The Blanca Vista ponds in Alamosa will soon have blue gill and bass to fish. Thanks to the work of local Colorado Parks and Wildlife fisheries biologist Estevan Vigil.

Pat McDermott is one of our favorite people to help make sense of water. After listening to him and Marty Jones catch up, you’ll see why.

Founder and CEO of the Colorado E-Bike Shop Mike Matheson is organizing a cycling event over the summer called Charge Across Colorado.

On the latest episode we’re joined by Allison Steere who is the project director for Alamosa’s Tree Access Project and Max Muller a forester with the Colorado State Forest Service.

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.

We’re talking about this weekend’s upcoming Monte Vista Crane Festival with festival director Amy Engle.

Long-time American Pika researcher Chris Ray is the latest guest on the Outdoor Citizen podcast.

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 that warm weather. These birding tours coincide with the Monte Vista Crane Festival.

In the week we remember Martin Luther King Jr., we’re joined by Jocelyn Catterson with the Rio Grande Headwaters Land Trust to talk about the upcoming series of community events.

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.