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Gallatin County is accepting applications for projects through the Open Lands Program.The program is accepting applications for projects related to land acquisi

“It is the best place to live, and we all know that,” said filmmaker Atom Egoyan of his hometown Victoria. “It’s a very precious part of the world, and when you’re growing up, you take that for granted.”

Pitkin County chose to go with the carrot instead of the stick with a recent amendment to its land use code that exempts large parcels from the growth management process in exchange for vested rights...

TRAVERSE CITY — Mary Kelly recalled how her mother, Verna Bartnick, saw the beauty in nearly everything and everyone.

We need to focus on preserving what makes Colorado so appealing: our access to the wild, to places where we may encounter nature like it was before ever arrived.

The project is being funded by the Wild Spaces Public Places surtax, and includes a new all-inclusive playground, a parking lot and site upgrades.

On Friday, Groundhog Day, Flatiron Freddy sided with the famous Punxsutawney Phil who did not see his shadow. That means an early spring!

Boulder County officials installed a new protective "baffle" to ward off geese at the Boulder County Fairgrounds osprey nest, a measure ruffling feathers among some people who watch the nest webcam online.

Boulder will celebrate its annual Groundhog Day tradition on Friday with an appearance from Flatiron Freddy, the city's stuffed yellow-bellied marmot.

Boulder will celebrate its annual Groundhog Day tradition on Friday with an appearance from Flatiron Freddy, the city's stuffed yellow-bellied marmot.