LEXINGTON, Kentucky, June 20 (TNSres) -- The International Spa Association issued the following news release: The International SPA Association (ISPA) is pleased to announce Amy Purdy will reconnect with spa leaders as the opening keynote speaker at the 2025 ISPA Conference. The New York Times best-selling author and three-time Paralympic medalist will help celebrate ISPA's 35th anniversary, to be held March 11-13 at The Broadmoor in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Purdy, who was a favorite at ISPA  more

CENTENNIAL, Colorado, June 21 -- Colorado Public Radio issued the following news release on June 20, 2024: Colorado Public Radio's board of directors met today for its annual meeting, at which the work plan and budget were approved for the new fiscal year starting July 1. The meeting also involved the welcoming of three new members, Marla Jones Newman, Sharon Schneider and Jeff Tieman, whose terms began at the end of the meeting. "I left our annual meeting confident that CPR is on a sustainabl  more

WASHINGTON, June 21 [Category: Sociological] -- The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws issued the following news release: Denver, CO: The regulation of the adult-use cannabis market in Colorado coincides with declining rates of teen marijuana use, according to data provided by the Department of Public Health. Data compiled in the latest biannual Healthy Kids Colorado Survey finds that the percentage of high-school students reporting past-month cannabis use fell 37 percent b  more

DURANGO, Colorado, June 21 -- The Conservation Lands Foundation issued the following news release: Earlier this week, litigation was filed attempting to undermine the Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) Public Lands Rule. The states of Utah and Wyoming filed litigation in federal district court in Utah attempting to send the BLM's new rule putting conservation on equal footing with extractive uses like oil and grass drilling and mining back to the drawing board. The Public Lands Rule, brings bal  more

DURANGO, Colorado, June 21 -- The Conservation Lands Foundation issued the following news release: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) released its final plan on June 21, for how it will steward 382,000 acres of public lands in northwestern California. The long anticipated plan updates management direction for public lands in Del Norte, Humboldt, Mendocino, Trinity, Siskiyou, Shasta, Tehama and Butte counties. These plans were last updated in the early 1990s. A diverse coalition of local advoca  more

GRAND JUNCTION, Colorado, June 21 -- The Conservation Lands Foundation issued the following news release on June 20, 2024: Today, the Bureau of Land Management released its final plan for how it will manage two million acres of public lands in western Colorado covered by its Colorado River Valley and Grand Junction Field Offices. The plan culminates a decades-long planning process and multiple legal challenges that directed BLM to analyze the climate impacts of new oil and gas leasing and prote  more

LEADVILLE, Colorado, June 21 -- The History Colorado issued the following news release: History Colorado is excited to announce the hiring of a new director for the Healy House Museum & Dexter Cabin: Hannah Cary. Cary was selected as the director of the Healy House Museum & Dexter Cabin for her deep connection to the local community as a lifelong resident of Leadville, as well as her passion for history and appreciation for the unique stories and cultures of Colorado's High Country. "Hannah's   more

WASHINGTON, June 20 [Category: Environment] -- The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation issued the following news release: The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) today announced $7.4 million in grants to improve grassland health, support biodiversity and increase resilience in Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas. The 15 grants awarded will generate more than $9.7 million in matching contributions for a total conservation impact of $17.1 million. The grants wer  more