Author: Savannah Eller
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Nearly 100 homes proposed for eastern El Paso County
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A developer is hoping to bring a new subdivision and commercial center to rural land off of Judge Orr Road, working around a floodplain on the nearly 400-acre property. The project, called Jane Davis Ranch, is just northeast of Meadow Lake Airport. At full buildout,…
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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
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
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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Federal layoffs could impact firefighting, recreation on Colorado public lands
With more than a third of Colorado — some 24 million acres — preserved as public land, the news last week of mass firings in some of the agencies tasked with managing those lands has prompted concerns about the capacity of remaining employees to regulate use and prevent deadly wildfires. Mikayla Moors, 27, was nine months…
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Lessons from L.A.: What Colorado Springs can learn about wildfire preparedness
When Steve Wilch deployed on scene to fight the 2021 Marshall fire in Boulder County, the instructions he received from a coordinator were dire. “These townhomes and these condos, we’ve lost the first row,” he said he was told. “You need to protect the next six rows, and your hydrant is dead.” Now, with evidence…