/tags/camping Camping en-US Copyright KUNC/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Wed, 10 Jul 2024 11:32:00 GMT /podcast/inthenoco/2024-07-10/nervous-about-camping-with-kids-a-boulder-writer-shares-how-to-avoid-disaster Are you daydreaming about your next camping trip – but not sure if the kids in your family can handle it? On today's episode of In the NoCo, Boulder author Helen Olsson shares how to set your family up for success in the great outdoors. Wed, 10 Jul 2024 11:32:00 GMT /podcast/inthenoco/2024-07-10/nervous-about-camping-with-kids-a-boulder-writer-shares-how-to-avoid-disaster In The NoCo, Erin O'Toole, Brad Turner /news/2021-10-26/report-quantifies-the-camping-crunch-on-western-public-lands Camping on public lands in the West has skyrocketed in recent years, according to a new analysis from the conservation nonprofit Center for Western Priorities. During 2020's peak season, 57% of all reservable campsites on federal lands in the West were occupied — an almost 18 percentage point increase compared to 2014. While the pandemic drove high turnouts last year, numbers were climbing even before that. Tue, 26 Oct 2021 21:34:41 GMT /news/2021-10-26/report-quantifies-the-camping-crunch-on-western-public-lands Nate Hegyi /2021-08-04/smoke-does-little-to-scare-off-campers-on-public-lands-report-suggests It found that average occupancy rates at campgrounds in the West dropped by 1.3 percentage points when smoke was bad — driving concerns about public health. Wed, 04 Aug 2021 21:57:55 GMT /2021-08-04/smoke-does-little-to-scare-off-campers-on-public-lands-report-suggests Maggie Mullen /2020-11-25/camping-could-be-a-safe-way-to-celebrate-thanksgiving-with-family As the pandemic surges across the nation, last week the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advised against families and friends gathering for Thanksgiving. But there is one potentially safe way to see relatives and celebrate the holiday — camping. Wed, 25 Nov 2020 16:59:50 GMT /2020-11-25/camping-could-be-a-safe-way-to-celebrate-thanksgiving-with-family Nate Hegyi /environment/2019-12-31/camping-at-state-parks-in-2020-youll-need-a-reservation-for-that Beginning on Jan. 1, 2020, all state parks in Colorado will require campsite reservations. You can reserve a site up to six months in advance, or even the… Tue, 31 Dec 2019 23:17:43 GMT /environment/2019-12-31/camping-at-state-parks-in-2020-youll-need-a-reservation-for-that Colorado Edition /2019-10-15/panel-suggests-privatizing-campgrounds-in-national-parks An Interior Department committee is recommending that the National Park Service privatize campgrounds in national parks and offer services such as WI-FI... Tue, 15 Oct 2019 15:15:34 GMT /2019-10-15/panel-suggests-privatizing-campgrounds-in-national-parks Kamila Kudelska /2019-06-03/more-poop-on-public-lands-prompts-federal-agencies-to-clamp-down-on-dispersed-camping MOAB — About 40 miles north from the tourist hordes in town and set against a backdrop of tan clay and red mesas, the vista looked primed for a nature... Mon, 03 Jun 2019 12:00:00 GMT /2019-06-03/more-poop-on-public-lands-prompts-federal-agencies-to-clamp-down-on-dispersed-camping Nate Hegyi, Nate Hegyi /news/2018-06-06/bear-tramples-family-in-their-tent-at-red-feather-lakes-1-injured Colorado wildlife officers are looking for a bear that trampled a family's tent, injuring one of the people inside.The incident happened Tuesday night on… Wed, 06 Jun 2018 21:20:45 GMT /news/2018-06-06/bear-tramples-family-in-their-tent-at-red-feather-lakes-1-injured Associated Press /community/2017-07-27/having-trouble-getting-your-kids-outside-try-adding-zombies Campfires, sing-alongs and… the undead?It might not be the most natural pairing, but it’s the exact combination that sets zombie apocalypse camp in… Thu, 27 Jul 2017 11:00:00 GMT /community/2017-07-27/having-trouble-getting-your-kids-outside-try-adding-zombies Luke Runyon /environment/2016-05-11/modern-noise-pollution-still-follows-us-around-even-in-colorados-quiet-places With summer on the horizon, maybe you’re hoping to find some peace and quiet in the great outdoors. Where you find it can be a challenge. Luckily, the… Wed, 11 May 2016 11:00:00 GMT /environment/2016-05-11/modern-noise-pollution-still-follows-us-around-even-in-colorados-quiet-places Ann Marie Awad