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Wildlife managers across the West have been stocking high, alpine lakes with fish for decades. New research is looking into how that history changed the Rocky Mountain environment and the genetics of the fish themselves.
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The energy drink company Red Bull hosts one of the top mountain biking competitions in the world every year in Southern Utah. But the event has never invited women, and the female freeriding community is trying to change that.
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There are thousands of popular hiking trails in the Mountain West, but until recently it’s been difficult to measure just how many people use them. Now, the nonprofit Headwaters Economics is combining infrared counters with fitness tracking apps to accurately measure trail use so that land managers can gain a better sense of how to spend.
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Popular recreation areas across the Mountain West are proposing price hikes for campsites, backcountry permits, parking spots and other amenities. Public land agencies say they’re responding to increased wear and tear on trails and facilities.
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A new report shows that visitors to national parks spent a record amount in surrounding communities last year, providing a major economic boost to those areas.
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Recent federal laws have provided hundreds of millions of dollars in extra funding for the National Park Service. Yet some members of Congress say the agency isn’t moving fast enough on construction projects and improvements for visitors.
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Toxic blue-green algae has forced Colorado Parks and Wildlife to close swimming areas at some lakes and reservoirs in the area.
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Race founder Mike McCormack said he was moved to reiterate his and the race’s stance because he feels like the world is currently in a moment in time where outrage is the most common response to polarizing topics or issues.
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Colorado Sun Health and Environment Reporter Michael Booth joined us to discuss the closures of several Colorado-based autism care centers and the return of surfing in Salida ... on the river.