Dandelions, despite being extremely difficult to get rid of, are great for the soil and they’re one of the first foods for the bees in the springtime. Along with being 100% edible for human consumption, gardeners can use dandelions in […]
Colorado Wildflowers Have Started To Bloom
Image by Stephen R. Jones of Townsendia Hookeria also known as the Easter Daisy with bee On April’s Nature Almanac, Colorado native Easter Daisies bloom among the 60 million-year-old shale rock formations of Boulder’s Six Mile Fold. Steve Jones and […]
Signs of Spring Along Boulder’s Heatherwood Trail
For this first Friday in March, we bring you our monthly look at the natural world on the Nature Almanac. Naturalists, Scott Severs and Ruth Carol Cushman, wander along Boulder’s Heatherwood trail. As their footsteps crunch over ice, they spot […]
Morning Magazine Podcast – Friday, February 3, 2023
On today’s Morning Magazine, for the first Friday of the month, we have the Nature Almanac. After that, we tune into Sports Talk with KGNU’s Jimmy Searfoss and Dot Org our weekly look at local nonprofits. Listen: (Download Audio) .
A Confusion Of Warblers Got Lost On Their Way To Mexico And Found Themselves In Boulder This Fall
On this month’s Nature Almanac, city lights confused migrating warblers, leading them off-course to a CU-Boulder beech tree with late-season leaves and aphids. Ruth Carol Cushman and Scott Severs look for signs of the mis-placed warblers , and they share […]
Nature Almanac: Hummingbirds
As you know, on the first Friday of every month here at KGNU, we play the Nature Almanac, which features local naturalists looking for what’s happening in the natural world. Boulder Naturalists go to The Foothills to experience the peak […]
Summer Drive “Bonus” Nature Almanac
As you know, on the first Friday of every month here at KGNU, we play the Nature Almanac, which features local naturalists looking for what’s happening in the natural world. Today, we have a special treat for you, a “bonus” […]
Fireflies and Snipes On July’s Nature Almanac
On July’s Nature Almanac, naturalists Carol Cushman and Steve Jones venture out to the Cherryvale Trailhead to get a glimpse of the sparkling fireflies that come out this time of year Listen: (Download Audio)