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Nichole Fox of Give a Dam, based in Durango, teaches people of all ages about the guardians of our waterways, beavers. Gavin Dahl asks her to describe the interactive Nature Theater activity she is leading at North Fork Community Fair in Paonia Town Park on Saturday at 3pm. Plus, ahead of Father’s Day, the nonprofit Hilltop Family Resource Center’s fatherhood navigator John Schmitz tells us about Fatherhood Appreciation Day at Riverbottom Park tomorrow at noon.

Kate Redmond interviews Leah Sotille, journalist and author of the book When The Moon Turns To Blood. It is a true crime story set in the context of extreme religious beliefs.

Jordan Campbell of Ramro Global, dedicated to crisis reporting and worldwide humanitarian action, shared stories and photos last week at the Sherbino in Ridgway from his trip to the Donbas region of Ukraine, under siege by the Russian military. Kate Redmond speaks with him about the conflict and the importance of geopolitical reporting.

After a canceled 2020 and a scaled back 2021, the Telluride Bluegrass Festival is back in full force this weekend. The 49th annual festival runs today through Sunday with 12,000 attendees daily. But the festivities were already underway a few days before the official start as throngs filled the Telluride Town Park Campground. KOTO's Matt Hoisch spoke with campers about what they're excited for and how it feels to be back.

The Canyonlands Research Center offers summer internships to Native American students interested in conservation for the second year. Students visit and tour the land in and around Canyonlands National Park to learn about issues such as watershed health. The initiative is a part of the center's NATURE program, which stands for Native American Tribes Upholding Restoration and Education. Plus, activists call on federal water managers to update antiquated plumbing at Glen Canyon Dam.

Wil-Dog, Ulises, Raúl and Asdrubal of Ozomatli join Taya Jae on Talkin' Music to talk about the social causes they're fired up about right now, their new album, Marching On and what they love about what they do.

Mathew Horn joins Taya Jae on The Pen and The Sword to talk about his Podcast Pog's Pogcast, the importance of discussing mental health and the advice he'd give his younger self.

Our region has some of the nation’s largest producers of winter wheat – states like Colorado, Idaho and Montana. Persistent drought threatens millions of acres of the crop. And a small, native bug has become a huge problem. As farmers battle the wheat stem sawfly, scientists are trying to develop a more resistant crop. And new federal legislation proposes a National Conservation Area in areas of the Dolores River Canyon.

Today we take a mindful look at change.

A group of goat farmers in La Plata County in Southwest Colorado are working to tackle noxious weeds. The farm, Durangoats, attends farmers markets each weekend to talk about how goats can assist with land management and fire prevention. The county is looking into partnering with the farm and the goats in new noxious weed management. And, Capitol Coverage reporter Scott Franz reports on a new federal bill that will protect Coloradoans from surprise hospital bills. Plus other stories from the Mountain West News Bureau report on living wages and inflation and a federal at-home care that assists with births in rural communities will soon expire.