About 80 different butterfly species can be found in Colorado, with the black swallowtail, two-tailed swallowtail, western swallowtail, monarch, mourning cloak, variegated fritillary, Weidemeyer’s admiral, painted lady, and checkered skipper being the most prevalent. After the Colorado Senate Bill 96-122 was approved, Colorado became the 37th state to formally designate a state insect, the Colorado […]

Colorado is frequently ranked high on lists of the most dog-friendly places. Match.com ranked Colorado as the number one dog loving state. Spending quality time with pets, specifically dogs, provides humans with companionship and can improve health. From a physiological standpoint, being with your dog can release feel-good hormones such as serotonin and oxytocin that […]

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Flickers can be attracted by placing peanut hearts or sunflower seeds on a platform, the ground, or a large hopper feeder. They prefer to forage on the ground, which is why ground feeders are best. When insects are scarce, flickers can survive on any type of suet. Males call, drum, and display a variety of […]

Meet Dana! Taking the a year off before beginning her Masters in Social Work and her Law Degree, Dana loves basking in the sun with a good book or out with friends. She moved to Boulder with a fresh slate and has met countless personalities along the way; she says “it’s an adventure” and is […]

This image was captured from a Boulder Open Space parking lot off Valmont Road. This is the epitome of planetary alignment! Beginning with Venus rising in the lower left corner of the image, you can see at least three other planets of the alignment. photo credit: Lenny Frieling

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Dead & Company will play three nights at Folsom Field on July 1-3, 2023 as part of their Final Tour, the band’s first-ever three-night engagement. The three shows will be an excellent way to kick off the Fourth of July holiday.

What better way to spend the afternoon than busting sweet tricks out behind Pearl Street? This skater has the right idea, soaking up the last little bit of warm weather before winter creeps in. Have fun shredding the concrete brother!

In the West, the male Lazuli Bunting lights up dry brushy hillsides, thickets, and gardens with flashes of blue and orange, like a lapis gemstone. He stands on bushes and sings his squeaky, jumbled song to defend his territory. The softly colored female is usually close by, balancing on tiny stems to reach seeds and […]