Chautauqua – A Local Treasure
Now that Boulder County is opening back up, we’re inspired to appreciate and revisit the many unique treasures in our own backyard.
Be Bear Aware Boulder!
Along with showers, flowers and warmer weather, spring heralds the return of active black bear season in Boulder.
Greening the St. Vrain Valley School District
If the St. Vrain Valley Schools were a city, its student and staff population of more than 38,000 would put it among the 25 largest in the state. As with any population this size, resource stewardship is important both fiscally and environmentally. Laurel Mattrey, St. Vrain’s Energy and Sustainability Manager, shares that school district leadership…
Waste Tires and Paint – Colorado Product Stewardship Successes
Product Stewardship, the practice of minimizing the health, safety and environmental impact of products across their entire life cycle while also maximizing economic benefits, is receiving increasing attention in both the public and private sectors. But years before the term was common in waste management vernacular, stewards of public health recognized the threat that certain…
Noxious Weed Management
Myrtle Spurge. Bohemian knotweed. Medusahead. Camelthorn. No, these aren’t the latest craft beers, they are all considered noxious weeds in the state of Colorado. The state of Colorado has designated specific plants as noxious weeds because the plants present a threat to natural or agricultural lands, including Boulder’s beautiful open spaces. Noxious weeds are plants…
