate group to host training workshop Citizens Climate Lobby will hold a training workshop from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. Saturday at St. Mark’s Church, 910 East Third Ave. ...

Mancos co-op gets a boost to help expand distribution in Durango

Grant will help grow program in Durango

Wet weather systems becoming increasingly rare in Southwest

RENO, Nev. – The southwestern United States has already begun a long-predicted shift into a decidedly drier climate, a new study looking at the last 35 years of weather pattern concluded. ...

Bringing solar to low-income residents in La Plata County

Local group uses grant to power affordable housing

Studies aim to restore habitat of imperiled Northwest fish

BOISE, Idaho – Scientists in the Pacific Northwest are studying more than a dozen watersheds to develop templates on habitat restoration that could be used in similar streams to bolster stru...