
Regional Roundup
The Regional Round Up is brought to you by Rocky Mountain Community Radio (RMCR) managing editor, Maeve Conran. RMCR is a coalition of non-commercial radio stations in Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming. Member stations broadcast diverse news and music programming. This half hour show highlights the unique work being done by RMCR statoins.
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This week on Regional Roundup from Rocky Mountain Community Radio, we'll hear a conversation with student reporters from the University of Utah about the state’s new law allowing open carry on campuses, and a discussion on efforts to roll back the Public Lands Rule. We also hear from the Buffalo Field Campaign about their decades-long work to protect wild buffalo in Yellowstone National Park, along with a conversation about the new documentary This is Not a Drill. Regional Roundup airs on kdnk.org every Thursday at 4:30pm.
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This week on Regional Roundup from Rocky Mountain Community Radio, we hear a report on efforts to roll back the federal roadless rule, and a feature on a quinceañera in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. There’s a story about a new app designed to keep residents better informed about wildfires, and a commentary on a notorious case of wolf cruelty in Wyoming that may be shifting public attitudes toward the animals. And finally, an audio postcard from Boulder, where birders are hoping to catch a glimpse of a rare tropical anhinga.Regional Roundup airs on kdnk.org every Thursday at 4:30pm.
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This week on Regional Roundup from Rocky Mountain Community Radio, we explore how attitudes toward climate change differ across the Rocky Mountain West. We head to Wyoming for the state’s only sailing regatta and take a closer look at the impacts of uranium mining in southwest Colorado. We’ll also hear about efforts to make the great outdoors—including our National Parks—more inclusive, before wrapping up with a look at the National Sports Center for the Disabled in Winter Park, Colorado.
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This week’s Regional Roundup from Rocky Mountain Community Radio includes a story on how the National Park Service is marking its 109th anniversary, and parks advocates are using the milestone to call for more support at a time of budget cuts and staffing shortages. In Boulder, residents are working to establish a new sister city relationship with a community in Ukraine. We’ll also hear about efforts to reduce wildlife–vehicle collisions across the West, and wrap up with a conversation about the latest Bureau of Reclamation report on the Colorado River.
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This week’s Regional Roundup from Rocky Mountain Community Radio includes a story about a Colorado teacher who spent her summer running a farmers market stand and even brought her students along for the experience. There’s a conversation on how wildfire smoke affects public health, and another conversation on how budget cuts are straining the country’s national parks. And we check in with an immigrant advocacy group on the impact of recent immigration raids on local communities.
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This week’s Regional Roundup from Rocky Mountain Community Radio includes a look at efforts to commemorate the 140th anniversary of the massacre of Chinese workers in Rock Springs, Wyoming. We head to a rural Colorado gymkhana, where riders of all ages show off their skills. We listen in on an audio postcard capturing the birdsong of a Ponderosa pine woodland near Boulder, and we visit a bustling farmers market in Paonia, Colorado. We round out the show hearing from the author of Food Fight: Misguided Policies, Supply Challenges, and the Impending Struggle to Feed a Hungry World about the challenges ahead for feeding the planet.
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This week’s Regional Roundup includes a report on how goats are being used as an eco-friendly solution for weed management. A discussion on the history of Lincoln Hills, a once-thriving resort for African Americans just outside of Denver. We share an excerpt from our recent regional call-in show on public lands. And we hear a conversation about how climate change is impacting tick populations.
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This week’s Regional Roundup includes a story on efforts to map extreme heat in Moab, Utah. The Bird Conservancy of the Rockies shares its work to protect birds and their habitats across the region. We visit the Montrose County Fair to meet 4-H students showcasing their animals, and investigative journalist Will Potter discusses his latest book, Little Red Barns: Hiding the Truth from Farm to Fable.
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This week’s Regional Roundup features a story about a family preparing for a quinceañera, a traditional 15th birthday celebration. From northwest Colorado, we meet two seasonal camp hosts at Pearl Lake State Park. A story about a historic kayak journey by Indigenous youth along the Klamath River, retracing ancestral waterways, is followed by a collection of voices from people enjoying the Arkansas River. We round out the show with a conversation with Andrea Gibson, Colorado’s poet laureate, who died earlier this month.
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This is a rebroadcast of last September's show, which features the RMCR "Loved to Death" series, which was just awarded first place for collaborative effort/Division A in the recent PMJA awards.