The Outdoor Citizen

City of Alamosa’s Parks and Recreation Director Andy Rice and Outdoor Recreation Supervisor Shawna Lease talk about the new bike pump track in Cole Park. It’s like a skate park, […]

On this episode, we talk to Phil Weiser, the Colorado attorney general and Democratic candidate in the governor’s race, about the Colorado Water Compact in light of changing climate conditions. […]

On this two-part episode, we’re joined by Aly Kimbrall, an embajadora with San Luis Valley Great Outdoors! who is leading a series of group runs in October. She started the […]

Wil Rickards wants to combine outdoor recreation education with the academics of Adams State University. Through his role as Adams State Adventure Program coordinator, he sees the perfect opportunity to teach students about how the Rio Grande flows while out on pack-rafting trips.

If you’ve walked or biked through the Riparian Park in Alamosa, you might have noticed a beaver dam stretching across the Rio Grande. On this episode of the Outdoor Citizen, […]

Ultra endurance cyclist Matthew Lefthand broke six World Ultracycling Association (WUCA) and Guinness World Records during a single ride in late July on a stretch of Highway 17.

Do you know the search and rescue folks who respond to backcountry emergencies? If you don’t, Aug. 15 is Alamosa Volunteer Search and Rescue’s annual fundraiser Suds4SAR and it would be a good night to meet those people.

In this episode, we speak over the phone with Department of Fire Prevention and Control Deputy Captain Paul Duarte about aerial firefighting. From intelligence gathering to direct water or retardant drop, aircraft are a vital resource to preventing and fighting fires.

Colorado Parks and Wildlife fisheries biologist Estevan Vigil helps us understand what a voluntary fishing closure is.

Calling all local ladies! Dirt bike and mountain bike extraordinaire Britney Gallegos is starting up a nine week intro to mountain bike riding clinic for women. It’s called “Ride Like a Girl” and the first ride is July 7.