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We are excited to share an episode from our friends at Wyoming Public Media, who produce the The Modern West, a podcast documenting the evolving identity of the American West. 

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The Compass Series: Navigating Our Complex State of Affairs is a short mini-series exploring the critical topics at the intersection of science, policy, and human behavior.  

In Episode 5: Buildin…

The Compass Series: Navigating Our Complex State of Affairs is a short mini-series exploring the critical topics at the intersection of science, policy, and human behavior.  

In Episode 4: The Val…

The Compass Series: Navigating Our Complex State of Affairs is a short mini-series exploring the critical topics at the intersection of science, policy, and human behavior.   

In Episode 3: Tackl…

The Compass Series: Navigating Our Complex State of Affairs is a short mini-series exploring the critical topics at the intersection of science, policy, and human behavior.  

In Episode 2: Embraci…

The Compass Series: Navigating Our Complex State of Affairs is a short mini-series exploring the critical topics at the intersection of science, policy, and human behavior.    

In Episode 1: Bridg…

As our landscapes face unprecedented challenges, Indigenous practices offer crucial lessons about living with fire rather than fighting against it. Yet any true co-stewardship approach requires agenc…

In an era when megafires are becoming the norm rather than the exception, our communities need wildland firefighters now more than ever. However, recruitment and retention is a serious and growing c…

How do we take our connection to the landscape and learn how to steward it in a time of change? Wildfire defines our era, but it doesn’t have to shape our future. From examining our relationship to r…

As wildfires transform Colorado's landscapes, this episode explores the loss of cherished ecosystems and the tough realities of forest recovery. Discover the strategies, science and choices shaping t…

With wildfires intensifying, every dollar spent on mitigation and resilience matters more than ever. This episode explores the tough choices and bold solutions shaping Colorado’s future: training a n…

Explore Colorado’s changing relationship with wildfire as we follow the people working to manage its risks and tap into its ecological benefits. Through prescribed burns, forest thinning and communit…

This episode explores how the Cameron Peak and East Troublesome Fires of 2020 created a far-reaching crisis in Colorado's watersheds, impacting both mountain communities and those downstream along th…

Four years after the East Troublesome Fire, many Grand County residents are still grappling with the aftermath, from insurance disputes to the emotional toll of loss. We explore the long-term impact …

In October 2020, the East Troublesome Fire exploded, forcing a mass evacuation of Estes Park as ash rained from the sky. In this episode, we explore how the town responded to the dual threats of a wi…

The summer of 2020 was one of Colorado’s hottest and driest on record, setting the stage for a devastating series of megafires. The Cameron Peak Fire ignited in the Roosevelt National Forest and burn…

Today’s megafires raise questions about how we manage our forests and where we choose to live. In 2020, Colorado experienced the two largest wildfires in the state’s history: Cameron Peak and East Tr…

Wildfire is here to stay, but on whose terms will it burn? Join us for United by Fire, a new series where we investigate the two biggest wildfires in Colorado’s history and explore hard truths about …

In this special bonus episode, we talk with Rosamund Adoo-Kissi-Debrah, founder and director of The Ella Roberta Foundation based in South London, UK. We first met Rosamund in episode 4, The Road to …

The San Luis Valley has always had dust storms, for as long as humans have been there. The problem now is that as water dwindles, temperatures warm, a multi-decade drought rages on, and people contin…