May:Full Moon: May 1 and May 31,New Moon:  May 16 Two full moons this month.  The first full moon on May 1 is known as the Flower Moon. The second full moon falls on May 30-31 and so will be a Blue Moon. A calendar-month Blue Moon happens when two full moons fall...

In star-studded Colorado, astronomical gems abound in the state’s dark skies. Last summer I went camping with friends and family in Colorado’s Arkansas River Valley near Buena Vista. As I sat around the campfire I looked up at the sky, stunned by the multitude of...

Friends of Browns Canyon April Newsletter Spring has Sprung. Our beautiful landscape is greening up, and we've been seeing exquisite new images of earth captured from space with the flight of Artemis, making this the perfect moment in time to contemplate and celebrate...

FRIENDS OF BROWNS CANYON 2025 RECAP A NOTE FROM THE BOARD We probably don’t need to tell you that it’s been a challenging year for public lands. National Monuments have been in the crosshairs for months. Our beloved Browns Canyon National Monument has been cited as a...

.See the cosmos clearly in DarkSky-designated communities. Paonia The small farming and arts town on Colorado’s Western Slope already had naturally clear desert nights ideal for stargazing, but with its recent commitment to DarkSky best practices, the constellations...

From a mine dump to floating rubber flotillas to community surf waves, the Upper Arkansas River shapes communities like Buena Vista, Salida and Cañon City... Read more Jason Blevins, Colorado Sun -  Nov 3, 2025