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Save water with these Colorado native flowers, plants that are drought tolerant, low maintenance

DENVER (KDVR) — As Colorado faces drought conditions after one of the driest winters on record, experts are encouraging residents to use water-wise landscaping and native plants to help conserve water ...

In 2009, conservationists began restoring 55 acres of invasive forest along the Colorado River; 10 years later, native plants dominated and wildlife returned

A 55-acre stretch along the Colorado River looked very different in 2009, when invasive salt cedar covered much of the ...
The Denver Post

Gardening: Turn to Coloradoscaping with native plants, less water

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... April’s Earth Month should have made us curious about what we can do to tread more lightly on the planet. We may think of reusing and recycling or driving ...
The Denver Post

Explore 20 homegrown parks where Colorado wildlife thrives

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Douglas Tallamy, author of “Nature’s Best Hope: A New Approach to Conservation That Starts in Your Yard,” proposes the clever concept of “homegrown national ...
The Durango Herald

Colorado Native Plant Society to host virtual lecture about bees

Colorado Native Plant Society, Southwest Chapter, will host a virtual presentation, “Native Plants and Native Pollinators: Mutualisms and More,” by Kaitlin Haase, Southwest pollinator conservation ...
Fort Morgan Times

Noxious weeds a threat to Colorado’s native plants and crops

A serious and growing problem in the West is the invasion of non-native plant species, commonly called noxious weeds. Noxious refers to the species’ aggressive behavior, which damages native Colorado ...
CBS News

Dry, spring‑like winter has Colorado plants weeks ahead of schedule

Daffodils are already blooming at the Denver Botanic Gardens -- in early February! And for Coloradans visiting the grounds, it's a surprising sight that feels more like April than mid‑winter. "Is this ...