/tags/eastern-plains Eastern Plains en-US Copyright KUNC/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Mon, 17 Jun 2024 12:09:00 GMT /news/2024-06-17/our-ancestors-wildest-dreams-young-sand-creek-and-amache-descendants-explore-shared-history A new collaboration between the Sand Creek Massacre Foundation and the Amache Alliance is educating young people about their history on Colorado's southeastern plains. Mon, 17 Jun 2024 12:09:00 GMT /news/2024-06-17/our-ancestors-wildest-dreams-young-sand-creek-and-amache-descendants-explore-shared-history Rae Solomon /news/2024-05-28/clean-energy-is-booming-in-colorado-creating-demand-for-a-rural-workforce Clean energy jobs are exploding in Colorado and nowhere faster than the Eastern Plains. Wind energy is a big reason. Tue, 28 May 2024 12:00:00 GMT /news/2024-05-28/clean-energy-is-booming-in-colorado-creating-demand-for-a-rural-workforce Rae Solomon /news/2024-04-15/are-colorados-northeastern-plains-prepared-for-climate-change Colorado’s northeast plains seem to be lagging behind the rest of the state when it comes to mobilizing for climate change preparedness. But are they? Mon, 15 Apr 2024 12:00:00 GMT /news/2024-04-15/are-colorados-northeastern-plains-prepared-for-climate-change Rae Solomon /education/2020-05-07/were-really-not-trying-to-make-progress-rural-teachers-navigate-special-needs-amid-pandemic Sandy Harper usually works as a paraprofessional, meaning she helps teachers by giving direct assistance to a group of special education students in the… Thu, 07 May 2020 18:00:00 GMT /education/2020-05-07/were-really-not-trying-to-make-progress-rural-teachers-navigate-special-needs-amid-pandemic Adam Rayes /community/2019-06-21/new-homes-set-to-replace-parts-of-historic-african-american-farming-town About a century ago, African-American settlements sprang up across the West. Now, one of those sites in northern Colorado is set to host new houses.The… Fri, 21 Jun 2019 22:35:54 GMT /community/2019-06-21/new-homes-set-to-replace-parts-of-historic-african-american-farming-town Rae Ellen Bichell /environment/2019-06-19/groundwater-pumping-diminishes-streams-across-the-country-study-finds Groundwater pumping is causing rivers and small streams throughout the country to decline, according to a new study from researchers at the Colorado… Wed, 19 Jun 2019 22:32:36 GMT /environment/2019-06-19/groundwater-pumping-diminishes-streams-across-the-country-study-finds Luke Runyon /news/2019-05-24/a-booming-urban-housing-market-reaches-a-small-town-on-the-eastern-plains Out on Colorado’s Eastern Plains, the sound of hammers and saw blades cuts through the steady silence. A construction site hums next to a solitary cluster… Fri, 24 May 2019 11:30:00 GMT /news/2019-05-24/a-booming-urban-housing-market-reaches-a-small-town-on-the-eastern-plains /health/2019-01-07/eastern-plains-program-brings-new-understanding-of-opioid-crisis-to-coloradans Physician Morgan Hungenburg is in the second year of her medical residency program. Since August she's been training in family medicine at Salud Family… Mon, 07 Jan 2019 22:30:06 GMT /health/2019-01-07/eastern-plains-program-brings-new-understanding-of-opioid-crisis-to-coloradans Stephanie Daniel /environment/2018-06-18/new-maps-from-usda-help-ranchers-find-greener-pastures Each spring, ranchers across the Eastern Plains look at their land and ask a very important question: How much green can they expect this season?In this… Mon, 18 Jun 2018 18:02:41 GMT /environment/2018-06-18/new-maps-from-usda-help-ranchers-find-greener-pastures /business/2017-06-13/as-big-high-tech-farms-take-hold-how-do-nearby-towns-stay-afloat Brandon Biesemeier climbs up a small ladder into a John Deere sprayer, takes a seat in the enclosed cab, closes the door, and blocks out most of the… Tue, 13 Jun 2017 11:00:00 GMT /business/2017-06-13/as-big-high-tech-farms-take-hold-how-do-nearby-towns-stay-afloat Harvest Public Media