Crested Butte, CO

For the first time, researchers in Colorado are going to name the fattest marmot in Crested Butte ahead of winter. The Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory’s Marmot Project is launching a Fat Marmot Week starting on Monday, Aug. 24. Researchers are inviting the public to join in the voting for a tournament-style competition. The goal is […] The post Rocky Mountain lab hosts first Fat Marmot Week to celebrate science of hibernation first appeared on Krystal 93.

Another day, another bear story.  A bear broke into a home in Mount Crested Butte yesterday and started a fire in the kitchen. The Crested Butte Fire Protection District(CBFPD) responded to a residential fire and discovered the bear had entered the home and accidentally started a fire. The bear was approached safely and the fire was contained […]

CRESTED BUTTE, Colo. (KRDO) -- A bear broke into a home in Mount Crested Butte and started a fire in the kitchen, according to the Crested Butte Fire Protection District. Officials say they responded to a residential structure fire and discovered the bear had entered the home and started a fire unintentionally. The fire was The post Bear breaks into house, starts kitchen fire in Mount Crested Butte appeared first on KRDO.

In Crested Butte, Republican voter registration barely breaks 5%. Given this political makeup, Crested Butte might seem like a strange venue for dissecting American polarization over climate change. The national pace of climate action, however,...