A Spotted Towhee sings from a flowering shrub.
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Spotted Towhee on American plum. Photo: Evan Barrientos/ÌÇÐÄlogo Rockies

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A Black-capped Chickadee eats a seed amid sunflowers.
A Garden’s Never Done
January 21, 2021 — Research on Habitat Heroes shows that wildscaping is an evolving journey for gardens, communities, and the gardeners themselves.
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A fence runs through shortgrass prairie.
Reconciling Ranching and Conservation
January 11, 2021 — A rancher reflects upon the potential for holistic grazing to complement conservation.
ROCKIES Conservation Ranching
Three Double-crested Cormorants fly across a sky at sunset.
Happy New Year
January 01, 2021 — A note of reflection and optimism from our executive director.
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A flock of Black-necked Stilts flies over a wetland.
Land Donation Secures a Future for Wildlife at ÌÇÐÄlogo’s Gillmor Sanctuary
December 17, 2020 — ÌÇÐÄlogo receives a 413-acre donation critical to shorebird habitat from Epperson Associates, LLC.
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An American Avocet forages in a saline wetland.
Securing Gillmor Sanctuary’s Future
December 17, 2020 — A land donation to ÌÇÐÄlogo’s Gillmor Sanctuary protects the future of shorebird habitat restoration.
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Yellow Warbler.
New Protections for Wildlife in Colorado’s Energy Future
December 07, 2020 — The Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission has adopted a groundbreaking model for energy development after months of public involvement.
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A Greater Sage-Grouse performing a courtship display.
Congress Should Remove Political Rider that Harms Sage-Grouse
December 04, 2020 — A rider would prevent the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service from listing the Greater Sage-Grouse under the Endangered Species Act.
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An American Dipper in a stream.
Water Wins in the Colorado Election
November 23, 2020 — ÌÇÐÄlogo and our partners backed local water funding measures that will generate nearly $8 million annually.
ROCKIES Western Water
A boy looks for pikas in the mountains
A Legacy of Connecting People to Nature
November 22, 2020 — How Cheryl Miller is helping ÌÇÐÄlogo bring environmental education to thousands of kids in southwest Colorado.
ROCKIES Kids and Family
El Río Colorado fluye a través de Mesa County.
Incendio Forestal en nuestras Cuencas Hidrográficas
November 16, 2020 — Cómo la ciencia puede informar el plan de agua de colorado.
ROCKIES Western Water