Aug. 20, 2019: Exploring Bonsai At The Botanic Gardens; Climate Change & The Spruce Beetle

By Ryan Warner

August 20, 2019

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49min 21sec

Hazuki Tochihara, of Denver, demonstrates the ritual hand washing that precedes entry to the tea house.

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Aug. 20, 2019: Exploring Bonsai At The Botanic Gardens; Climate Change & The Spruce Beetle

Segment 1 | 9:28
Attorney Says De’Von Bailey Maligned After Shooting In Colorado Springs
Segment 2 | 7:27
Step Inside The Tea House Built In Japan And Shipped To Denver Decades Ago
Segment 3 | 8:12
The Earth Is Warming And That Means Spruce Beetles Are Getting Bigger (But It’s Not All Bad News)
Segment 4 | 4:11
Colorado Springs Built More Bike Lanes. Then Came the Backlash
Segment 5
What It Takes To Be A Ralphie Runner At CU’s Folsom Field
Segment 6 | 1:39
Walker Stapleton Reacts To Neighborhood Decision To Keep His Family’s Namesake
Segment 7 | 7:33
The Grand Valley Still Feels The Loss Of Dave Davis, But His Legacy Will Live On

The attorney for De'Von Bailey's family says Bailey's been maligned after he was killed by police in Colorado Springs. Also, we explore the art of bonsai at the Denver Botanic Gardens. Also, the impact of climate change on the spruce beetle in Colorado. Plus, Ralphie makes the top ten, and Walker Stapleton reacts to the neighborhood keeping the family name.

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Aug. 20, 2019: Exploring Bonsai At The Botanic Gardens; Climate Change & The Spruce Beetle

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Aug. 20, 2019: Exploring Bonsai At The Botanic Gardens; Climate Change & The Spruce Beetle

Attorney Says De’Von Bailey Maligned After Shooting In Colorado Springs

Step Inside The Tea House Built In Japan And Shipped To Denver Decades Ago

The Earth Is Warming And That Means Spruce Beetles Are Getting Bigger (But It’s Not All Bad News)

Colorado Springs Built More Bike Lanes. Then Came the Backlash

What It Takes To Be A Ralphie Runner At CU’s Folsom Field

Walker Stapleton Reacts To Neighborhood Decision To Keep His Family’s Namesake

The Grand Valley Still Feels The Loss Of Dave Davis, But His Legacy Will Live On

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‘We would lay our arms down:’ Is this the end of the property tax wars, or just another battle?

Lawmakers scale back legislation to limit local control over renewable energy projects

Former deputy found guilty of reckless endangerment in Christian Glass’s death, but no verdict on murder charge

Aurora paramedic involved in the ketamine injection of Elijah McClain sentenced to 14 months work release and 4 years of probation

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