Snow meant it was just the regular gang of winter birds… with a few exceptions and some very pretty late spring snow.

Thousands of fish die in Big Thompson Canyon as a result of flood reconstruction
“Managers felt like they had seen the first signs of the rebound from the flood 3 years ago and now we’re talking a 8 to 9 mile stretch where that population has now been knocked back 50% or more, so […]

March Nature Almanac: Tassel Eared Abert’s Squirrels at Betasso Reservoir
In this month’s Nature Almanac, Ruth Carol Cushman loosk for tassel-eared Abert’s squirrels at Betasso Reservoir with naturlaist and wildlife biologist Scott Severs. All Photos: Scott E. Severs

Nature Almanac: February Stars
In this month’s Nature Almanac, naturalist and guide Dave Sutherland joins Steve Jones to talk about what can be seen in the mid-winter night sky. For more information about Dave Sutherland’s nature hikes and astronomy talks, visit naturehikes.org. Steve Jones and Ruth Carol […]

Dot Org: Audubon Habitat Heroes
The Audubon Society of the Rockies is encouraging people to become habitat heroes who create gardens that provide suitable habitat for wildlife and pollinators. Jamie Weiss, Habitat Heroes Coordinator for Audubon Rockies says Habitat Heroes practice a form of landscape […]

January Nature Almanac: Boulder County Jackrabbits in Jeopardy
In the January 2016 edition of the Nature Almanac, Jackrabbits in Jeopardy in Boulder County. (image: Scott E. Severs) Steve Jones and Ruth Carol Cushman are co-authors of The Peterson’s Field Guide to The North American Prairie and Wild Boulder County.

Friday Nature Almanac for December – Bountiful Winter Ducks
This remarkably warm fall means more abundant waterfall here this winter . . . but rising temperatures are also raising questions about their summer nesting grounds up north. Steve Jones and Ruth Carol Cushman are co-authors of The Peterson’s […]

Bears and Trash in Boulder
“We don’t want bears to learn that the city is a place where they have easy access to a constant food supply.” Valerie Matheson is the Urban Wildlife Conservation Coordinator for the City of Boulder. She says she can see […]