Tag: Centennial State
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Colorado Day is coming up. Here’s where to celebrate around the state
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save This Thursday, August 1 will mark the 148th anniversary of Colorado joining the union. The Centennial State was the 38th state to be founded, in between Nebraska at No. 37 and North Dakota at No. 39. While there are many Colorado-esque attractions, restaurants and activities…
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Colorado state park entrance fees will be waived on Aug. 1
Entrance fees at all 42 of Colorado’s state parks will be waived on Aug. 1 to celebrate the state’s 146th birthday. Colorado Parks and Wildlife has offered free admittance to the parks in conjunction with the state’s birthday, or Colorado Day, for at least five years. Colorado Day was established in 1907 by the state…
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Colorado wildlife officials will embark on quest to locate fish not seen since early 1900s
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado Parks and Wildlife officials will embark on a quest to discover a fish who hasn’t been found in Colorado’s waters in well over a century. The wildlife team composed of CPW aquatic biologist Alex Townsend and CPW’s Southeast Region Senior Aquatic Biologist Paul Foutz…
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Wildlife officials collar gray wolf pup born in Colorado
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save For the first time, state Parks and Wildlife officials collared a gray wolf pup that was born in Colorado, the agency announced on Thursday morning. Female wolf F1084 and male wolf 2101 gave birth to the female pup last year. She was found Wednesday in…
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Donations to Marshall fire victims, recovery effort surpasses $37 million
More than $37 million has been raised by people across the world who want to assist in the recovery effort and help the victims impacted by the Marshall fire, officials said. In the days since the blaze, the Community Foundation Boulder County’s wildfire fund had received over $17.3 million in donations from more than 52,000…
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Colorado windstorm wreaks havoc, gusts top 100 mph, thousands left without power
Flights were delayed and canceled, semi-trucks tipped over along the interstates, tree branches collapsed and power lines fell and left thousands of Coloradans without power as gusts as fast as 100 mph were reported across the state on Wednesday. The strongest winds were recorded Wednesday morning as gusts reached 107 mph in Lamar and 100…
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Warm, dry conditions with elevated fire danger; cool-down coming
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save One day after Denver tied a 126-year-old record high, conditions will slightly cool and remain dry on Sunday, according to the National Weather Service in Boulder. Despite temperatures being slightly cooler, Sunday’s high topped at 88 degrees, which is 11 degrees above average for the…
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Denver breaks record high for third straight day
Temperatures soared to 97 degrees Saturday afternoon, which toppled the daily record high for a third consecutive day. The temperature at Denver International Airport hit 94 degrees shortly after 1 p.m., which broke previous record in 2018. But as warming continued temperatures topped off at 97 degrees around 3 p.m., according to the National Weather…
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Denver sets record high temperature for second straight day; possibly more to come
For a second day in a row, the Mile High City set a record for a daily high temperature, falling just short of hitting 100 degrees. The temperature at Denver International Airport reached 94 degrees shortly after noon, which broke the previous record of 93 degrees that was set in 2018. However, as warming continue…
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Weather: Temperatures projected to remain well above normal for foreseeable future
Temperatures in Denver and across the Centennial State have been higher than normal for the past few days and it won’t be cooling down anytime soon, officials say. The Mile High City reached 93 degrees on Saturday, which is 11 degrees higher than the normal high, said Frank Cooper, a meteorologist with the National Weather…