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Community Fruit Rescue in the news

  • Boulder County Awards $50,000 to Circular Economy Projects Focused on Food Rescue, Waste Reduction

    LONGMONT LEADER

    March 17, 2026

  • Tree Pruning

    Bears in Boulder are fattening up for hibernation. Their next meal might be in your backyard

    KUNC

    October 7, 2025

  • Fruit picker

    Boulder volunteers harvest local fruit trees to prevent bear incursions

    ROCKY MOUNTAIN PBS

    September 20, 2025

  • Food Bank of Wyo. to distribute chokecherries, jam throughout Wind River Reservation

    WYOTODAY MEDIA

    September 6, 2025

  • Bear in tree

    Cross-state partnership delivers sacred food to Wind River Reservation in Wyoming

    Denver7

    August 8, 2025

  • A man carrying a crate of rescued apples.

    Boulder nonprofit works to harvest residential fruit trees before the bears do

    ASPEN PUBLIC RADIO

    October 22, 2024

  • NPR logo with 'morning edition' text in blue and orange, on a light gray background.

    Neighborhoods in Boulder aim to harvest fruit trees before bears have a go at it

    NPR.ORG

    October 15, 2024

  • A black bear cub silhouette walking along a windowsill with a mountainous landscape outside.

    Opinion: The outcome was good for the Aspen middle school bear, but that’s not always the case

    DENVER POST

    September 26, 2024

  • A person wearing a blue shirt, khaki shorts, and a hat emptying freshly picked apples into a crate.

    Community Fruit Rescue looks to expand operations to Lyons

    DAILY CAMERA

    September 7, 2024

  • A group that just got done harvesting green apples at a CFR harvest.

    Radio Nibbles: Harvesting apples and saving bears

    KGNU

    August 29, 2024

  • A woman harvesting apples from a tree outdoors with cars parked in the background.

    Boulder nonprofits receive state grant for bear conflict reduction efforts

    DAILY CAMERA

    August 28, 2023

  • A woman holding a long picker pole looking up at a girl standing on a ladder picking fruit.

    Volunteers 'rescue' fruit from rotting by harvesting it for local homeowners

    9NEWS

    October 2, 2023

  • A person opening a cardboard produce box with fresh vegetables and CFR apples.

    Recipients of Boulder County’s Sustainable Food & Agriculture Fund announced

    DAILY CAMERA

    March 22, 2023

  • A group that just got done harvesting green apples at a CFR harvest.

    Look No Further Than Boulder’s Backyards for Your Fall Apple Picking

    COOL BOULDER

    October 20, 2022

  • Two black bears in a tree, one in the front and one in the background, amidst green pine branches.

    Keep your fruit trees healthy while protecting wildlife

    COOL BOULDER

    June 2022

  • A girl reaching into a tree with a picker pole to harvest fresh fruit.

    Boulder-area efforts to prevent human-bear conflict get financial boost

    DAILY CAMERA

    July 26, 2022

  • Melanie Hill, the Executive Director of Community Fruit Rescue, speaking at a press conference for a Denver7 Colorado broadcast.

    $1 million in grant funding to help reduce human-bear interactions in Colorado

    CBS COLORADO NEWS

    July 15, 2022

  • Governor Polis speaking outdoors at a press conference discussing his bear action plan.

    Governor Polis outlines his bear action plan

    FOX 31 NOW

    July 15, 2022

  • A man in a blue t-shirt about to pick up a crate of fruit.

    To the rescue: Boulder nonprofit keeps urban fruit from wasting ​

    DAILY CAMERA

    October 9, 2021

  • Red apples hanging on a tree among green leaves.

    Core values—Boulder’s unique apple corps IDs heirloom trees, harvests backyard fruit and turns fruit into hard cider

    BOULDER WEEKLY

    September 16, 2021

  • A woman hands a child an apple while the woman in the background sorts fruit.

    Community Fruit Rescue Harvests Unwanted Apples, Keeps Bears Away From Boulder

    CBS COLORADO NEWS

    September 19, 2019

  • A child picks apples outside.

    Boulder’s Community Fruit Rescue targets season’s bounty

    DAILY CAMERA

    August 24, 2019

  • A woman stands with a picker pole in front of an apple tree at a CFR harvest.

    Community Fruit Rescue in Boulder

    KGNU

    September 1, 2016

  • A woman and two children picking apples from an apple tree.

    Boulder’s Community Fruit Rescue directing season’s bounty to needy

    DAILY CAMERA

    August 22, 2014