Boulderganic
Passing of a giant
South 88th Street in Louisville is no different than the other roads veining through Boulder County.
There’s a fenced-in prairie stretching to the east. To...
Bearing witness
A stocky Western bluebird makes his home in a nest box.
The tenant’s glimmering blue suit, interrupted by a rusted vest, catches Mary Young’s attention,...
Local forests under fire
A slew of so-called “wildfire risk reduction” logging projects are proposed for tens of millions of acres of public forests across the Western U.S. —...
Living with fire
It starts in flames.
Traffic is bumper to bumper as Michelle Simmons and her kids make their way out of Paradise, California. It’s the middle...
Growing wild
Throughout the prairies and foothills of Boulder County, there’s a plant causing concern and debate.
To the layperson’s eye, cheatgrass is barely distinguishable from...
Cleaning the stream
Steve Klemish winds through Longmont streets looking for the containers with a green lid.
He knows exactly where he’s going without a map — he’s...
Swimming with forever chemicals
From stunning canyons to babbling brooks, Colorado’s rivers draw an estimated 1.1 million anglers annually — but an unseen danger is lurking in nearly...
Dive to survive
Under a full moon on a frosty December night, two advantageous Boulderites make the most of a hole in the system.
“You wouldn’t believe...
‘Climate change is a health issue’
When Dr. Jay Lemery gives presentations on climate and health, one of his slides has two pictures with an arrow between them: one with...
Eyes on the mitigation prize
Boulder County has three extra pairs of eyes helping detect fire.
The eyes, cameras built by Pano AI, use geo satellite data and field sensors...
‘Everything is connected to everything’
The work of the National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) at CU Boulder is as varied and interconnected as the earth systems they...
A hazy future
For decades, residents in Lyons have raised concerns about the cement plant and its quarry located outside of town.
“We’re the closest community to the...
