Mountain Village: Green Gondola Gets Greener
Mountain Village greens its gondola with energy-efficient LED lighting. Project supported by San Miguel County Green Grant. The Mountain Village gondola to Telluride is already a g
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Summer Sunday: Backpacking with Grandpa
When your 74-year old father-in-law calls to say he wants to spend some time with your kids this summer, you’re thinking the beach. Or maybe a visit back East. Possibly, Disneyla
TSRC Town Talk: Nanoscience & Nanotechnology for Sustainable Energy
Come hear Todd Krauss, former TED speaker & PhD Professor of Chemistry, University of Rochester, talk about his research in gathering solar energy more efficiently with light
ALACAZEM 2015.06.25
June 25 to July 2, 2015 Visible planets: Morning: Mercury Evening: Venus, Jupiter, Saturn If you haven’t noticed the celestial event happening in the western twilight sky for t
Mountain Village: Solar Rebates
In line with Mountain Village’s environmental ethos, the town is offering significant savings to those who install solar on their home or business. First launched in 2014, the So
Earth Matters: Trans-Pacific Partnership & U.S. Food Safety
Contributor Bill Mason returns after an extended absence with his column about issues that impact the health of the Big Blue Marble we live on. Below Earth Matters asks: What’s
Mountain Village: Noxious Weeds Seminar, 6/5/2015
Mountain Village hosts regional educational noxious weeds seminar, launching community weed control rebate program. Event takes place Friday, June 5. Controlling noxious weeds in t
Pryor Engagement: Guatemala
Telluride local John Pryor is executive director of LightHawk, the nonprofit dedicated to accelerating conservation success through the powerful perspective of flight. Since his
Telluride Arts District: Wayfinding Upgrade Announced
Where are you? Where are you heading to? Wayfinding informs people of their surroundings in the built environment. The Telluride Arts District, in partnership with the Town of Te
San Juan Mountains Weather Forecast ~~ 1/29/15
The storm for the next few days is an upper-level trough hovering along the California coast. A closed-low will form along the Mexico/Arizona border tomorrow night. It will then mo
Tiny Houses in Telluride?
Mountainfilm is always ahead of the curve. In 2013, Mountainfilm showed “Tiny: A Story About Living Small.” The doc about living small featured writer and multimedia project m
San Juan Mountains Weather Report ~~ Monday, 1/12/15
The San Juans are currently between storms with partly cloudy skies and warming temperatures, but by this afternoon an upper level low pressure trough currently forming in the Grea
San Juan Mountains Weather Report, 1/10/2015
Clouds are beginning to move into the 4-corners this morning ahead of the next San Juan storm. By later tonight/Sunday morning scattered snow showers will increase as an upper leve
Happy New Year? Maybe Not for Some Species
We are busy now trying to actualize what we resolved, champagne glass in hand, to accomplish in 2015. But how about this sobering news found in a blog by Anastasia Pantsios in Eco
San Juan Mountains Weather Forecast~~UPDATE~~ Sunday. 12/21/2014
PRECIP WILL START SUNDAY MORNING BEFORE BECOMING MORE STEADY NOON ONWARDS WITH THE HEAVIEST PRECIP EXPECTED FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. SOME HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE A
San Juan Mountains Weather Report~~Tuesday, December 16, 2014
Clouds presently moving into southwest Colorado that may bring a few inches of snow to the higher elevations but a better chance tomorrow for moisture in the high country. A large
San Juan Mountains Weather Forecast~~Thursday, December 11, 2014
Enjoy the last few days of warm, sunny December because a strong Pacific trough that is presently drenching California and the Pac. NW will be moving into Colorado on SW flow begin
Telluride Mountain Club: Trail Committee on the Value of Regional Trails
The Telluride Mountain Club (TMtC)’s Trail Committee celebrates its third year serving the Telluride area’s trail access and creation with a push to educate the com
Climate Hawks on the Left & Why
Not all green-leaning folks fit under one large umbrella. Turns out there are shades of green, real differences among those who love Mother Nature and want to save the planet. In
San Juan Mountains Weather Forecast~~Tuesday, December 2, 2014
High clouds floating through today from a closed low off the California coast that is spinning warm air into western Colorado and carrying impressive moisture on SW flow.. Bu
Why We Feel Super in Nature
Kris Abrams is a nature-based psychotherapist and shamanic practitioner with Cedar Tree Healing Arts. I found her story, “10 Reasons Why We Feel So good in Nature” in EcoWatch
Environment Colorado: 20% Solar by 2025
Funny how sometimes a seemingly negative event can have positive effects. Case in point: our primary credit card was one of many recently compromised, resulting in a new credit car
Telski: Ullr Smiles on Telluride
Southwest Colorado Resort of Telluride receives 33″ in latest snowstorm After a fairly dry fall, Norse snow god Ullr decided to smile on the Southwest Colorado town of Tellu