Southwest Life - The Journal

Scientists launch effort to collect water data in West

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. – The U.S. Department of Energy on Tuesday announced a new kind of climate observatory near the headwaters of the Colorado River that will help scientists better predict rai...

DATE: Aug 25, 2021 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

Western states face first federal water cuts

WASHINGTON – U.S. officials on Monday declared the first-ever water shortage from a river that serves 40 million people in the West, triggering cuts to some Arizona farmers next year amid a ...

DATE: Aug 16, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Stockman and Stewardship to host education seminar

Stockman and Stewardship will host an educational seminar Aug. 27 and Aug. 28 at Spring Hollow Ranch & Equestrian Park, 256 Rancho Milagro Way, Hesperus. The seminar will feature presentatio...

DATE: Aug 12, 2021 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

Conservation dog has a nose for high alpine bumblebees

Research in Colorado mountains can shed light on changing climate

DATE: Aug 6, 2021 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

Thank you from Project Linus

Project Linus of the Durango and Cortez area would like to thank the La Plata County 4-H Adventure Day Camp members for choosing us as the recipient of their community outreach project. Twe...

DATE: Jul 31, 2021 | CATEGORY: Community

Rotarians thank volunteers, donors

Rotary clubs grateful for support

DATE: Jul 16, 2021 | CATEGORY: Community

San Juan Basin Archaeological Society to host presentation at fairgrounds, and on Zoom

San Juan Basin Archaeological Society will host an in-person presentation called “Diné Survivance and the Old Leupp Boarding School” with Davina Ruth Two Bears at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday July 21...

DATE: Jul 16, 2021 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

Drought, heat, fire force fishing ban on Colorado River

Limits in place from Kremmling to Rifle

DATE: Jul 7, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

U.S. proposes removing Colorado River fish’s endangered status

DENVER – The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said Tuesday it plans to propose reclassifying a rare Colorado River Basin fish called the razorback sucker from endangered to threatened status a...

DATE: Jul 6, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Migrant activists leave life-saving caches of water, food in Arizona wilderness

Activism has roots in the 1981 founding of the Sanctuary Movement

DATE: Jul 5, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Donors invited to virtual party

Cancer Support Community Southwest Colorado, an affiliate of the Cancer Support Community, will launch Community Gives Day on Monday June 28. The demand for the organization’s free services ...

DATE: Jun 25, 2021 | CATEGORY: Community

Overrun national forests prompt action from U.S. Congress

Counties help fund U.S. Forest Service work in White River National Forest

DATE: Jun 23, 2021 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life