Black bears in Colorado are entering hyperphagia and will spend up to 20 hours a day trying to search out and eat as much food as possible as they fatten up for winter. In the coming months, it is critical that people are vigilant and proactive in removing all attractants from outside homes and campsites in order to prevent conflicts and encounters with black bears.
Colorado River task force focuses first meeting on hopes, concerns about fast-paced process
Colorado River Drought Behind Rural-Urban Tensions in the Centennial State
The Water Supply Reserve Fund is designed to provide grants and loans to assist Colorado water users in addressing critical water supply issues and interests. The South Platte Basin Roundtable (SPBRT) and Metro Roundtable (MRT) play a major role in allocating these state funds for water projects in the South Platte River basin.The RT memberships have approved the prioritization of its available grant funds to support six specific topic areas related to the South Platte Basin Implementation Plan:
• Planning, Studies, & Permitting
• Water Supply Infrastructure
• Conservation, Efficiency, & Reuse
• Irrigated Agriculture
• Watershed Health, Environmental, & Recreational Attributes
• Education & Outreach
Proposal summaries are due September 1, 2023.