When I moved to Colorado, I was excited to see new Western bird species and it didn’t take long to add my first bird of Colorado. The excitement occur...
November 9, 2022
'In all things of nature, There is something of the marvelous.' – Aristotle Everyone I know falls in love with this funny, tiny little bird called the...
October 20, 2022
[tecnavia_gallery slug='the-bluebirds-among-us-gallery' view='carousel']The Bluebird carries the beautiful color that cheers our soul. – John Burrough...
August 11, 2022
Not only through an amazing experience of watching a bird or animal does one develop a “reverence for all life.” One of my birding friends and I were ...
May 5, 2022
The uniqueness of the Ruddy Duck makes it so enduring to everyone who is watching this special duck. – Paul A. Johnsgard One of the many bird species ...
April 21, 2022
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No one really knows a Bird until he has seen it In flight - A wonder of nature— John Terres January has been an interesting month for seeing lots of d...
February 3, 2022
Water is the most Important element For life – Anonymous Don Marsh, an excellent local birder, was out birding at the viewpoint near the marina in Rid...
December 1, 2021
All good things are wild and free – Henry David Thoreau I am always amazed and fascinated when I see the Rough-legged Hawk. This hawk is so different ...
November 11, 2021
Bird banding has long been an important technique for identifying individual birds, to keep track of them and learn how birds travel and live. The tec...
October 7, 2021
A necessary scavenger that Performs a task that nature Deemed them best equipped To fulfill – Alfred "Bud" Starling The Turkey Vulture is among the mo...
August 11, 2021
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Experts: Age-old forests, climate change, extreme drought created prime conditions for Gold Mountain Fire
August 26, 2026
In the summer of 1879, the largest wildfire in Colorado history at the time tore through 26,000 acres of rugged forest about eight miles south of Silverton and presaged a vast shift in its landscape. ...
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Metro districts would fund improvements for possible 19-acre mixed-use Ridgway development
August 26, 2026
The Ridgway Town Council approved creating four metropolitan districts at its Aug. 12 meeting for a proposed residential and commercial development on 19 acres in north Ridgway. The development, Alpen...
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Polis: Federal funding needed to help pay for $17M in damages from Gold Mountain, Aspen Acres fires
August 26, 2026
Federal, state and local officials pushed this week for President Donald Trump to issue a disaster declaration for the Gold Mountain and Aspen Acres fires that would open the door to additional federa...
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Michael Flaim named interim leader of Ouray preK-8 students
August 26, 2026
Michael Flaim, an educator who taught economics and social studies at international schools for nearly 20 years, has started as Ouray School’s interim preK-8 principal for the 2026-2027 school year. T...
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Work focuses on removing debris, building berms, barriers; project set to finish by Sept. 20
August 26, 2026
Crews from Haynes Excavation began work last week to repair and protect areas prone to flooding and debris flows beneath the Gold Mountain Fire burn scar. The $2.8 million Emergency Watershed Protect ...
