Tracy Ross
Tracy Ross writes about the intersection of people and the natural world, industry, social justice and rural life from the perspective of someone who grew up in rural Idaho, lived in the Alaskan bush, reported in regions from Iran to Ecuador and as a parent of kids growing up during the age of accelerated climate change.
Before coming to The Colorado Sun, she was a correspondent for Outside Magazine, an editor at both Backpacker and Skiing magazines, and the author of the critically lauded memoir The Source of All Things, about overcoming child abuse through connection with and adventure in the outdoor world. She is the co-producer of a movie — Hard Miles — based on her Bicycling Magazine story Street Kids, about boys from a school for adjudicated youth in Colorado who she rode to the Grand Canyon with in 2014. She lives in Nederland with her husband, 12-year-old daughter, Hollis, and, occasionally, her two grown sons, Scout and Hatcher.
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The yearling female was from the One Ear pack that state wildlife officials say has been preying on livestock in Grand and Jackson counties. -
With an eye on water levels, grazing options and the bottom line, cattle producers tailor strategies for survival. Listen to "Morning Edition" host Michael Lyle, Jr. discuss this story with Colorado Sun reporter Tracy Ross and then read the entire article at the link below. -
Members were told to stay home with pay for the past four weeks as negotiations continued. Listen to "Morning Edition" host Michael Lyle, Jr. discuss this story with Colorado Sun reporter Tracy Ross and then read the entire article at the link below. -
The meatpacking giant in Greeley says some employees are not joining the picket line and coming to work instead, for “stability” and to “support their families." Listen to "Morning Edition" host Michael Lyle, Jr. discuss this story with Colorado Sun reporter Tracy Ross and then read the entire article at the link below. -
Commissioners voted 6-4 to advance Center for Biological Diversity’s petition to ban commercial fur sales amid public pushback and criticism. Listen to "Morning Edition" host Michael Lyle, Jr. discuss this story with Colorado Sun reporter Tracy Ross and then read the entire article at the link below. -
Site stabilization that concluded Friday will allow safe access to parts of the demolished building where asbestos could be lurking. Listen to "Morning Edition" host Michael Lyle, Jr. discuss this story with Colorado Sun reporter Tracy Ross and then read the entire article at the link below. -
Pat and Jan Stanko raise 180-pound Turkish Boz Shepherds, known for loving kids, lambs, calves and tiny chicks. They’re also fierce defenders of livestock against wolves, and a nonlethal coexistence group hopes to build a team they can deploy to ranchers on short notice. Listen to "Morning Edition" host Michael Lyle, Jr. discuss this story with Colorado Sun reporter Tracy Ross and then read the entire article at the link below. -
The early morning blaze is out and evacuation orders are lifted, but a shopping center that houses 19 businesses was damaged -
With new townhouses open and apartments coming online this autumn, the work commutes of hundreds of employees will drastically shorten. Listen to "Morning Edition" host Michael Lyle, Jr. discuss this story with Colorado Sun reporter Michael Booth and then read The Colorado Sun story at the link below. -
University of Colorado hydrologist Toby Minear captures river flow data with the NASA satellite he helped develop. Then he runs rivers to double check its work. Listen to our "Morning Edition" host Michael Lyle, Jr. discuss this story with Colorado Sun reporter Tracy Ross and then read The Colorado Sun story at the link below.
