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Last storm bumps up Colorado’s Mountain Snowpack to Above-Average Levels
(Olivia Sun, The Colorado Sun via Report for America) All major river basins in Colorado are at or above their normal snowpack for this time of year thanks in part to recent storms that dumped 2 to 5 feet of snow on parts of the state. This winter got off to a slow start, but […]
GOCO Board awards largest-ever cycle of funding totaling over $117M for Colorado’s Outdoors
Press Release of March 15, 2024 DENVER– Today, the Great Outdoors Colorado (GOCO) board announced $117,151,438 in investments for partner-led conservation, recreation, and outdoor access efforts statewide. Investments include: $68,878,420 in Centennial Program investments for large-scale, high-impact projects; $7,057,688 in grants for Planning and Capacity, Community Impact, and Land Acquisition; $30,015,330 for the […]
Wolverine reintroduction bill introduction bill is introduced through Colorado Legislature
DENVER – Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) and a bipartisan group of legislators joined together in early March to announce legislation that would give the agency the authority to reintroduce the North American wolverine to Colorado. Colorado wildlife officials considered the restoration of wolverine, along with Canada lynx, in the 1990s. However, due to complexities, […]
Honey Production Report
United States Department of Agriculture NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE MOUNTAIN REGIONAL FIELD OFFICE P.O. BOX 150969 · Lakewood, CO 80215-0969 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 15, 2024 HONEY PRODUCTION ARIZONA Arizona honey production in 2023 from producers with five or more colonies totaled 1.43 million pounds, up 38 percent 2022, according to the Mountain […]
Colorado’s Ken Buck to step down from Congress next week
U.S. Rep. Ken Buck, who represents Colorado’s 4th Congressional District, will resign his position effective March 22, the five-term Republican announced on Tuesday. “It has been an honor to serve the people of Colorado’s 4th District in Congress for the past 9 years. I want to thank them for their support and encouragement throughout the […]
St. Patrick’s Day was Busiest Holiday for DUI Caused Crashes for Colorado State Patrol Troopers in 2023
(COLO) – The Colorado Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV) and the Colorado State Patrol are reminding drivers not to press their luck on St. Patrick’s Day this year. While numerous options exist to avoid driving intoxicated, too many motorists still make a dangerous choice to get behind the wheel instead of using rideshare, public transportation, […]
Colorado Job Situation for January 2024
Household survey data • According to the survey of households, Colorado’s seasonally adjusted unemployment degree increased one-tenth of a percentage point in January to 3.4 percent compared to the revised December rate of 3.3 percent. The number of unemployed individuals grew by 2,600 over the same time period to 110,200. The national unemployment rate […]
Arkansas River Report for February 2024
Arkansas River Report for February 2024 3/8/2024 Sixty-seven percent of Colorado is free from drought conditions, including almost the entire Arkansas River Basin, according to the latest U.S. Drought Monitor report released March 7. After a dry start to winter, snowpack has increased across the state with the Ark Basin currently at 89% of median. The National Weather Service three-month outlook projects “equal […]
Colorado Taxation Division releases tips to help taxpayers prevent fraud
Prevent fraud this tax filing season with advice from the Colorado Department of Revenue (CDOR), Taxation Division. The Division offers the following tips to help ease taxpayers’ minds as they prepare to file state income tax returns. The top security tips are: · Carefully choose a tax preparer. · Be prepared for paper checks. Colorado […]
Two southeast Colorado farmers sentenced to prison for defrauding federal crop insurance program
By Tyler Dumas Published March 1, 2024 3:06 PM DENVER, Colo. (KRDO) – The United States Attorney’s Office (USAO) for the District of Colorado announced Friday that two farmers from Springfield, Colorado have agreed to pay more than $6.5 million to resolve allegations that they defrauded federal crop insurance programs by tampering with and damaging rain gauges. According […]
Colorado 2024-2025 Fishing Licenses are now Available
DENVER – Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) reminds anglers the 2024-2025 fishing season is officially here. The 2024-2025 fishing license is valid from March 1, 2024, through March 31, 2025. Regulations and pricing for annual, daily, and multi-day fishing licenses are in the 2024 Colorado Fishing Brochure (Pesca en Colorado (En Español). For individuals ages 18 through 64, an […]
Farms Feeding Migrating Sandhill Cranes in Colorado in it for the Long Haul
Mike Schaefer and his family have spent a lifetime adoring the sandhill cranes that swoop into the San Luis Valley each spring and fall, crowding the sky and luring thousands of tourists. “We just like to watch them fly,” he said. “It’s something about the way they circle and circle, and then they catch a […]
Cattle on Feed Report of 2/23/24
NEWS RELEASE United States Department of Agriculture NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE COLORADO FIELD OFFICE P.O. BOX 150969 · Lakewood, CO 80215-0969 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 23, 2024 CATTLE ON FEED COLORADO Contact: Rodger Ott (800) 392-3202 The number of cattle and calves on feed for the slaughter market in Colorado feedlots with a capacity of […]
Recent Drought Monitor Report for Colorado
High Plains Half an inch to locally 2 inches of precipitation fell this week over the Colorado mountains into adjacent Wyoming, and over western Wyoming. A band of precipitation extended across South Dakota, with locally up to half an inch falling. Otherwise, the High Plains region received little to no precipitation. D0 was expanded in […]
USDA Releases 2022 Census of Agriculture
LAKEWOOD, Colo. – February 13, 2024 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) announced the results of the 2022 Census of Agriculture, spanning more than 6 million data points about America’s farms and ranches and the people who operate them down to the county level. The information collected directly from […]
