🌱 Chautauqua Wins Grant + Food Banks Low On Food + New Snarfs In COS

Good morning, everybody. Brad K. Evans here with your fresh copy of the Boulder Patch newsletter, filled with all the community information you need to know right now. Today we'll cover:

• Chautauqua to receive National Park Service' Save America's Treasures grant.
• Western leaders seek help as drought continues to impact watershed.
• Regional food banks struggle to keep up with demand.

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Here are the top stories in Boulder today:

1. Chautauqua to receive National Park Service' Save America's Treasures grant. The Colorado Chautauqua Association has received a grant for nearly $280,000 as part of the Save America's Treasures program. Funds Provided will help protect the Colorado Chautauqua National Historic Landmark District from wildfire threats. (Yellow Scene)
2. No official count of homes damaged, but left standing from the Marshall Fire. Missing from many reports after last year's Marshall Fire, is the number of homes left standing, but damaged by smoke. Those that owned homes that survived the fire have had to navigate questionable science and skeptical insurance companies. (Reporting Lab)
3. Snarf's opens a brand-new location in Colorado Springs. The Boulder-based sandwich shop has landed in Colorado Springs near the Air Force Academy at 7495 N. Academy Blvd. (COS Independent)
4. Senators seek support from USDA as drought continues to impact watershed. Senators from western states, including Colorado's Sen. Michael Bennet, are seeking resources to support projects for ranchers and farmers that will help improve their infrastructure and efficiency, as climate change is impacting agricultural uses along the Colorado River. (Patch)
5. Metro Denver food banks struggle to keep up with demand. As inflation has increases, so have the cost of foods for Colorado's food banks. Additionally, food banks are still dealing with the impacts caused by the pandemic from 2020. (9News)

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From my notebook:

• Increased mountain lion activity in Boulder. As winter approaches, mountain lion activity near town and populated areas typically becomes more common. Mountain lions head to lower elevations to find food, and here are some tips on how to protect yourself. (City of Boulder)

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