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ASPEN PUBLIC RADIO If you’re a skier, you’ve probably heard of brands like K2 and Salomon. But what about Meier Skis? The one-man operation, which handcrafts custom skis from local wood, is part of a boom of boutique ski makers that’s making its mark on the industry.
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ASPEN PUBLIC RADIO Many trees on the White River National Forest are dying. Bark beetles are killing lodgepole pines. Aspens are experiencing what biologists call sudden aspen decline. So the Forest Service is trying to actively manage for the future forest. It’s part of a national priority called “forest resiliency.” But some critics wonder...
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ASPEN PUBLIC RADIO In the midst of the Great Depression, thousands of out-of-work young men from across the country found jobs in Colorado in the Civilian Conservation Corps. The government relief program hired laborers to build roads, cut trails and raise buildings on public lands throughout the United States. Nearly eighty years later, their...
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ASPEN PUBLIC RADIO At a time when many businesses are downsizing, FiberForge in Glenwood Springs is expanding. The company began with a plan to make super-efficient cars. Now it manufactures high-tech parts for everything from skateboards to military helicopters, and business is booming.
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