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Fire season comes early
Fire weather watch issued in Alamosa County as brush and forest fires burn and record heat is in the forecast
SLV Outdoor Report | Week of March 18, 2026
The San Luis Valley Outdoor Report for the week of March 18, 2026. Paul Formisano, director of the Salazar Rio Grande Del Norte Center, is the latest guest on the Outdoor Citizen podcast. He joins us to talk about his work at the center and to…
Release Day: Baby trout graduate to the Rio Grande
Trout in the Classroom environmental education program has students raising trout from eggs, teaching about the conditions fish need to thrive
SLV Outdoor Report | Week of March 4, 2026
The San Luis Valley Outdoor Report for the week of March 4, 2026. The sandhill cranes have arrived en masse. We’re talking about this weekend’s upcoming Monte Vista Crane Festival with festival director Amy Engle. Tens of thousands of cranes and thousands of people will be…
episode 80: Paul Formisano
Director of the Salazar Rio Grande Del Norte Center Paul Formisano is the latest guest on the Outdoor Citizen podcast. He joins us to talk about his time as director of the center and to give us a look at the upcoming Rio Grande State of the Basin Symposium.
episode 79: 2026 Monte Vista Crane Festival
We’re talking about this weekend’s upcoming Monte Vista Crane Festival with festival director Amy Engle.
SLV Outdoor Report | Week of February 18, 2026
The San Luis Valley Outdoor Report for the week of Feb. 18, 2026. Long-time American Pika researcher Chris Ray is the latest guest on the Outdoor Citizen podcast. She’s been studying the small mammal that mainly lives in the talus rocks of the Rocky Mountain alpine terrain for 40 years and just doesn’t want to…
SLV Outdoor Report | Week of February 4, 2026
The San Luis Valley Outdoor Report for the week of Feb. 4, 2026. So far 2026 has been warm and we’re learning to take advantage of that warmth. Joining us on the latest Outdoor Citizen podcast is SLVGO!’s Esteban Salazar and Jesse Casias. They’ve got bird-watching outings scheduled for the early spring, taking advantage of…
SLV Outdoor Report | Week of January 7, 2026
The San Luis Valley Outdoor Report for the week of Jan. 7, 2026. It’s our first episode of the new year. Welcome to 2026. Like the city of Alamosa, we’re kicking off the new year with the Rio Frio Ice Festival. Now in its 12th year, this year is all about “Legends of the Ice.”…
More Outdoor News
Fishing licenses now on sale
New category of fishable waters introduced
Rio Grande Headwaters Restoration Project acknowledges error in fish kill
Decision led to ‘unintended’ dry riverbed on a 7.2-mile stretch of the Rio Grande east of Del Norte
Wolf photographed at Monte Vista Wildlife Refuge
Colorado Parks and Wildlife says lone female wolf is no longer in the area