/tags/western-slope Western Slope en-US Copyright KUNC/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Fri, 06 Sep 2024 18:16:25 GMT /news/2024-09-06/what-makes-western-colorados-peaches-so-good KUNC talks with Colorado State University horticulture specialist Jeff Pieper to learn more about the conditions that create western Colorado’s peaches. Pieper says it started more than 100 years ago when farmers decided to divert Colorado River water onto arid land near the mouth of De Beque Canyon. Fri, 06 Sep 2024 18:16:25 GMT /news/2024-09-06/what-makes-western-colorados-peaches-so-good Gabe Allen, Brad Turner /news/2024-07-21/concerns-about-japanese-beetle-spreading-to-western-slope The Colorado Department of Agriculture is funding efforts to stop the spread of the Japanese beetle in western Colorado. The invasive pest was first spotted in Grand Junction in July 2022, likely brought to the Western Slope from the Front Range, where 11 counties are "partially or completely infested." Sun, 21 Jul 2024 12:00:00 GMT /news/2024-07-21/concerns-about-japanese-beetle-spreading-to-western-slope Maeve Conran /podcast/inthenoco/2024-04-30/first-came-the-wolves-is-wolf-tourism-next-for-colorado Colorado’s new wolves are drawing a big following — not without some controversy. Today on In The NoCo, KUNC’s Scott Franz discusses recent wolf milestones and tension on the Western Slope, and whether wolves might one day become a tourist attraction. Tue, 30 Apr 2024 11:40:00 GMT /podcast/inthenoco/2024-04-30/first-came-the-wolves-is-wolf-tourism-next-for-colorado In The NoCo, Scott Franz, Erin O'Toole /news/2024-04-07/months-into-new-regulations-short-term-rental-owners-say-they-may-need-to-sell-their-properties-in-summit-county Second-home owners fear losing their foothold in the mountain community amid rules aimed at balancing the tourism economy with a need for more workforce housing. Sun, 07 Apr 2024 12:20:00 GMT /news/2024-04-07/months-into-new-regulations-short-term-rental-owners-say-they-may-need-to-sell-their-properties-in-summit-county Robert Tann, Summit Daily °µºÚ±¬ÁÏ /news/2024-04-04/wolf-kills-a-calf-in-colorado-the-first-confirmed-kill-after-the-predators-reintroduction Colorado's wildlife authorities say a wolf has killed a calf in Colorado. It's the first confirmed livestock kill after 10 of the predators were controversially reintroduced in December to the dismay of the state's rural residents. Thu, 04 Apr 2024 15:11:09 GMT /news/2024-04-04/wolf-kills-a-calf-in-colorado-the-first-confirmed-kill-after-the-predators-reintroduction Jesse Bedayn, Associated Press/Report for America /news/2024-02-09/in-100-million-colorado-river-deal-water-and-power-collide Water from the Shoshone hydropower plant near Glenwood Springs, Colorado, will be purchased by the Colorado River District. It's part of an expensive effort to keep water flowing to the farms, cities and rivers of Western Colorado, and away from fast-growing cities and towns around Denver. Fri, 09 Feb 2024 13:38:00 GMT /news/2024-02-09/in-100-million-colorado-river-deal-water-and-power-collide Alex Hager /news/2023-12-31/study-finds-livestock-growers-need-more-compensation-for-water-conservation In 2020, a group of nine flood irrigators in the Kremmling area, scientists and conservation groups began a multiyear research project to find out what happens when irrigation water is withheld from high-elevation fields for a full season and a half-season. Sun, 31 Dec 2023 13:23:00 GMT /news/2023-12-31/study-finds-livestock-growers-need-more-compensation-for-water-conservation Heather Sackett, Aspen Journalism /news/2023-12-20/wolves-have-landed-in-colorado-bringing-joy-anxiety-and-uncertainty-to-the-western-slope Like hundreds of other ranchers in Colorado, the Stanko family is anxious about wolf packs being airlifted back to this state, where they were eradicated by the 1940s. Wed, 20 Dec 2023 13:12:00 GMT /news/2023-12-20/wolves-have-landed-in-colorado-bringing-joy-anxiety-and-uncertainty-to-the-western-slope Scott Franz /news/2023-10-31/police-say-armed-man-killed-himself-instead-of-carrying-out-apparent-plan-to-attack-amusement-park Police say a heavily armed man killed himself rather than carry out an apparent plan to attack at a Colorado amusement park. Tue, 31 Oct 2023 15:28:34 GMT /news/2023-10-31/police-say-armed-man-killed-himself-instead-of-carrying-out-apparent-plan-to-attack-amusement-park Colleen Slevin and Matthew Brown, Associated Press /news/2023-10-21/organizing-mobile-home-owners-as-investors-gobble-up-parks A case study gathers resident sentiments about rents, rules, legislative remedies. Sat, 21 Oct 2023 12:00:00 GMT /news/2023-10-21/organizing-mobile-home-owners-as-investors-gobble-up-parks John Stroud, Aspen Journalism