S4E10: Denver - Rocky Mountain Arsenal & Albert's Swarm
Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge features hiking, catch and release fishing, a playground, and even a herd of buffalo. But its got a dark history that included manufacturing Sarin nerve gas. In the second half of this episode, we get into one of the largest (and last) swarms of locust in the US.
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Theme song is by Chris Nugen, and features Glenn Ross
Resources:
https://cdphe.colorado.gov/hm/rocky-mountain-arsenal#:~:text=5%20miles%20northeast.-,History,chemical%20sewers%20that%20existed%20underground [https://cdphe.colorado.gov/hm/rocky-mountain-arsenal#:~:text=5%20miles%20northeast.-,History,chemical%20sewers%20that%20existed%20underground].
https://www.fws.gov/refuge/rocky-mountain-arsenal/about-us [https://www.fws.gov/refuge/rocky-mountain-arsenal/about-us]
https://truthandlegend.com/rmanwr-audio-tour-2 [https://truthandlegend.com/rmanwr-audio-tour-2]
https://www.denver.org/things-to-do/attractions/rocky-mountain-arsenal/#:~:text=The%20history%20of%20the%20Rocky,site%20as%20a%20future%20refuge [https://www.denver.org/things-to-do/attractions/rocky-mountain-arsenal/#:~:text=The%20history%20of%20the%20Rocky,site%20as%20a%20future%20refuge].
https://home.army.mil/carson/rma/about/history [https://home.army.mil/carson/rma/about/history]
https://www.asla.org/2018awards/454643-From_Weapons_To_Wildlife.html#:~:text=PROJECT%20STATEMENT-,The%20Rocky%20Mountain%20Arsenal%20National%20Wildlife%20Refuge%20Comprehensive%20Management%20Plan,sites%20into%20public%20wildlife%20reserves [https://www.asla.org/2018awards/454643-From_Weapons_To_Wildlife.html#:~:text=PROJECT%20STATEMENT-,The%20Rocky%20Mountain%20Arsenal%20National%20Wildlife%20Refuge%20Comprehensive%20Management%20Plan,sites%20into%20public%20wildlife%20reserves].
https://www.epa.gov/fedfac/rocky-mountain-arsenal-spotlight
PHotos: https://www.epa.gov/sites/default/files/2017-07/before_after.png [https://www.epa.gov/sites/default/files/2017-07/before_after.png]
https://www.historycolorado.org/story/2023/12/13/enemy-colorado-german-prisoners-war-1943-46#:~:text=There%20were%20approximately%20forty%2Dseven,could%20still%20conceal%20a%20message [https://www.historycolorado.org/story/2023/12/13/enemy-colorado-german-prisoners-war-1943-46#:~:text=There%20were%20approximately%20forty%2Dseven,could%20still%20conceal%20a%20message].
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocky_Mountain_Arsenal [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocky_Mountain_Arsenal]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_chemical_weapons_program [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_chemical_weapons_program]
https://apps.dtic.mil/sti/pdfs/ADA288453. [https://apps.dtic.mil/sti/pdfs/ADA288453.pdf]
https://www.cma.army.mil/nerve-agent-gb-sarin/ [https://www.cma.army.mil/nerve-agent-gb-sarin/]
pdf [https://apps.dtic.mil/sti/pdfs/ADA288453.pdf]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert%27s_swarm [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert%27s_swarm]
https://www.grunge.com/1097352/the-terrifying-story-of-alberts-swarm/ [https://www.grunge.com/1097352/the-terrifying-story-of-alberts-swarm/]
https://todayinhistory.blog/2018/10/20/october-20-1937-alberts-swarm/ [https://todayinhistory.blog/2018/10/20/october-20-1937-alberts-swarm/]
