Colorado Springs Utilities has proposed an ordinance change for the City of Colorado Springs concerning underground damage prevention safety. As a home rule entity, the city would establish its own utility locates program and would be responsible for enforcement.

City and County of Denver launched a program to help small businesses access PPE related to reducing the spread of coronavirus. Last week, a registration form was made available for businesses to register for a free personal protective equipment (PPE) kit.

In each issue of Colorado Green magazine, Dr. James Klett at Colorado State University (CSU) recommends plants and trees that have been proven successful in Colorado’s conditions. In the July/August issue of the magazine, Klett repeated some recommendations for trees. When asked why he was repeating the recommendation, he noted that despite the recommendations, the plants’ success in CSU’s woody plant evaluations, and availability at local nurseries, landscape companies seem slow to use these trees.

This week, August 10-16, is Safe + Sound Week, an OSHA initiative that celebrates successful safety programs and encourages workplace safety across the nation. This year, in light of pandemic restrictions, many events are being offered online as webinars.  

The official launch in fall 2017 for the Colorado State University (CSU) online Bachelor of Science degree in horticulture enrolled 25 students, and the first student graduated with a bachelor’s degree from the online program in fall 2018. As of spring 2020, enrollment in the online program was 102.