A Spotted Towhee sings from a flowering shrub.
Rockies

Rockies News

News, stories, updates, and more from ÃÛèÖAPP Rockies.
Spotted Towhee on American plum. Photo: Evan Barrientos/ÃÛèÖAPP Rockies

News, stories, updates,  birding information, and more related to birds and bird conservation in Colorado, Wyoming, and Utah.

Un río fluye a través de un cañón mientras una garza vuela.
Nuevo Plan Para Agua: Trazando el Futuro Resiliente al Agua de Colorado para Aves y Personas
August 03, 2022 — Explicación de la actualización del Plan Para Agua de Colorado y próximo compromiso de ÃÛèÖAPP.
Western Water
A river flows through a canyon.
New Water Plan: Charting Colorado's Water-resilient Future for Birds and People
July 25, 2022 — Colorado Water Plan Update Explainer and Coming ÃÛèÖAPP Engagement
Western Water
Western Meadowlark carrying insects perched on a fence post.
Habitat Management Assistance for Western Wyoming Ranchers
July 20, 2022 — ÃÛèÖAPP Rockies receives grant to expand Conservation Ranching Initiative.
Conservation Ranching
Panorama of a garden of flowers in front of a condo.
Goodbye Turf Grass, Hello Birds and Water
July 08, 2022 — How one Habitat Hero helped his HOA save 15 million gallons of water a year.
Native Plants
Yellow-breasted Chat singing in flowering chokecherry branch.
Help Shape Colorado’s Water Planning Process
June 27, 2022 — Public comment for the Colorado Water Plan update begins June 30, 2022.
Western Water
Yellow Warbler perched on a branch.
Highlights from the 2022 Colorado Legislative Session
June 08, 2022 — Learn about new laws that will help pollinators, rivers, watersheds, and wildlife.
Western Water
A group of students gardening.
Budding Horticulturists Refresh Habitat Hero Garden
June 07, 2022 — High school students from Fort Collins rejuvenated the Children’s Garden at the Gardens on Spring Creek.
Native Plants
Yellow-breasted Chat perched in flowering chokecherry branch.
A Confluence of Funding for Water, Watersheds, and Capacity
June 01, 2022 — Learn about beneficial bills passed during the 2022 Colorado legislative session.
Western Water
An illustration of a bird flying between brightly and dimly lit cities.
How to Make Your Outdoor Home Lighting Bird-Friendly
May 31, 2022 — Learn about shielding lights and other ways to make your outdoor lighting more bird-friendly.
Bird-friendly Buildings
A female Wilson’s Phalarope swims in a shallow wetland.
Funneling Phalaropes
May 13, 2022 — Follow the hemispheric migration of the Wilson’s Phalarope.
Bird Migration