/tags/wilderness Wilderness en-US Copyright KUNC/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Thu, 29 Aug 2024 11:35:00 GMT /podcast/inthenoco/2024-08-29/tourists-are-flocking-to-colorados-busiest-national-forest-can-this-mountain-playground-be-protected-from-overuse Tourism in Colorado’s outdoor spaces is growing dramatically – which raises questions about how to balance recreation with protecting the state’s wild places. On today’s In The NoCo, we talk with the supervisor of the White River National Forest about the impact from this influx of visitors. Thu, 29 Aug 2024 11:35:00 GMT /podcast/inthenoco/2024-08-29/tourists-are-flocking-to-colorados-busiest-national-forest-can-this-mountain-playground-be-protected-from-overuse In The NoCo, Ariel Lavery, Brad Turner, Erin O'Toole /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/2023-03-01/news-brief-with-the-colorado-sun-the-beauty-and-danger-of-skating-on-wild-ice This week, we talk with The Colorado Sun about wild ice skating. A Colorado woman who has gone viral on Instagram and TikTok because of it, and the sport is becoming more widely accepted at Colorado parks. Wed, 01 Mar 2023 11:20:00 GMT /news/2023-03-01/news-brief-with-the-colorado-sun-the-beauty-and-danger-of-skating-on-wild-ice Nikole Robinson Carroll /2020-03-03/new-map-encourages-exploration-and-protection-of-wyomings-red-desert Wyoming's Red Desert is the largest unfenced swath of land in the continental U.S. Exploring it can be daunting, since there's little signage or... Tue, 03 Mar 2020 23:43:37 GMT /2020-03-03/new-map-encourages-exploration-and-protection-of-wyomings-red-desert Maggie Mullen /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 /politics/2015-04-27/fed-land-control-i-70-tread-bills-debated-at-the-capitol-as-time-ticks-down As the state Legislature enters the home stretch, lawmakers recently debated a measure to study whether to transfer federal lands to the state. Another… Mon, 27 Apr 2015 13:00:00 GMT /politics/2015-04-27/fed-land-control-i-70-tread-bills-debated-at-the-capitol-as-time-ticks-down Bente Birkeland /politics/2014-07-17/new-ad-campaign-aims-to-persuade-pols-conservation-matters Western voters have said they care about conservation and protection of public lands.Now, an advertising campaign by the Denver-based group Center for… Thu, 17 Jul 2014 14:44:33 GMT /politics/2014-07-17/new-ad-campaign-aims-to-persuade-pols-conservation-matters Stephanie Paige Ogburn /npr-news/2013-07-07/the-new-world-of-firefighting-politics-climate-and-humans Writer and photojournalist Michael Kodas says forest management, climate change and growing population complicate fire fighting. Sun, 07 Jul 2013 06:50:00 GMT /npr-news/2013-07-07/the-new-world-of-firefighting-politics-climate-and-humans Liz Halloran /politics/2013-03-28/udall-proposes-new-browns-canyon-national-monument Colorado Democratic Senator Mark Udall announced his proposal for a new National Monument and Wilderness area near Salida Thursday.The new proposal… Thu, 28 Mar 2013 18:46:53 GMT /politics/2013-03-28/udall-proposes-new-browns-canyon-national-monument Nathan Heffel /npr-news/2012-04-18/in-colorado-frozen-cows-are-a-conundrum-in-conundrum Six of the animals died in a cabin and then froze over the winter. It's in a popular area for hiking near Aspen. But it's hard to get to, and trucks and chain saws can't be used. Now officials are trying to figure out what to do. Wed, 18 Apr 2012 18:05:00 GMT /npr-news/2012-04-18/in-colorado-frozen-cows-are-a-conundrum-in-conundrum Mark Memmott