Each winter and spring, Colorado’s snowpack is painstakingly monitored at survey locations across the mountains. We tag along with a federal worker who has the painful job of measuring just how bad things are. Then, next year’s state budget is on its way to the full legislature. We have five important things to know about what is, and isn’t, in it. And, a new library in Adams County wants to connect its users to get lost in nature, as much as they get lost in books. 

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Read more on the stories in today’s show:

• The Associated Press on JBS workers plans to halt their strike
• Rae Solomon for CPR and the Colorado Sun on the state budget

This episode of Colorado Today is hosted by Arlo Pérez Esquivel and Bazi Kanani. It’s edited and produced by Mateo Schimpf, Madilyn Rose, Megan Verlee and Tyler Bender. The executive producer is Megan Verlee. Theme music by Pedro Lumbraño.