Drought - The Journal

Seeding a sustainable future

Ute Mountain Ute Farm and Ranch using water allocation to prepare for a dry future

DATE: Jul 4, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local News

One rancher’s approach to drought? Plant more trees

An experimental silvopasture in Bayfield could reduce water consumption

DATE: Jun 15, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local News

Heavy snowfall a boon to cloud seeding in Southwest Colorado – until it isn’t

Region has received so much snow that operations have ceased

DATE: Mar 27, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local News

Bennet Introduces ‘Protect the West’ Act to address wildfires and drought

Legislation aims to invest in the environment with sustainable financial efforts

DATE: Mar 1, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local News

Conference to address water crisis in Southwest Colorado

Drought requires ideas and collaboration; Sky Ute Casino in Ignacio will host seminar

DATE: Feb 21, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local News

Drought, plague and fire: What the Rio Grande National Forest is up against

There’s no certainty swaths of beetle-bitten trees will recover over burn scars

DATE: Feb 1, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News

California is lone holdout in Colorado River cuts proposal

Plan would result in about 2 million acre-feet of cuts in Lower Basin, with smaller reductions in Upper Basin

DATE: Jan 31, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Workshop on ranching in drought stresses sustainability

Ute Mountain Ute Tribe Farm and Ranch hosted a free series of presentations on range and herd management

DATE: Jan 15, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local News

Colorado’s soil moisture is better than in recent years. But that’s not saying much

Relationship between dry soil conditions in the fall and spring runoff has gained more attention

DATE: Dec 2, 2022 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

Early-season snow off to good start in Colorado’s high country

So far, the biggest in-state beneficiary has been Southwest Colorado with 217% of the median snowpack

DATE: Nov 11, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Climbers can chill out, Ouray Ice Park future secure

A new water source will help during drought times and provide new routes for scaling

DATE: Nov 2, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

State of unease: Colorado basin tribes without water rights

Garnett Querta slips on his work gloves as he shifts the big rig he’s driving into park. Within seconds, he unrolls a fire hose and opens a hydrant, sending water flowing into one of the pla...

DATE: Oct 1, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News