Author: Savannah Eller
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Pikes Peak officials have adopted AI-driven software to plan wildfire evacuations
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save “No one should die in a disaster” reads the website tagline for Ladris, a California-based startup offering emergency evacuation modeling using artificial intelligence. The application is part of a growing field using AI to predict…
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Deadly bat disease detected in Rocky Mountain National Park
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Park officials at Rocky Mountain National Park have confirmed the first case of white-nose syndrome in a bat in Grand County, providing evidence that the fatal fungus-caused disease may be pushing into the mountain interior of the state. White-nose syndrome is a disease caused by…
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Manitou Springs adjusts budget for $3 million in estimated marijuana sales tax loss
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The city of Manitou Springs is making cuts and shifting funds in its mid-year projected budget to offset marijuana sales tax losses, while a court case continues over its budget appropriation decisions. The city is expecting to lose about $3.2 million from its “other” sales…
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Millions of acres of Colorado public lands could be up for sale in Senate budget bill
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Some of Colorado’s most iconic public lands, including popular recreation areas, could be eligible for sale in the current version of Congress’s budget bill. The newest language requires the sale of 0.5% to 0.75% of U.S. Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management holdings in…
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A deadly disease is hitting Colorado’s bat population, while research could face cuts
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Chollas cacti dominate the landscape on the sprawling Walker Ranch just north of Pueblo. In early June, grasshoppers chirp, and swooping birds trill. Those are not the sounds Ed Schmal is searching for with audio detectors zip-tied to tall poles along fence lines and transmission…
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Buc-ee’s project clears second eligibility hearing — despite overwhelming crowd opposition
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Last December, a crowd gathered in the snow for an over-capacity hearing in the small town of Palmer Lake to determine whether a plan to annex land for a Buc-ee’s travel store met legal requirements to move forward. Almost six months later, a similar crowd…
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Manitou Springs water emergency: All water use restrictions lifted
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The city of Manitou Springs lifted all water restrictions, both indoor and outdoor, on Friday, according to an email news release from the city. Residents and businesses may now resume normal water use, including bathing,…
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Colorado town to take proposals on abandoned buildings once used by cult
The town of Palmer Lake is preparing to take proposals from parties interested in the main buildings of the Elephant Rock property, a former hub of the Living Word Fellowship, widely recognized as a cult organization. The property was donated to the small town north of Colorado Springs in 2021. The property originally contained a…
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‘When the dust settles:’ Colorado stakeholders watch for major changes in national forests
“This is a typical bug-kill, blow-down mess that should have been harvested 20 years ago,” says Mark Morgan as he surveys a tract of lodgepole pine on a slope of national forest land west of Fort Collins. Once his criteria is pointed out, it’s not hard to see why the forest is drawing the veteran…
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After a tough winter, Colorado beekeepers are busy keeping hives alive
For Lazarus Fields, there’s always something new to learn about bees. “Every hive has their own little temperament,” he said, standing in a buzzing backyard on the northeast border of Colorado Springs. The longtime beekeeper, who doubles as a school teacher in Colorado Springs School District 11, can be found this time of year traveling…