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March 10, 2020: COVID-19 & The Workplace; How Forests Recover After Beetle Damage

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Today, helping employers and employees navigate the novel coronavirus when workers get sick. Then, how have the last 25 years changed for women in the state legislature? Plus, why libraries hire social workers. Also, a Colorado Wonders question about naming ski trails. And new research shows forests are unexpectedly resilient in the wake of beetle damage.
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Research at the University of Colorado Boulder shows that forests like this section in the San Juan Mountains are recovering better than expected from bark beetle destruction.

Today, helping employers and employees navigate the novel coronavirus when workers get sick. Then, how have the last 25 years changed for women in the state legislature? Plus, why libraries hire social workers. Also, a Colorado Wonders question about naming ski trails. And new research shows forests are unexpectedly resilient in the wake of beetle damage.