ASPEN – The Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety is teaming with the U.S. Forest Service to test the water from the Hope Mine near Aspen to see if it is running through waste piles.

IT is well known that the vibratory motion of the leaf of the aspen and other poplar trees is caused by a flattening of the petiole at its junction with the lamina. The lower part of the leaf ...

It is officially autumn in Aspen, and leaf-peeping season is here. According to the National Arboretum, a wet growing season followed by a dry, sunny autumn with cool, frost-free nights results in the ...

This is the most common, fascinating form of aspen reproduction: not by seeding, but by regenerative cloning. The clones share genetics and physical characteristics; look closely at leaf shape and ...

Ready your iPhones and picnic blankets: Colorado’s leaf peeping season is here. As summer wanes and fall approaches, pockets of yellow aspen trees are becoming more and more abundant. Within weeks, ...

The summer crowds are gone and the skiers and snowboarders haven’t arrived yet, which makes fall the perfect time to plan a relaxing, laid-back road trip to Aspen. To really ditch the crowds, go ...

Mining and Safety is teaming with the U.S. Forest Service to test the water from the Hope Mine near Aspen to see if it is running through waste piles. Nontoxic, biodegradable dye will be placed in ...