Colorado is experiencing its warmest year in 131 years of record, and one of its driest. The Roaring Fork Valley sits at the epicenter, among the hardest-hit areas in the state for severe drought. With snowpack now peaked at historic lows, climate scientists are drawing comparisons to years that defined what catastrophic wildfire looks like in Colorado.This event aimed to bring our community together for a direct conversation about what these conditions mean for our valley, what local fire departments and researchers are doing about it, and what each of us can do to protect our homes and our neighbors.

Colorado is experiencing its warmest year in 131 years of record, and one of its driest. The Roaring Fork Valley sits at the epicenter, among the hardest-hit areas in the state for severe drought. With snowpack now peaked at historic lows, climate scientists are drawing comparisons to years that defined what catastrophic wildfire looks like in Colorado.This event aimed to bring our community together for a direct conversation about what these conditions mean for our valley, what local fire departments and researchers are doing about it, and what each of us can do to protect our homes and our neighbors.

Colorado is experiencing its warmest year in 131 years of record, and one of its driest. The Roaring Fork Valley sits at the epicenter, among the hardest-hit areas in the state for severe drought. With snowpack now peaked at historic lows, climate scientists are drawing comparisons to years that defined what catastrophic wildfire looks like in Colorado.This event aimed to bring our community together for a direct conversation about what these conditions mean for our valley, what local fire departments and researchers are doing about it, and what each of us can do to protect our homes and our neighbors.

Could that be true? Would they really lie to you? Listen in as NPR’s Peter Sagal, host of public radio’s favorite game show Wait, Wait... Don't Tell Me!, along with Aspen “celebrities” Steve Child, Torre and Mayor Rachael Richards judge this year’s storytellers for a memorable night of oral storytelling! Audience participation was encouraged as Nina Gabianelli, Mike Monroney, Doc Eason, and Sylvia Wendrow took the stage at the historic Wheeler Opera House in downtown Aspen to “tell” us a story…

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2025 Issues and Answers Election Forum: Roaring Fork School District Board of Directors Candidates, Ballot Measure 7A and Ballot Measure 7C.

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Join Bruce Damer and Matthew David Segall, in conversation with Candice Olson, to learn more about how together they exemplify a paradigm shift across scientific disciplines that transcends traditional boundaries between physics, chemistry, and biology while addressing both the "how" and "why" of life's origins.