DENVER- The Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge sits 8 miles northeast of downtown Denver. Prairie dogs sit watchfully on their hind legs while deer and bison keep their heads down mowing the prairie covering 15,988 acres. The skyline and smokestacks towering in the distance remind visitors of their proximity to urban life. This contrast…
SUMMITVILLE- The historic mine here, sits 12,000 feet elevation with open scars from over a century of mining. Like thousands of abandoned mines around western Colorado, the remanences of the boom and bust gold rush are crippled mine camp houses and informative plaques about mining’s glory days. The land was first used by the Ute…
SAN LUIS VALLEY- The Medano-Zapata Ranch is bustling. Bison huddle as they wait to be led into a shoot that will allow ranchers to examine them closely. It’s the one time of year when ranchers round up their herd to pull heads for sale, administer vaccination and health checks. Bison have roamed the San Luis…
COLORADO SPRINGS- As our group of Colorado college students rode up to Colorado Springs’s (CSU) coal fired power plant southeast of the city, CSU’s public relations chief Amy Trinidad waited energetically in front of the plant. She greeted us as we got off our bus, seemingly eager to show off the utilities recent efforts to…
ERIE- Erie resident Amanda Harper stands by the road in front of her house, the sun sinking towards the Rockies, wondering whether voters will help her pass a statewide set back rule on oil and gas next week Her dog circles around her nudging a dirt caked ball. She throws the ball and the dog…
COLORADO SPRINGS–Colorado College students noticed a change in their morning routine at the start of the school year. Bon Appetit, CC’s contracted caterers, announced that they will no longer be serving straws at their cafés. Bon Appetit stated that this reform will be in keeping with their promise of “Food service for a sustainable future”. …
