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 […]
High Water Levels in Front Range Rivers Mean Dangerous Conditions
“There have been high water levels and snow has been melting since early Spring.” Suzanne Paschke, Associate Director for Hydrologic Studies for the United States Geological Survey in Colorado says this is a high water year for Front Range rivers and […]
April Nature Almanac: Boulder County Herony
Just in time for Easter weekend,in the high in trees along the St. Vrain river, there are over 70 nests packed close together. They have been constructed over the years by Herons and Egrets who will be arriving in April […]