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  • What to Watch on TV…

    What to Watch on TV…

    Colorado is featured on

    America’s Forests

    with Chuck Leavell 

    —Jan. 25—

    Series Demonstrates How Vital Forests are to Well-being and Economic Health of Communities 

    DENVER – Colorado takes the stage in the next episode of the new national TV series, America’s Forests with Chuck Leavell. The series explores challenges, opportunities and innovations happening in America’s forests, and the Colorado episode will air on Rocky Mountain PBS on Thursday, Jan. 25 at 7 p.m. MST.

    Chuck Leavell may be best known as the keyboardist and musical director for The Rolling Stones, but he is also an educated and enthusiastic forestry advocate, conservationist and tree farmer. As host of the new series, Leavell serves as the on-camera guide, travelling across the country to interview people who are passionate about the gifts we get from our woods and exploring creative solutions to complex problems impacting this important natural resource.

    The search for solutions to the problems of sustainable growth, climate change and energy conservation is increasingly inspiring thought leaders to look at one of America’s finest resources — our forests. Whether for building or for recreation, our forests are good for the economy and for the spirit. —   Leavell

    Colorado is featured in the second episode in the series and includes segments on the therapeutic value of our forests, the importance of forests to our water supply and the innovative ideas on turning the wood from forests devastated by the mountain pine beetle epidemic into musical instruments, skis, snowboards and sustainable building applications.

     

    Using the episode as inspiration, conversations on forest health, management and utilization with voices that represent a variety of perspectives will take place during a special film premier event on Jan. 24 at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science. A private VIP reception will kick off the event and include remarks from Leavell, Governor John Hickenlooper, Tony Tooke, Chief of the U.S. Forest Service, and Chris Topik, Director of Forest Restoration at The Nature Conservancy. At 7 p.m., the public is invited to a showing of the Colorado episode and an intimate fireside chat hosted by Leavell alongside Brian Ferebee, Regional Forester for the Rocky Mountain Region of U.S. Forest Service; Jim Neiman, President and CEO of Neiman Enterprises; and Paige Lewis, Deputy Director/Director of Conservation of the Colorado chapter of The Nature Conservancy. A limited amount of tickets is still available to the film premier and fireside chat by RSVP’ing online at /tiny.cc/chuckleavallcolorado.

    Public and private partners across the country are working hand-in-hand to both care for and create sustainable solutions using wood from our forests. This important work is vital to a healthy forest environment that provides world-class recreation, wildlife habitats and scenic beauty. Through the stories in the series and special events, we hope to educate and inspire citizens to become everyday champions. — Bruce Ward, president of Choose Outdoors

    The series is produced by Choose Outdoors and 42 Degrees North Media and the Colorado episode was made possible with support from the U.S. Forest Service, Denver Water, Colorado State Forest Service, Intermountain Forest Association, El Pomar Foundation, Rocky Mountain PBS and the Denver Museum of Nature and Science.
     

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  • Denver Metro — Action Day for Visibility — Indoor Burning Restrictions in Effect

    Denver Metro — Action Day for Visibility — Indoor Burning Restrictions in Effect

    This is the Denver Metro Air Pollution Forecast effective 4PM on Tuesday, January 2, 2018:

    An Action Day for Visibility is now in effect for the seven-county Denver-Boulder metropolitan area . Indoor Burning Restrictions and requests to limit driving are now in effect until at least 4 PM Wednesday, January 3, 2018. Poor visibility and an exceedance of the state visibility standard are expected on Wednesday. Otherwise, good or moderate air quality conditions are expected. No other air quality advisories are in effect.

    Limited mixing and ventilation, along with stagnant-to-upslope winds, will allow visibility to become Poor on Tuesday and Wednesday.

    For statewide conditions, forecasts and advisories, visit: http://www.colorado.gov/airquality/colorado_summary.aspx  

     

  • EPA sets Gold King Mine spill of Bonita Peak Mining District of Colorado — Priority CleanUp

    EPA sets Gold King Mine spill of Bonita Peak Mining District of Colorado — Priority CleanUp

    Gardner Applauds EPA Decision to Elevate Bonita Peak Mining District as a Priority Superfund Site

    Designation Includes Gold King Mine Area

    Washington, D.C. – Senator Cory Gardner (R-CO) released the below statement applauding the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) decision to list the Bonita Peak mining district as a top priority superfund cleanup site.

    Secretary Pruitt assured me when I met with him before his confirmation and when we visited the site in August that the EPA would make the right decision for the people of Southwest Colorado, and I appreciate his agency following through on their promise. The Gold King mine spill has had a significant impact on our state and there will continue to be a lot of work done by our elected officials and community. This latest commitment to the Bonita Peak Mining District along with continued attention to Pueblo cleanup actions are important steps in the progress that needs to be made by the EPA at both locations. — Gardner said

    Gardner, along with his colleagues in the Colorado Congressional delegation, has been working since the Gold King Mine spill occurred in 2015 to make sure Southwest Colorado has the necessary resources to clean up abandoned mines and prevent a similar catastrophe from happening in the future. Before voting to confirm Scott Pruitt as EPA Administrator, Gardner secured a commitment from Pruitt to work together to address the continued fallout from the Gold King Mine spill. In March, Gardner invited EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt to visit Southwest Colorado to hear from Coloradans regarding the Gold King Mine spill.

    According to the EPA, the Bonita Peak Mining District (BPMD) became a Superfund site on Sept. 9, 2016, when it was added to the National Priorities List. The site consists of historic and ongoing releases from mining operations in three drainages:  Mineral Creek, Cement Creek and Upper Animas, which converge into the Animas River near Silverton, Colorado. The site includes 35 mines, seven tunnels, four tailings impoundments and two study areas where additional information is needed to evaluate environmental concerns.

    On Aug. 4, 2017, EPA chief Scott Pruitt, U.S. Rep. Scott Tipton, R-Cortez, and Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper toured the Gold King Mine near Silverton  – Check out footage from the tour now, courtesy of The Denver Post.

    Video credit: The Denver Post August 4, 2017

    What happened exactly?

    The 2015 Gold King Mine waste water spill was an environmental disaster that began at the Gold King Mine near Silverton, Colorado, when EPA personnel, along with workers for Environmental Restoration LLC (a Missouri company under EPA contract to mitigate pollutants from the closed mine), caused the release of toxic waste water into the Animas River watershed. They caused the accident while attempting to drain ponded water near the entrance of the mine on August 5. After the spill, the Silverton Board of Trustees and the San Juan County Commission approved a joint resolution seeking Superfund money.

    Contractors accidentally destroyed the plug holding water trapped inside the mine, which caused an overflow of the pond, spilling three million US gallons (11 ML) of mine waste water and tailings, including heavy metals such as cadmium and lead, and other toxic elements, such as arsenic, beryllium, zinc, iron and copper into Cement Creek, a tributary of the Animas River in Colorado. The EPA was criticized for not warning Colorado and New Mexico about the operation until the day after the waste water spilled, despite the fact the EPA employee “in charge of Gold King Mine knew of blowout risk.”

    The EPA has taken responsibility for the incident, but originally refused to pay for any damages claims filed after the accident on grounds of sovereign immunity, pending special authorization from Congress or re-filing of lawsuits in federal court. Governor of Colorado John Hickenlooper declared the affected area a disaster zone. The spill affects waterways of municipalities in the states of Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah, as well as the Navajo Nation. As of August 11, 2015, acidic water continued to spill at a rate of 500–700 US gal/min (1.9–2.6 m3/min) while remediation efforts were underway. — Wikipedia

     

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  • Don’t miss the Geminid Meteor Shower tonight! — Dec 13

    Don’t miss the Geminid Meteor Shower tonight! — Dec 13

    It’s a good time to bundle up, go outside and let the universe blow your mind! 

    With August’s Perseids obscured by bright moonlight, the Geminids will be the best shower this year. The thin, waning crescent Moon won’t spoil the show. — Bill Cooke with NASA’s Meteoroid Environment Office
     
    Not only is it the year’s most prolific, with up to 120 meteors per hour visible from rural skies, the moon is essentially out of the picture. — Sky and Telescope.

    WHEN

    The shower will peak overnight Dec. 13-14 with rates around one per minute under good conditions, according to Cooke. Geminids can be seen on nights before and after the Dec. 14 peak, although they will appear less frequently. Geminid activity is broad, good rates will be seen between 7:30 p.m. on Dec. 13 and dawn local time the morning of Dec. 14, with the most meteors visible from midnight to 4 a.m. on Dec. 14, when the radiant is highest in the sky.

    HOW

    The Geminids be seen with the naked eye under clear, dark skies over most of the world, though the best view is from the Northern Hemisphere. Observers will see fewer Geminids in the Southern Hemisphere, where the radiant doesn’t climb very high over the horizon.  Just get away from bright lights and look up in any direction! Give your eyes time to adjust to the dark. Meteors appear all over the sky.

    “When you see a meteor, try to trace it backwards.. if you end up in the constellation Gemini there’s a good chance you’ve seen a Geminid.” —  Cooke

    If it’s cloudy where you are, NASA will broadcast the Geminid shower live via Ustream starting at sunset Dec. 13 from the Automated Lunar and Meteor Observatory at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama. You can also see Geminid meteors on NASA’s All Sky Fireball network page.

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    The Geminids are active every December, when Earth passes through a massive trail of dusty debris shed by a weird, rocky object named 3200 Phaethon. The dust and grit burn up when they run into Earth's atmosphere in a flurry of shooting stars. "Phaethon's nature is debated - It's either a near-Earth asteroid or an extinct comet, sometimes called a rock comet" — Cooke. Meteor showers are named after the location of the radiant, usually a star or constellation close to where they appear in the night sky. The Geminid radiant is in the constellation Gemini.

    Not all the meteors you might see belong to the Geminid shower, however. Some might be sporadic background meteors, and some might be from weaker, active showers like the Monocerotids, Sigma Hydrids and the Comae Berenicids.

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  • New Study: Forest Regeneration Declines by 33% Post-Fire in wake of Climate Change

    New Study: Forest Regeneration Declines by 33% Post-Fire in wake of Climate Change

    The forests you see today are not what you will see in the future.

    — This sobering statement is no longer a matter of question-ability, it is now a matter of fact. That’s the overarching finding from a new study on the resilience of Rocky Mountain forests, led by Colorado State University.

    Researchers analyzed data from nearly 1,500 sites in five states — Colorado, Wyoming, Washington, Idaho, and Montana — and measured more than 63,000 seedlings after 52 wildfires that burned over the past three decades. They wanted to understand if and how changing climate over the last several decades affected post-fire tree regeneration, a key indicator of forest resilience.

    They found sobering results, including significant decreases in tree regeneration following wildfires in the early 21st century, a period markedly hotter and drier than the late 20th century. The research team said that with a warming climate, forests are less resilient after wildfires.

    We often talk about climate change and how it will affect us in the future, but the truth is we are already seeing those changes. Disturbances like wildfires are a catalyst for change. In many places, forests are not coming back after fires. What we’ve found is dramatic, even in the relatively short 23-year study period. — Camille Stevens-Rumann, assistant professor in the Department of Forest and Rangeland Stewardship at CSU

    In one-third of the areas studied, researchers found no seedlings growing.

    The hardest-hit sites were the warmest and driest, and those where fires burned so severely that few trees survived to provide seed. One of the big surprises for the team was seeing the data for the average annual water deficit at study sites. Historically, forests change over time. But the research team said their findings suggest that it will take much longer after a wildfire for sites to return to forests, if they return at all.

    Even if we plant trees in those areas, it’s unlikely to be successful. We need to start expecting that these landscapes aren’t going to look the same in the future, whether it’s reduced density of trees or no longer a forest. In my lifetime, you can see these sites becoming substantially hotter and drier. Many forest managers want post-fire years to be cooler and wetter, to help with regeneration, and that’s just not happening anymore, or happening very infrequently. —  Stevens-Rumann

    What can be done to combat or lessen these effects?

    Stevens-Rumann said that ‘while trees similar to the ones that burned have typically been planted on a fire-ravaged site, that may no longer be the smartest approach. She’s been meeting with land managers and foresters to discuss what might be better. Managers may want to plant species that are adapted to the current and future climate, not the climate of the past. There also are areas that could support certain tree species but there isn’t any regeneration currently; these are the ideal places to plant after a fire.’

    The problem could also be addressed when a fire happens.

    Another strategy is to foster fires burning under less extreme conditions, so that more trees survive to provide seed for future forests. When fires are patchy, more areas are within reach of a surviving tree. — Penny Morgan, professor in the College of Natural Resources at the University of Idaho and co-author of the study

    The research team includes scientists from University of Idaho, The Nature Conservancy, University of Montana, University of Washington, University of Colorado – Boulder, Tall Timbers Research Station and Land Conservancy, and the Washington State Department of Natural Resources.

     

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  • Bipartisan Public Lands Management Bill Introduced

    Bipartisan Public Lands Management Bill Introduced

    Legislation Would Reauthorize the Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act

    Washington, D.C. — Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D) and Cory Gardner (R) this week introduced a bill to reauthorize the Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act (FLTFA). Before it expired in 2011, FLTFA allowed the Bureau of Land Management, the U.S. Forest Service, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and the National Park Service in the Western United States to use the proceeds from sales of certain federally designated areas to protect lands of exceptional conservation value.

    In Colorado, conservation is not only part of our heritage, but also vital to our outdoor recreation economy.We’ll work to advance this legislation that boosts economic development, improves land management, and conserves high priority land for future generations. — Bennet said

    For more than a decade until it expired in 2011, FLTFA allowed the preservation of important sites across the Western United States without the use of taxpayer money. The program also assisted in better land management practices by disposing of isolated or difficult-to-manage parcels identified by the public land management agencies themselves.

    This fiscally responsible, bipartisan bill will prioritize conservation across Colorado and the West at no cost to the taxpayers. I’m proud to work with Senator Bennet and others from both sides off the aisle on this legislation to ensure future generations of Coloradans can enjoy our great state’s natural treasures. — Gardner said

    In Colorado, FLTFA resources have been used to complement projects funded by the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) and Great Outdoors Colorado (GOCO). The “land for land” concept has helped federal agencies acquire approximately 4,500 acres of land within the Canyons of the Ancients National Monument to preserve cultural artifacts. It has also helped conserve important wildlife habitat and preserve public access for hunting, fishing, and other outdoor recreation.

    Additional cosponsors of FLTFA include U.S. Senators Dean Heller (R-NV), Martin Heinrich (D-NM), Tom Udall (D-NM), James Risch (R-ID), Mike Crapo (R-ID), Ron Wyden (D-OR), and Steve Daines (R-MT).

    The legislation is supported by more than 165 groups, including many sportsmen, recreation, conservation, and historic preservation groups, such as The Conservation Fund, The Trust for Public Land, Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership, New Mexico Wildlife Federation, and Nevada Land Trust. A list of groups is available HERE.

    A copy of the bill is available HERE. 
     

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  • Farm Service Agency County Committee Ballots Due

    (Denver, CO) Nov. 29, 2017 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Colorado Farm Service Agency (FSA) Executive Director, Clarice Navarro, today reminded farmers, ranchers and other agricultural producers that FSA county committee elections began Nov. 6, with the mailing of ballots. Eligible voters must return ballots to their local FSA offices by Dec. 4, 2017, to ensure that their vote is counted. Producers who have not received their ballot should pick one up at their local FSA office.

    “Producers only have a few more days until that Dec. 4 deadline,” said Navarro.

    “I urge all eligible farmers and ranchers, especially minorities and women, to get involved and make a real difference in their communities by voting in this year’s elections. This is your opportunity to have a say in how federal programs are delivered in your county.”

    Ballots returned by mail must be postmarked no later than Dec. 4, 2017. Newly elected committee members will take office Jan. 1, 2018. Nearly 7,700 FSA county committee members serve FSA offices nationwide. Each committee has three to 11 elected members who serve three-year terms of office. One-third of county committee seats are up for election each year. County committee members apply their knowledge and judgment to help FSA make important decisions on its commodity support programs, conservation programs, indemnity and disaster programs, and emergency programs and eligibility.

    Producers must participate or cooperate in an FSA program to be eligible to vote in the county committee election. Approximately 1.5 million producers are currently eligible to vote. Farmers and ranchers who supervise and conduct the farming operations of an entire farm, but are not of legal voting age, also may be eligible to vote.

    For more information, visit the FSA website at www.fsa.usda.gov/elections. You may also contact your local USDA service center or FSA office. Visit http://offices.usda.gov to find an FSA office near you.

  • Colorado Livestock Association Conference— NOV 14 —

    Colorado Livestock Association Conference— NOV 14 —

    The CLA 3rd Annual Symposium

    will feature hot topics such as

    Emergency Management – Future Legislation – Market Outlook – And More

    on

    Nov 14

    Colorado Livestock Association (CLA) is hosting its annual producer educational symposium in Sterling, CO on November 14, 2017. The Northeast Livestock Symposium will feature a full day of informative speakers covering a multitude of important topics affecting the livestock industry.

    The symposium will kick off at 8:30 with a discussion about current water issues by Jim Yahn, North Sterling and Prewitt Reservoirs manager. Following, Jim Robb, Chief Executive Officer of the Livestock Marketing and Information Center (LMIC) will provide a market outlook. The LMIC has provided economic analysis and market projections concerning the livestock industry, since 1955.

    Emergency management during disaster situations is a priority to many in the Northeastern part of the state following the destructive grass fire earlier this year. Officials from the Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management and the Department of Agriculture will discuss emergency protocols and the future collaboration between emergency responders and agriculture producers to aid in effective disaster response.

    Colorado State Senator Jerry Sonnenberg will give an outlook on the upcoming legislative session and discuss issues related to rural Coloradoans and livestock agriculture industry. Greg Bloom, CEO of the Colorado Beef Council, will discuss the recent legal activities occurring in other states related to the beef checkoff. Michael Turner, Colorado State Energy Office, will present on the grant programs available for producers to aid them in making their operations more energy efficient. John Crawmer, Safety Consultant, Pinnacol Assurance, will discuss safety leadership and building a safety culture on operations to reduce injuries in the workplace.

    Check out the FULL SCHEDULE and REGISTER ONLINE NOW

    Registration is FREE, but please register for lunch by Thursday, November 9, 2017.

    Tuesday, November 14, 2017

    Northeastern Junior College, Hays Student Center Ballroom

    100 College Avenue, Sterling, CO 80751

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  • Do Your Tomatoes Have Any Flavor?

    Do Your Tomatoes Have Any Flavor?

    … well, you might want to think again!

    Join this year’s CSU Lecture

    — Nov. 12 — 

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    Making Tastier Tomatoes

    You know the experience: You slice into a red, juicy, store-bought tomato, take a bite and…nothing. Perhaps you want some tomato with that salt?

    This familiar, flavorless experience might someday be less common thanks to the work of Harry Klee, professor of horticultural sciences at the University of Florida and featured speaker at this year’s Thornton-Massa Lecture, 3:30 p.m. Nov. 12, at the Lory Student Center Theater at Colorado State University.

    Klee hasn’t always been in the flavor game.

    After receiving his Ph.D. in biochemistry from the University of Massachusetts, he conducted postdoctoral research at the University of Washington focusing on the soil bacterium Agrobacterium tumefaciens, a vital organism for gene transfer and genetic engineering of plants. He then spent 11 years working on a Monsanto team developing herbicide-resistant crops.

    In 1995, he moved to the University of Florida to take an endowed chair in the Department of Horticultural Sciences. There, he created a program that uses biochemistry and genetics to better understand the flavor of fruit crops. His work has uncovered the plant-created compounds that produce truly tasty tomatoes. Then, using large-scale genomics, he and his team have created a genetic blueprint for restoring these compounds in commercially grown tomatoes. The goal is to bring heirloom flavor back to tomatoes that aren’t grown in your backyard – while not decreasing yield.

    He and his lab are also extending their work to strawberries, melons and even lettuce.

    Klee is a member of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences and president of the American Society of Plant Biologists.

    Public lecture

    Klee’s lecture, “Why Don’t My Tomatoes Have Any Flavor? A Case Study in Industrial Agriculture,” is free and open to the public.

    The 18th annual Thornton-Massa Lecture is co-hosted by the College of Agricultural Sciences and the College of Natural Sciences Department of Biology. The series is made possible by a gift that honors the late Dr. Emil Massa and the late Bruce and Mildred Thornton, who shared a passion for biodiversity, plant genetics, agriculture and horticulture.

    Dr. Emil Massa was an orthopedic surgeon who, beginning in 1960, practiced for more than 30 years at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Denver. Massa had an abiding sense of appreciation and wonder for the phenomena of the natural world. He endowed this lecture series to engage the public in a vital conversation to honor, preserve and investigate nature’s rich vocabulary of organisms.

    Massa’s legacy endures in other ways: the grounds of St. Joseph’s Hospital are graced with trees he raised from seed; after he retired from medical practice, he restored rare books, including those in the Western History Room of the Denver Public Library and at the Denver Botanic Garden.

    Bruce and Mildred Thornton shared a life-long interest in and commitment to the study, identification and preservation of seeds. Mildred attended what was then called Colorado State College, and after receiving her master’s degree in botany, she went to work as a junior botanist at the Federal Seed Laboratory in Washington, D.C. Bruce served on the Colorado State College faculty and the Agricultural Experiment Station staff from 1927-1962, and he headed the Colorado State Seed Laboratory from 1940-1961.

    Bruce and Mildred married in 1930. When Bruce retired in 1961, Mildred took over the directorship of the State Seed Laboratory, where she had worked intermittently for 20 years.

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  • National Land Trust Excellence Awarded to Colorado Cattlemen’s Agricultural Land Trust

    National Land Trust Excellence Awarded to Colorado Cattlemen’s Agricultural Land Trust

    The Colorado Cattlemen’s Agricultural Land Trust (CCALT) received the prestigious National Land Trust Excellence Award, presented by the Land Trust Alliance during their 2017 national conference which is being held right here in Denver this week.
     
    The Land Trust Alliance, a national conservation organization that works to save the places people love by strengthening land conservation across America, awards the National Land Trust Excellence Award annually to an accredited land trust that has achieved significant impact on the conservation community. The award recognizes a land trust that has excelled in innovation, collaboration, communication, and initiation of broader support for land conservation.
     

    I am thrilled to accept this honor on behalf of CCALT, our landowners and supporters. Ranching heritage and natural beauty have always defined Colorado. CCALT is privileged to have the opportunity to work with the landowning families that steward Colorado’s productive agricultural lands to conserve what makes Colorado such a unique and special place to live. CCALT’s work benefits all Coloradans in a profoundly positive yet largely unrecognized way. Thank you to the Land Trust Alliance for the recognition of our work and commitment to helping ensure that Colorado will forever be defined by its natural beauty and western heritage. — Erik Glenn, Executive Director

     

    CCALT is the first land trust in Colorado to receive the National Land Trust Excellence Award. 

    Stacked Lazy Three Ranch
    Photo credit: DJ Glisson, II

    As recognized for this award, CCALT has worked with multiple partners, landowners, and supporters to conserve more than 513,000 acres over the last 22 years. Founded by members of the Colorado Cattlemen’s Association, CCALT was designed to help Colorado ranchers and farmers conserve their property and transition their operations to the next generation. To date, CCALT has worked with more than 265 ranching families across the state.

     

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