Conservation

Snowpack 150% of expected level

The local snowpack got a boost from the early snows this season. The watershed that feeds the Mancos, Dolores, Animas other area rivers was 150 percent of the expected level of snow Dec. 9, ...

DATE: Dec 13, 2013 | CATEGORY: Local News

Land locked to public owners

4 million acres of public lands in West remain inaccessible

DATE: Dec 3, 2013 | CATEGORY: MT - News

Land locked to public owners

4 million acres of public lands in West remain inaccessible

DATE: Nov 28, 2013 | CATEGORY: Local News

4 million acres of public lands remain inaccessible

More than 4 million acres of public lands in the West - roughly the size of New Jersey - are inaccessible to the public as a result of land ownership patterns, absent entry points, and a fai...

DATE: Nov 27, 2013 | CATEGORY: DS - News

New beetle killing ponderosa pine

A migrating bug is finding the pine trees and drier climate in Southwest Colorado more appetizing, a cause of concern for public land officials. The round mountain pine beetle has...

DATE: Nov 20, 2013 | CATEGORY: DS - News

A stable environment

Western Excelsior products aid stream restoration

DATE: Sep 4, 2013 | CATEGORY: DS - Living

A stable environment

Western Excelsior products <br/>contribute to stream restoration

DATE: Sep 3, 2013 | CATEGORY: MT - News

Governor signs conservation easement bills

Hickenlooper journeys up Dolores River after Mesa Verde appearance

DATE: May 27, 2013 | CATEGORY: Local News

Irrigators, rafters face bleak summer

Area boaters have come to terms with the fact that another dry year has dashed any chance for rafting on the lower Dolores River this summer. But revised runoff forecasts and pre...

DATE: Apr 18, 2013 | CATEGORY: DS - News

Irrigators, rafters face bleak summer

2012 decision to draw down lake brings low releases this year

DATE: Apr 15, 2013 | CATEGORY: Local News

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