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The environment desk at Aspen Public Radio covers issues in the Roaring Fork Valley and throughout the state of Colorado including water use and quality, impact of recreation, population growth and oil and gas development. APR’s Environment Reporter is Elizabeth Stewart-Severy.

The Reporter Two-Way: Bats raise health alarm

Aspen Public Radio | By Elizabeth Stewart-Severy

Published August 21, 2017 at 8:15 PM MDT

Last week, Pitkin County public health officials warned of an increase in bat activity after 11 were found dead in Snowmass. Elizabeth Stewart-Severy reported on the story and talked with producer Christin Kay about why bats can pose a public health concern.

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Elizabeth Stewart-Severy

Aspen native Elizabeth Stewart-Severy is excited to be making a return to both the Red Brick, where she attended kindergarten, and the field of journalism. She has spent her entire life playing in the mountains and rivers around Aspen, and is thrilled to be reporting about all things environmental in this special place. She attended the University of Colorado with a Boettcher Scholarship, and graduated as the top student from the School of Journalism in 2006. Her lifelong love of hockey lead to a stint working for the Colorado Avalanche, and she still plays in local leagues and coaches the Aspen Junior Hockey U-19 girls.

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