David Suzuki, Ronald Wright and Telluride Mountainfilm regular Wade Davis talk about the fact “We Must Change the Way We Look at the Natural World.” Insights in this EcoWatch blog by James Hoggan that follows. In my last blog I reported some dire warnings from several of the world's...
Telluride’s Jagged Edge and The Nature Conservancy celebrate 50 years of conservation in Colorado with talks and a film screening. The focus of the evening is the Colorado River, one of the most endangered rivers in the U.S. The free event takes place Thursday, July 28,...
Telluride’s Pinhead Institute's Punk Science program brings fascinating STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) topics during its annual summer Punk Science learning series for kids. On the plaza at the Wilkinson Public Library every Tuesday starting July 5 through August 2, 5:15 - 6 p.m. Recommended donation is $2...
Graham Feingold speaks at the Telluride Conference Center starting at 6:00 p.m., Tuesday, June 21, part of Telluride Science Research Center’s (TSRC) Town Talks in Mountain Village. Admission is free; cash bar opens at 5:30 p.m. [caption id="attachment_59883" align="aligncenter" width="250"] Graham Feingol, a research scientist at National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration...
For more information on Mountain Village incentive programs, go here. The Town of Mountain Village is investing over $170,000 in community incentive programs focused on the environment. The reason for doing so is simple and two-fold: Mountain Village wants to give its community members the power...
Town of Mountain Village survey supports Smart Transit. Government one step closer to an election. [caption id="attachment_54370" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Mountain Village and Telluride, joining forces with San Miguel County for Smart Transit?[/caption] The Town of Mountain Village, The Town of Telluride, and San Miguel County recently released the...
I’ve never been a Sunday Brunch Mother’s Day kind of girl. Don’t get me wrong, I love migas and mimosas as much as the next mom. Serve them up with hot coffee and some cinnamon rolls please! (Let me linger in bed first, though, for...
What color is Mountain Village? [caption id="attachment_56784" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Green Gondola Project[/caption] The correct answer is not beige, as one visiting journalist suggested (after an all-too-cursory look-see). Somehow he missed the white. Mountain Village is an embarrassment of snow white this winter, perhaps from some breaking open of...
The Telluride Mountain Club Presents an Evening of Short Films at the Sheridan Opera House. Event is Thursday, February 4. Doors, 6 p.m.; show time, 7 p.m. Non-TMC members $10 at the door. TMC members are free. Telluride Mountain Club (TMC) has joined forces with Patagonia...
Last week, I had a crappy week. I don’t mean “ski town crappy” in that it was off-season so my favorite yoga class was cancelled or the Butcher and Baker had sold out of all their sausage breakfast burritos or I couldn’t go backcountry skiing...
