This time of year in southeast Colorado, hordes of tarantulas set out on their annual migration across the grasslands in search of a mate. The event draws plenty of tourists who are eager to witness the sight. Ahead of this weekend’s Tarantula Fest, we talk with an expert to learn what makes tarantulas so fascinating.

NOCO Humane’s new adoption campus in Greeley is now open. The organization is trying to help address overcrowding in animal shelters across Northern Colorado.

The impact of federal clean energy rollbacks is being weighed as the Public Utilities Commission nears the deadline to set a 2035 target.

There’s a growing shortage of workers in the ski industry – including the people who keep ski lifts across the country operating safely. Colorado Mountain College hopes to fix that by training future lift mechanics at its Leadville campus, with a program designed around a newly donated ski lift.

Providing the same level of government programs and services next fiscal year is predicted to cost $850 million more than the legislature will have available to spend.

AGC Biologics plans to lay off nearly 300 workers in Boulder County as the contract pharmaceutical manufacturer attempts to sell its factories in Longmont and Boulder.

They say extreme heat and other climate impacts should be considered in monetary policy-making.

In June, the US government withdrew from an agreement designed to protect salmon and renewable energy in the Columbia River Basin. Our Living Lands Producer Daniel Spaulding spoke with Erik Holt, chairman of the Nez Perce Tribe's Fish and Wildlife Commission, about the future of salmon in the region.

The groups are asking Colorado Parks and Wildlife launch a phased ban of lead ammunition and fishing tackle on state lands to address animal and human health concerns.

Pitkin County's move to change the zoning of most federal land within its boundaries won't affect how the land is used today but is intended to limit development there if it's ever transferred to private ownership.

The number of golden eagles colliding with wind turbines may have doubled in the last decade.

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