/tags/open-space Open Space en-US Copyright KUNC/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Fri, 25 Oct 2024 11:30:00 GMT /podcast/inthenoco/2024-10-25/an-underground-fire-near-boulder-has-burned-for-more-than-a-century-heres-the-plan-to-finally-extinguish-it Crews near Boulder are preparing to extinguish an underground fire that has been burning for more than a century. It’s one of 38 underground fires burning in coal seams around the state. We’ll hear how this unusual firefighting operation works. Fri, 25 Oct 2024 11:30:00 GMT /podcast/inthenoco/2024-10-25/an-underground-fire-near-boulder-has-burned-for-more-than-a-century-heres-the-plan-to-finally-extinguish-it In The NoCo, Brad Turner, Ariel Lavery /regional-news/2023-07-11/urban-parks-arent-just-pretty-theyre-also-good-for-your-health-report-shows The abundance of parks and lakes in the Mountain West has benefits for the environment and makes the area more desirable to visit. And these spaces – especially when located in a city – can also work wonders for health. Tue, 11 Jul 2023 16:44:12 GMT /regional-news/2023-07-11/urban-parks-arent-just-pretty-theyre-also-good-for-your-health-report-shows Emma VandenEinde /news/2021-02-17/measure-aiming-to-preserve-hughes-property-headed-to-fort-collins-voters Fort Collins city leaders have cemented language for a citizen-led ballot initiative seeking to preserve the former location of Colorado State University’s Hughes Stadium as open space, even as the school presses forward with its own redevelopment plans. Wed, 17 Feb 2021 22:02:38 GMT /news/2021-02-17/measure-aiming-to-preserve-hughes-property-headed-to-fort-collins-voters Matt Bloom /environment/2019-02-06/mountain-lion-attacks-are-rare-but-highlight-more-overlap-between-humans-predators The Colorado trail runner who killed a mountain lion with his bare hands did exactly what he should have, according to David Baron. The Boulder-based… Wed, 06 Feb 2019 18:24:44 GMT /environment/2019-02-06/mountain-lion-attacks-are-rare-but-highlight-more-overlap-between-humans-predators Stacy Nick /environment/2016-07-18/fort-collins-new-natural-areas-hope-to-tap-into-trails-views-and-ag Funded by two quarter cent sales taxes at both the city and county levels, Fort Collins has added four more natural areas to their substantial network.… Mon, 18 Jul 2016 11:01:00 GMT /environment/2016-07-18/fort-collins-new-natural-areas-hope-to-tap-into-trails-views-and-ag /environment/2016-07-13/fort-collins-building-boom-sparks-prairie-dog-debate Some residents in Fort Collins are considered a nuisance. In Colorado, it is legal to kill them -- using slingshots and handguns. But the biggest threat… Wed, 13 Jul 2016 11:00:00 GMT /environment/2016-07-13/fort-collins-building-boom-sparks-prairie-dog-debate /politics/2016-02-29/in-boulder-county-and-beyond-gmos-are-a-pawn-in-a-much-larger-food-fight If you want a front row seat to the fight over GMOs head to Boulder County, Colorado.GMOs, or more precisely, genetically-engineered crops, are lightning… Mon, 29 Feb 2016 11:00:00 GMT /politics/2016-02-29/in-boulder-county-and-beyond-gmos-are-a-pawn-in-a-much-larger-food-fight Harvest Public Media /sports/2016-02-02/license-lottery-underway-for-limited-soapstone-prairie-pronghorn-hunt For the first time, pronghorn hunting will be allowed in the Soapstone Prairie Natural Area north of Fort Collins. Six doe pronghorn permits will be… Tue, 02 Feb 2016 12:00:00 GMT /sports/2016-02-02/license-lottery-underway-for-limited-soapstone-prairie-pronghorn-hunt /environment/2015-11-03/unincorporated-boulder-county-sees-flood-insurance-cuts-thanks-to-mitigation The cost of flood insurance for thousands of properties in unincorporated Boulder County is going down for the next 5 years. For homeowners within the 100… Tue, 03 Nov 2015 20:07:35 GMT /environment/2015-11-03/unincorporated-boulder-county-sees-flood-insurance-cuts-thanks-to-mitigation /environment/2015-07-16/boulder-county-celebrates-open-space-anniversary-by-purchasing-more-of-it Boulder County plans to set aside another big chunk of land as open space. County Commissioners approved a 740 acre purchase of land west of U.S. 36… Thu, 16 Jul 2015 11:00:00 GMT /environment/2015-07-16/boulder-county-celebrates-open-space-anniversary-by-purchasing-more-of-it