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Tom Cardamone with the Watershed Biodiversity Initiative (WBI), right, and Lauren Buchholz with Wilderness Workshop investigate a wildlife underpass between Carbondale and Glenwood Springs. Buchholz was hired by Wilderness Workshop on WBI's behalf to create an inventory of highway infrastructure that is either built for wildlife or could possibly accommodate wildlife of all sizes.
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Pitkin County commissioners are weighing whether to support the Wildlife Road Crossings Program Reauthorization Act. If passed, it would fund the building and maintenance of wildlife crossings from 2026 to 2031. Some commissioners worry it could distract from other funding requests.
  • On today's newscast: The Garfield County commissioners chose two new trustees and one incumbent to serve on the public library board yesterday; a new state law requires that health insurance plans cover mental health care and substance use treatment at the same level as physical health care; and Colorado hunters will get an opportunity to kill wild bison — if the animals are causing trouble in the state. Tune in for these stories and more.
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