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Colorado’s program to restore gray wolves hit some snags recently. One of the biggest concerns is that state wildlife officials don’t know where the next set of wolves to be released here will come from. It’s a serious challenge at a moment when survival rates for the wolves are lower than Colorado officials had hoped.

Students at Colorado State University have designed an innovative prosthetic foot. The design uses 3D printing technology that allows them to customize each prosthetic they make for the person who will wear it. Hear the story of the CSU engineering students who created the award-winning design.

A leading conservation organization says owls need a hand – and they’re rolling out a program to do it. The Bird Conservancy of the Rockies is about to launch a project to get homeowners along the Front Range to place boxes in their backyards where owls can live.

There are lots of techniques people use to de-stress these days. But one unusual way to unplug is the practice of “forest bathing.” Users immerse themselves in nature and tap into all five senses as a way to slow down and reset. We get some advice for how to try this for yourself – even if you’re just getting out in your own backyard.

The trails on a few of Colorado most popular fourteeners are getting a facelift this summer. Crews lift heavy boulders, create stairways, and sleep on the mountain for days at a time. The redesigned trails will make them more sustainable for future hikers.

Psychedelic therapy is now a legal, licensed form of treatment in Colorado. Proponents say it’s helpful for patients coping with conditions like post-traumatic stress disorder. But does it work? We’ll hear from a journalist who had a tough year – and decided psychedelic therapy might be exactly what he needed.

Researchers say that during a wildfire, aspen groves in Colorado’s forests help slow the progress of the blaze. So should more mountain communities plant aspen groves on the outskirts of town?

Driving through the mountains on I-70 can be difficult for anyone – but for drivers behind the wheel of a giant semi, one mistake can have devastating impacts. Today on In The NoCo, we talk with the owners of a trucking school in Colorado that offers the only specialized mountain safety program for truck drivers in the country.

It’s easy to find the history of the men for whom some of Colorado’s highest mountains are named. But when it comes to peaks named for women, like Mount Ida, or Mount Flora – it’s tough to figure out just who those women were. With her new book, a Colorado author set out to discover some of that history.

A lot of us rely on nutrition labels to help us know what we’re getting at the grocery store. But at your local dispensary, the THC labels on some cannabis products may not be nearly as reliable. That’s according to a new study from the University of Colorado. We hear from one of the CU researchers about why this is happening, and what the industry can do to fix the issue.