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New Colorado measles cases
Another case of measles was reported yesterday, involving a child who went to Children’s Hospital Colorado. The child visited three stores in Aurora last week as well.
People should watch for symptoms if they visited the emergency department of Children’s Hospital Colorado on Monday, May 22 or early the following morning. Other locations that the child was at include Walgreens on East Hampden Avenue, Sam’s Club on Abilene Sreet, and Natural Grocers on Tower Road.
For a full list of locations and times, visit the Denver Post website. If you have been to any of these locations during the times listed on the site, officials urge you to make sure you monitor for symptoms. Some symptoms include fever, cough, runny nose and red eyes, as well as a rash that may start on your face.
The child, who is under the age of five, was not vaccinated and is currently hospitalized at Children’s receiving care.
Southern Ute elected to state water board
For the first time, a Southern Ute tribal member has been elected to lead the Colorado Water Conservation Board.
Lorelei Cloud has been elected to lead the fifteen-member board, which sets water policy in Colorado. The board is also responsible for funding water projects, and working on issues like watershed protection and drought planning, according to the Colorado Sun.
Cloud will serve a one-year term as board chair, and will be the first Indigenous person to lead the board in its eighty-eight year history.
Her duties also include protecting Colorado’s interests in the Colorado River Basin. Seven states rely on the basin for water, and have disputed how the resource should be managed. The current rules governing its reservoirs expire next year.
Lorelei Cloud told fellow members of the board that “this moment isn’t just about me or about the Indigenous people,” but about the future.
New Colorado Wolf Depredation
Wolves brought to Colorado have attacked more livestock, leading the Colorado Cattlemen’s Association to call for removal of the pack.
The reported series of wolf attacks over Memorial Day weekend left two calves dead and several others injured. That’s according to the Colorado Cattlemen’s Association, or CCA, whose members have continually called for a pause to the voter-approved wolf reintroduction program.
The incidents occurred at the Lost Marbles Ranch, Crystal River Ranch and McCabe Ranch in the Aspen-Snowmass area.
CCA Executive Director Erin Spaur called the attacks a “clear betrayal of the public trust” and called for Colorado Parks and Wildlife to remove the Copper Creek Pack. That pack was the first to be relocated to Colorado after voters approved the initiative in 2020.
Colorado Parks and Wildlife said earlier this month they had hired eleven range riders in an effort to minimize future wolf conflicts. Still, CCA continues to point out a lack of partnership between government officials, wolf reintroduction leaders and ranchers. The group says more time is needed to “reduce conflict, evaluate current efforts, and learn what works” before continuing to bring and settle wolves in the state.
From a financial perspective, ranchers submitted over $450 thousand dollars in claims for losses to livestock in March alone.
That’s all according to Colorado Politics
Global Climate Summit at CU Boulder
CU Boulder is set to host the Right Here, Right Now Global Summit.
The event will take place next Thursday, June 5 and focuses on human rights and climate change. The first of the Right Here, Right Now summit was introduced at CU Boulder in 2022. The summit comes from a partnership between the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, the University of Oxford, and the University of Colorado Boulder.
This year the discussion will be held at Oxford and available via a 24-hour livestream. The in person part of the program will be held at eTown Hall in Boulder, located at 1535 Spruce, St. from 9-11 a.m. on June 5.
Memorial Bike Ride
A Broomfield cyclist who lost his life to a hit-and-run driver on May 18 will be honored in a memorial bike ride on June 8.
The nonprofit cycling safety group Ride Broomfield is hosting the ride, in memory of John Wilkinson. Wilkinson was riding on 95th Street in rural Boulder County when he was struck and killed near Avocet Lane. A Denver man is under arrest and facing charges in connection with his death.
The memorial ride for John Wilkinson is a 7.7-mile gravel loop. It’s scheduled to begin at 9 a.m., according to the Daily Camera, at the U.S. 36 and East Flatiron Circle Park and Ride. The route can be seen on the Strava app.
