Cool Boulder News Today

There is no time for a fresh start like a New Year. Boulder needs some New Year's resolutions to kick off 2024 on the right foot. Your take?

A limited number of free trees will be available for Boulder County homeowners affected by the Marshall Fire to plant in the fall.

The city, Cool Boulder and local partners invite the community to participate in “Little Creatures,” a two-month celebration of local art, insects and other small animals that sustain life on our planet.

From August through September, Boulder will celebrate insects and other small animals with a two-month art exhibit on display in the Boulder Public Main Library, workshops and a pollinator celebration festival.

Fifteen years in, the future of Boulder Junction is still an open question. Phase 1 is mostly complete. But no one knows what Phase 2 will entail. Your take?

Boulder and local partners are set to host a community art show, Little Creatures: Appreciating Insects and Tiny Critters that Run the World at Boulder Public Library’s Canyon Gallery.

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill into law on Friday to require Caltrans to integrate wildlife corridors into its plans as roads are built around the state. Collisions between drivers and wildlife are rampant - with 44,000 reported between 2016 and 2020, and likely many more that go unreported, causing injuries, deaths and property damage. ...

Pennsylvania has a strong commitment to urban agriculture and community gardening, and some groups in the state are working to get more colorful native plants into local gardens. Victoria Miles-Chambliss, secretary/treasurer of Empowered Community Development Corporation, said one way they are addressing food insecurity is by planting produce at the Cecil Street Community Garden in a Philadelphia neighborhood. Attracting critical pollinators is one of the goals, in addition to boosting a garden...

Some 18 recent graduates of an urban pollinator habitat-restoration program in Boulder got grants from the Endangered Species Coalition to put more native flowering plants in the ground. Colorados native pollinators can only travel a few hundred feet before they need to find a place to land and refuel - with water, nectar and pollen. City of Boulder urban biodiversity program founder and Cool Boulder lead Andrea Montoya said graduates also are trained to convince their friends and neighbors ...

Colorado's native pollinators can only travel a few hundred feet before they need to find a place to land and refuel with water, nectar and pollen.