“Frankly, it appears clear that large-scale reclamation projects primarily for irrigated agriculture appear to be a glory of the past, not the future…”
Month: June 2025
READY, FIRE, AIM: Instant Coffee is My Friend
Things are moving quickly, as you’ve probably noticed. Instant coffee can help…
OPINION: Time for Colorado Parks & Wildlife to Stem Anti-Wildlife Violence
This is a human — not wildlife — problem that will take a human solution, top-down…
Volunteers Sought for County Building Safety Appeals Board
“Leveraging community members with commercial and residential construction knowledge and experience will result in the most appropriate regulations…”
BOOKISH: Humor Writing
Very few knew Baskin was a writer. His wife, of course. And his dog. He figured he was safe with the dog…
Elon Musk Doesn’t Like the Big, Beautiful Budget Bill
“In November next year, we fire all politicians who betrayed the American people,” he wrote in a later post…
EDITORIAL: Water Districts Hear Reservoir Proposal at Special Meeting, Part One
Zipper Valley made an initial offer to purchase the Ranch and partner on the reservoir back in October 2024…
Homeland Security Pulls Down List of ‘Sanctuary Jurisdictions’ After Sheriffs Object
National Sheriffs’ Association President Sheriff Kieran Donahue slammed the list as an “unnecessary erosion of unity and collaboration with law enforcement…”
Raves for Thingamajig’s ‘Something Rotten’…’The Wild Party’ Opens on June 13
The 2025 Summer Season at the Pagosa Springs Center for the Arts kicked off in spectacular fashion this past weekend…
READY, FIRE, AIM: The Last Wilderness
I am often attracted to words that seem inappropriate in their particular context…
‘United Way of Southwest Colorado’ Becomes ‘Team Up’
“We’ve always been grounded in local partnerships and responsive to community-identified needs,” said Lynn Urban, future President and CEO of Team Up…
Curtains Up Pagosa Now in Rehearsal for ‘Matilda the Musical’
We’re still seeking community sponsors to support this year’s production and the broader 2025 season…
OPINION: Celebrating Colorado’s New Law to Prevent Wildlife Trafficking
We are thrilled to see that our elected officials are taking the problem of wildlife trafficking seriously…
Rocky Mountain Wolf Project Statement on Lethal Removal of Wolf from Pitkin County
Under CPW’s chronic depredation policy, the agency will consider lethal removal only after repeated livestock losses…
EDITORIAL: Our Financialized, Fossilized Housing Systems, Part Five
“I mean, the last thing we want is to build this, and then Pagosa West builds their apartments… but then, nobody can afford the rent…”
Colorado Leaders Fear Health Care Consequences from Federal Spending Bill
Lawmakers passed an ultra-tight budget this year that already required about $1 billion in cost-saving measures to absorb the cost of the state’s Medicaid program…
READY, FIRE, AIM: Birds of a Feather, and Other Options
Reportedly, it’s not completely unheard of for a Canada goose and a white-fronted goose to mate — but it’s unusual…
Chimney Rock Interpretive Association Announces 5th Annual Youth Workshops
The workshops are scheduled for June 10 and 24, and July 8 and 22, for elementary-aged children…