Rocky Mountains

Hot Springs To Remain Open After Frozen Cows Carved Up

AP | Posted 05.20.2012

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ASPEN, Colo. -- A popular hot springs area in Colorado will remain open after U.S. Forest Service rangers carved up several frozen cows in an attempt ...

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Crews With Hand Saws To Carve Up Frozen Aspen Cows

AP | Posted 05.03.2012

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ASPEN, Colo. — Crews with hand saws and knives plan to carve up the cattle found frozen in a mountain cabin near Aspen, Colo., before the carcas...

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Dear Hot Springs Visitors: Beware The Frozen Cows

AP | Posted 04.24.2012

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ASPEN, Colo. -- Federal forest officials want visitors of a Colorado hot springs to be very careful about what's lurking inside a remote cabin nearby:...

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Celebrating Earth Day

Sen. Mark Udall | Posted 04.23.2012

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Working together we can keep our wild lands wild, and our air and water clean. By accomplishing this, we will ensure our children too can enjoy the opportunity provided by the geography of hope -- the great gift of the American West.

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Have Some Frozen Cows That Need Moving? Just Blow Them Up

AP | STEVEN K. PAULSON | Posted 04.18.2012

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DENVER -- It may take explosives to dislodge a group of cows that wandered into an old ranger cabin high in the Rocky Mountains, then died and froze s...

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Armed Outlaws Stalk Rocky Mountains

Reuters | Posted 05.16.2012

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* Survivalists thrive in remote, mountainous terrain * Trick is to find a few outlaws among many eccentrics * Anti-gover...

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Latest Storm Brings More High Winds, Snow To Colo.

Posted 02.28.2012

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Yet another February storm is headed toward Colorado, this time though most of Denver will be spared, but many areas in the rest of the state will be ...

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High winds, winter weather delay flights in Denver

AP/Huffington Post | Posted 02.23.2012

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DENVER -- Strong gusts Wednesday delayed flights arriving in Denver for part of the day, downed power lines and trees, and fueled two wildland fires i...

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Winds Up To 100 MPH Possible Along The Front Range

AP | Posted 04.23.2012

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DENVER — Strong gusts have delayed flights in Denver, downed power lines and trees in Boulder and fueled two wildland fires in Boulder County. ...

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Despite Record Low Snowpack, Resorts Are Still Packing Them In

Posted 12.30.2011

The 2010-2011 season saw record snowfall, but 2011-2012 is off to an alarmingly slow start. The Denver Post reports that throughout the state, snowpac...

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HuffPost Guides: Angel Fire Resort

The Huffington Post | Lydia Schrandt | Posted 01.05.2012

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Angel Fire Resort in New Mexico is a popular destination for skiers and snowboarders. As part of a series on ski resorts, Huffington Post Travel offer...

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Building an Interstate Highway for Wildlife

Alexia Parks | Posted 07.27.2011

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When we think about human settlements throughout the world, we need to remember that we are sharing the earth with others.

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Colorado's UFO Watchtower A Hotspot For Saucer Sightings

HuffingtonPost.com | Lee Speigel | Posted 11.16.2011

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Want to see some unexplained lights in the sky or slow moving cigar-shaped or saucer-shaped objects? Gas up the car and head out to the southwest sect...

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Record Snowpack Piles On Flood Warnings

AP | BRIAN SKOLOFF | Posted 07.18.2011

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SALT LAKE CITY — Late winter storms are packing a punch to the Rockies, piling snowpack on top of already record levels across the West where of...

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Colorado Park Rangers Face Biggest Threat From Humans

New York Times | Posted 05.25.2011

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GOLDEN, Colo. -- As a game warden for the state of Colorado, Todd Schmidt has a workplace that office drudges the world over might fantasize about: t...

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Beetle Kill Linked To Warmer Temperatures, Spreading Into Canadian Rockies

The Coloradoan | Posted 05.25.2011

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Bark beetles make regular headlines in Colorado, but the copper-hued forests they are creating now stretch from the Centennial State all the way into ...

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Wolf Legislation Would Exempt Wolves From Federal Protection

AP | BEN NEARY | Posted 05.25.2011

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CHEYENNE, Wyo. — U.S. senators from Wyoming, Idaho and Utah proposed legislation Thursday that would strip federal endangered species protection...

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California Renewable Energy Push Could Blow Across West

AP | MATTHEW BROWN | Posted 05.25.2011

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BILLINGS, Mont. — Montana and other states in the West could wind up being the unintended beneficiaries of an aggressive push to decrease fossil...

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Is High Altitude Linked To Suicide Risk? Study Finds Insufficient Oxygen Intake Could Heighten Risk

ABC News | Lee Dye | Posted 05.25.2011

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Is it possible that living in the mountains can make it more likely that someone will commit suicide? Maybe, according to startling new research sugge...

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Black Bear Encounters In West Dictated By Strength Of Berry Crop

AP | JOHN MILLER | Posted 05.25.2011

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BOISE, Idaho — Without their usual diet of berries and nuts as hibernation approaches, mama, papa and baby bears in the West are turning to cars...

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Rocky Mountain Golden Groves (Photos)

Rich Wolf | Posted 05.25.2011

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The final crescendo of fall is left to the largest organism on earth, the ancient aspen.

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New wolf bills: bad science, bad policy, and bad legislation

Andrew Wetzler | Posted 05.25.2011

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The Endangered Species Act is one of the most powerful -- and most successful -- environmental laws ever enacted. And one of the center-pieces of tha...

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Clever Ravens -- Winged Masters of Deception

Dr. Reese Halter | Posted 05.25.2011

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In many ways, Ravens have similar cognitive capacities to some primates. For instance, Ravens invent tools to achieve specific tasks, such as using sticks to scoop out ants from nests within trees.

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The Heart of the Wolf Recovery Problem -- Science

Sylvia Fallon | Posted 05.25.2011

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The discrepancy between the recovery goals and the current population of wolves is vast -- almost as vast as the opinions on either side of the debate around wolves in the Rocky Mountains.

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Wolves Win: Federal Court Reinstates Protections

Wayne Pacelle | Posted 05.25.2011

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It's been a big week for canines. I announced on the blog yesterday that the puppy mill initiative we're promoting with partner organizations had qual...

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