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San Juan Rural Philanthropy Days get underway in Ridgway today. Gavin Dahl speaks with two organizers from the Community Resource Center about opportunities for nonprofit leaders and local officials to learn about affordable housing, fossil fuel transitions, and fundraising. Plus our partner station KDNK caught up with snowboarding legend Jess Kimura at a screening of her new film Learning to Drown in Basalt last week.

A federal judge has vacated a plan for drilling and fracking in the North Fork and Thompson Divide areas. KDNK’s Morgan Neely has more. Plus, Hinsdale County Sheriff Chris Kambish speaks to reporter Laura Palmisano about Off-Highway Vehicle education and enforcement. OHVs are permitted on a three-mile section of State Highway 149 in Hinsdale County for the season starting this coming weekend. This allows OHVs to access the Alpine Loop, a backcountry byway that connects Lake City, Silverton, and Ouray.

The Colorado Senate has approved a thirty billion dollar state budget. Scott Franz explains the final steps lawmakers must take before sending it to Governor Polis. Plus, the National Park Service is trying to change stereotypes about park rangers through a program called NPS Academy, hosting a spring break orientation at Grand Teton National Park in March. Kyle Mackie of KHOL reports for Rocky Mountain Community Radio.

The Colorado Senate has approved a thirty billion dollar state budget. Scott Franz explains the final steps lawmakers must take before sending it to Governor Polis. Plus, the National Park Service is trying to change stereotypes about park rangers through a program called NPS Academy, hosting a spring break orientation at Grand Teton National Park in March. Kyle Mackie of KHOL reports for Rocky Mountain Community Radio.

Hinsdale County purchased a peninsula and island on Lake San Cristobal just over a year ago. As KVNF’s Laura Palmisano reports, the county now plans to move ahead with renovations at the property. Coal Basin, near Redstone, was the site of mining disasters last century. Now, a privately-owned parcel surrounded by National Forest land provides public access to custom mountain bike trails. As KDNK’s Morgan Neely reports, the trails offer recreation, while mitigating the environmental destruction left behind by the mine's operators.

Hinsdale County purchased a peninsula and island on Lake San Cristobal just over a year ago. As KVNF’s Laura Palmisano reports, the county now plans to move ahead with renovations at the property. Coal Basin, near Redstone, was the site of mining disasters last century. Now, a privately-owned parcel surrounded by National Forest land provides public access to custom mountain bike trails. As KDNK’s Morgan Neely reports, the trails offer recreation, while mitigating the environmental destruction left behind by the mine's operators.

This week on Talkin Music, we’ve got interviews and a live performance shared by stations in the Rocky Mountain Community Radio coalition. KZMU's Crystal Bunch interviews Boston reggae band The Elovaters. KOTO's Julia Caulfield speaks to Telluride songwriter Emily Scott Robinson. And KDNK's Amy Kimberly hosts Paonia band Bracken Creek for a live in-studio performance.

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