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The juniper and the Townsend’s Solitaire
Birds typically limit their singing to spring and summer when defending their territories and trying to attract mates. But when the calendar rolls int...
November 13, 2024
Early fall a good time to add native plants
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Early fall a good time to add native plants
There are more than 3,300 species of native wildflowers, grasses, shrubs and trees that grow naturally in Colorado. Some are specific to the Rocky Mou...
September 11, 2024
Oregon-grape: A feast for more than the eyes
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Oregon-grape: A feast for more than the eyes
To truly appreciate the beauty of the Oregon-grape (Berberis repens), it’s critical to meet it at eye level. From a tummy-on-the-ground position (or o...
July 3, 2024
Red desert paintbrush on display
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Red desert paintbrush on display
There are more than a dozen species of paintbrush native to Colorado and all but one find a home on the Western Slope. Of Colorado’s 14 species of pai...
April 17, 2024
Time to take down bird feeders
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Time to take down bird feeders
While snow and winter weather is still here in Ouray County, bears will soon be active and seeking food to quell their hunger after winter hibernation...
March 27, 2024
Elephant’s Head: A wildflower with an animal name
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Elephant’s Head: A wildflower with an animal name
All plants have a scientific Latin name and a common name. The Latin name can provide clues to a plant’s defining characteristics or might reference t...
August 9, 2023
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Smoke blankets Ouray County as wildfires burn in region
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Smoke blankets Ouray County as wildfires burn in region
By Mike Wiggins 
July 11, 2025
Heavy smoke and haze choked Ouray County for a second straight day Friday as a series of wildfires churned through tinder-dry trees and brush in southwestern Colorado and southeastern Utah. The Colora...
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Signs of trouble in Ouray
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Signs of trouble in Ouray
City halts production after public backlash over size, appearance of wayfinding signs
By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com 
July 9, 2025
Ouray business owners and residents threw up a symbolic stop sign in front of the city council on Monday, urging city leaders to pause or altogether abandon plans to install dozens of new wayfinding s...
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Go Fourth and celebrate
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Go Fourth and celebrate
July 9, 2025
The crowd cheers as a fire department tanker truck sprays the wet side of the street during the July 4 parade in Ouray. Ouray Tourism and Destination Marketing Director Kailey Rhoten said cellular dat...
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County scrambles to pay for road repairs from rockfall
Leaders pull from multiple sources to cover $300,000 tab, look to replenish emergency fund
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
July 9, 2025
Ouray County is scraping together money to pay for emergency repairs on County Road 361 while looking for ways to replenish its emergency fund in anticipation of other disasters. During a work session...
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Hot Springs moves forward with upgrades
Council OKs bathhouse design contract; pipeline replacement, heat exchange system on tap this fall
By By Lia Salvatierra and Mike Wiggins lia@ouraynews.com mike@ouraynews.com 
July 9, 2025
A series of much-anticipated upgrades to the Ouray Hot Springs Pool is coming together, with the city beginning infrastructure replacements this fall and searching for ways to pay for building a new b...
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