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New trail section proposed for Heil Ranch mobilizes Boulder bikers to push for redesign — and seize rare opportunity
The bike-friendly singletrack area, Heil Ranch, will get a new trail section after the Cal-Wood Fire forced a closure more than two years ago. During the closure, a pair of golden eagles moved their nest closer to the Wapiti trail than is allowed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.…
Boulder’s Police Oversight Panel halts work after member’s removal by city council
Boulder’s Police Oversight Panel has temporarily stopped watchdogging internal investigations into officer misconduct, halting one of the city’s primary ways of ensuring police officer accountability through civilian oversight. The decision came after the Boulder City Council voted last week to remove one of its members, Lisa Sweeney-Miran. The removal followed allegations…
Boulder’s summer race circuit: From Pearl Street to the trails
Feeling the energy of a local race is one of those things considered a staple of summer in Boulder, whether we’re racers, spectators or just stuck in the ensuing traffic. Last week marked the kick-off of the summer race season with the Dash & Dine 5K around the Boulder Reservoir, which…
Boulder’s Police Oversight Panel will consider suspending its work following removal of one of its members
Members of Boulder’s Police Oversight Panel are considering suspending their review of internal investigations into officer misconduct, an indication that the politicized appointment process that culminated in the removal of a panelist this week could jeopardize the city’s civilian oversight of its police department. During a regularly scheduled meeting on…
Boulder City Council removes Police Oversight Panel member, prompting threat of legal action
The Boulder City Council has voted to remove a member from the Police Oversight Panel, the latest flashpoint in a dispute that has dominated Boulder headlines for months. The decision was seen by some as a rebuff to the community organizations that helped appoint the member, and it may prompt…
Boulder Reporting Lab’s publisher named a Reynolds Journalism Institute 2023-24 fellow
The Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute has named Stacy Feldman, founder and publisher of Boulder Reporting Lab, to its 2023-24 class of RJI fellows. The program gives individuals and their news organizations the opportunity to partner with RJI on “practical innovative projects for community-centered news, journalists and the communities they…
Boulder’s free Pollinator Advocates program enlists locals to help save native insects and birds
The City of Boulder is enlisting Boulderites for the second year of its Pollinator Advocates training, a program trying to protect native insects and birds while fighting climate change — but time is running out to apply. The training, running from May to late August, will provide classroom learning on…
Boulder forestry crew thins trees on Shanahan Ridge to protect water tank from wildfire threat
On Shanahan Ridge in South Boulder, trees are coming down in an 80-acre swath that runs along the South Fork Shanahan Trail. With a focus on protecting the water tank that sits just off the trail and holds city drinking water, the project — like all thinning projects near Boulder — is…
Homelessness in Boulder Valley School District hits highest level since Great Recession
This school year, more than 750 students or their guardians in the Boulder Valley School District have reported they either lack stable housing or are homeless, according to district officials. That’s more students than at any time since the Great Recession. The uptick in student homelessness comes as city and…
I watched a low-risk prescribed burn alongside Boulder County firefighters. Here’s what I learned.
Firefighters from the Boulder County Sheriff’s Office let me tag along on an April 19 prescribed burn. Lit for the purpose of clearing a conveyance ditch, the burn countered the idea that every prescribed burn is a high-risk, open landscape affair. Sometimes, fire is just the simplest way to accomplish…
New owners of Boulder Valley Velodrome will reopen the cycling track, seek donations from community for repairs after years of decay
Boulder is a hot spot for the sport of cycling, with around 20 bike shops, swarms of professional athletes, sports science research facilities and cycling-centric brands. And now, after a three-year hiatus that had some fearing a permanent closure, the Boulder Valley Velodrome could reopen as soon as June — putting…
Boulder’s water supply situation: Wet winter brings relief amid lingering drought concerns
Boulder’s water supply appears to be in good shape for the upcoming year, thanks to a wet winter, according to an update given by city staff to the Water Resources Advisory Board this week. Each May, Boulder’s water resource managers determine whether water restrictions will be needed in the coming…
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