Winter oh winter, you’re almost here, let’s raise up our glasses for a frosty Colorado cheer! We cheer to skiing, mittens, cocoa and more, but one more thing we cannot ignore…. Our birds that stay..
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Topics: Curious Nature, Birding
As years go by, birding, or bird watching as a hobby, is becoming more familiar and popular among the non-birding world. In fact, what some might formerly have considered to be a “nerdy” hobby,..
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Topics: Curious Nature, Birding
For over a hundred years, hot springs in Colorado have attracted vast numbers of visitors to their healing, relaxing and intriguing waters. In Colorado, we are fortunate to have both artificial and..
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Topics: Curious Nature
As Halloween approaches and the days get shorter, you might find your thoughts drifting to spooky creatures of the night. From vampires and bats to werewolves and raccoons, nocturnal creatures,..
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Topics: Curious Nature
Now that the leaves have changed beautiful colors and are falling to the cold ground - what’s next? I bet you can smell it. Those leaves play an active role in replenishing the soil with what it..
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Topics: Curious Nature
What is a pine nut? Pine nuts come from pine trees, which are conifers, or cone producing trees. But pine nuts aren’t actually nuts at all; they are seeds! All pine trees have edible seeds that..
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Topics: Curious Nature, Family Activities, Kids Activities
Autumn – the word itself provokes many different thoughts, feelings and interpretations. It is a time of change, a time of beauty, and a time of memories. Think about how you might describe autumn,..
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Topics: Curious Nature
At its essence, science is the study of how the universe and all the things in it work. Mathematics is the language used to reveal and relate what scientists discover by helping them find..
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Topics: Curious Nature
As a native of California’s wine country, I expected that moving to Colorado meant embracing snow and mountains, and leaving behind the vineyards. So when I saw grapes spanning Interstate 70 on my..
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Topics: Curious Nature
Peaches – the sweet fruit of late summer. Taking a bite out of this tender fruit may send streams of juice down your chin and hands, but the sticky mess is worth the reward your taste buds receive in..
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Topics: Curious Nature
The chase is on! A Raven swoops while the Eagle dodges just out of reach. The Eagle pulls forward and is gaining yardage quickly. Another Raven cuts across, pushing the Eagle towards the edge. They..
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Topics: Curious Nature
The plane’s engines revved, we torpedoed down the runway, and we were airborne. Suddenly I was looking at all the familiar landmarks of my home from a whole new perspective. In fact, there was my..
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Topics: Curious Nature
