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A Wildfire Sheds Light: Interviews with Marshall Fire Survivors

August 17, 2023 1 0 Carolyn Elerding

Rebuilding from natural disaster within a capitalist system YS explores the ongoing impacts of the Marshall Fire through a multi-part series including interviews with survivors and analysis of the role of climate change and alternatives to recovery such as mutual…

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A Wildfire Sheds Light: Mutual Aid in Suburbia?

August 17, 2023 Like 0 Carolyn Elerding

This is Part 1 of a multi-part series that explores the ongoing impacts of the Marshall Fire through interviews with survivors and analysis of the role of climate change and alternatives to recovery such as mutual aid. Photo by Skinner…

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Boulder Seeks Community Participation for Wildfire Protection Plan

July 3, 2023 Like 0 Guest Contributor

The City of Boulder is seeking community participation in a survey aimed to help develop an updated Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP) for 2024. All Boulder community members are encouraged to offer feedback in the survey.

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Report Charts a Course for Mitigating Wildfire Risk

March 24, 2023 Like 0 Guest Contributor

“Roadmap for Wildfire Resilience: Solutions for a Paradigm Shift,” a new report by the The Aspen Institute and The Nature Conservancy, offers detailed and strategic options for meeting the challenges brought by bigger and more destructive wildfires across the Western…

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The Fire Next Time

April 29, 2022 1 0 Robert Davis

The Marshall Fire razed homes, local businesses, and claim two lives. It also exposed fissures in Colorado’s emergency notification system.

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Month In Review | September 2021

October 7, 2021 Like 0 De La Vaca

A comprehensive review of some of the main events north of the 104th, Boulder County, and the surrounding area all within the past month.

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Rain and lower temps on the way — but beware the mosquitoes

July 5, 2012 Like 0 Greg Campbell

If there’s anything that can be said for the lack of moisture in the state for, oh, the past several months, it’s that we’ve been blessedly bereft of one of summer’s biggest nuisances: Mosquitoes. These pests breed in pools of…

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Erie still allows fireworks sales despite high fire danger

June 29, 2012 Like 0 Greg Campbell

With uncontrolled wildfires running amok and creating havoc up and down the Front Range, it’s hard to imagine a worse business to be in in the days leading up to the Fourth of July than selling fireworks. But in a…

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How you can help High Park Fire victims

June 19, 2012 Like 0 Greg Campbell

The High Park Fire burning west of Fort Collins showed signs of eventual containment Monday, with fire crews managing to contain 50 percent of the 58,000-plus acre wildfire. But it is still the most destructive fire in Colorado history, with…