Author: Hannah Metzger The Denver Gazette
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Here’s what to know about getting a tree cutting permit in Colorado
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Coloradans now have the opportunity to cut down their own Christmas trees in select forests throughout the state with the purchase of a Christmas tree permit. The permits went on sale Wednesday for the Pike-San…
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Kruger Rock fire burning near Estes Park now 60% contained
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Kruger Rock fire near Estes Park is now 60% contained and did not grow after spreading only one acre overnight, according to the U.S. Forest Service. The wildfire had burned 146 acres as of…
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Baby flamingos at Denver Zoo get a taste of outdoors
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Three newly hatched Chilean flamingos at the Denver Zoo got their first taste of adventure as zoo keepers brought them outside to explore the zoo’s Carousel Meadow. The chicks were hatched in the zoo’s Avian Propagation Center last month between Oct. 11 and Oct. 19.…
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Baby flamingos at Colorado zoo get a taste of outdoors
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Three newly hatched Chilean flamingos at the Denver Zoo got their first taste of adventure this as zoo keepers brought them outside to explore the zoo’s Carousel Meadow. The chicks were hatched in the zoo’s…
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Polis avoids questions about mask mandate on ‘Face the Nation’ appearance
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Gov. Jared Polis doubled down on his plea for residents to get the COVID-19 vaccine and his refusal to issue a mask mandate Sunday during an appearance on the national CBS news program “Face the…
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Dozens of weapons found at illegal camp near Colorado hiking trail
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The San Miguel Sheriff’s Office is warning residents to be cautious after dozens of weapons were found at the illegal campsite of a repeat offender in Telluride. More than 36 weapons were found Monday at…
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Polis extends Colorado’s state disaster order over COVID-19 rates
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Gov. Jared Polis extended the state’s disaster emergency order Sunday for another month over the COVID-19 pandemic. Polis issued the first disaster emergency order verbally on March 10 and in writing on March 11. Sunday’s…
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Victim in fatal Lincoln Park shooting identified, suspect still at large
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The victim of a fatal shooting Sunday morning in Denver’s Lincoln Park neighborhood was identified Tuesday as 27-year-old Michael Arguello. Police responded to the shooting and found Arguello dead at the scene, the Denver Police Department announced. Police said the shooting happened around 11:46 a.m. in the 1000 block of West 14th Avenue, near the…
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Colorado outdoor dining fund: Over $1.8 million raised for second round
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save More than $1.8 million has been raised for local restaurants struggling during the pandemic as part of the second round of Colorado’s outdoor dining fund announced Friday by Gov. Jared Polis. The firs round of…
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Denver Zoo sets new sustainability goals
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Denver Zoo announced its new sustainability goals this week, aiming to reduce the zoo’s energy usage, water usage and landfill waste in the coming years. The zoo said its new goals will further its…