Colorado's aerospace industry, which supports over 61,000 jobs and generates $399 million in annual taxes, faces competition from other states looking to expand their own aerospace sectors.
Colorado held its first state fair in Denver in September 1876, drawing crowds from across the state to view agricultural products, livestock, fine arts, and five days of horse racing.
Colorado's wildfire fighting agency is testing a GPS-guided water-delivery device that can be dropped from 12,000 feet to suppress emerging fires in areas where traditional aircraft cannot safely operate.
The Japanese-developed Miyawaki method packs native trees densely into small spaces to create forests faster than conventional planting, though scientists warn against overusing it outside appropriate ecological conditions.