“SCCORR exists because of the critical need for collaborative long-term sustainability efforts in southwest Colorado…”
Category: Environment/Recreation
Members Needed on the Greater Rocky Mountain Resource Advisory Committee
Committee members recommend special projects to be implemented on Forest Service lands with Title II Secure Rural Schools funds…
Feds Invest $20 Million for Indigenous Communities to Access Emerging Climate Markets
“Tribal practices support resilient forests and land management for the benefit of future generations…”
Getting to Know Snow on Jackson Mountain
“We just want to help make the Pagosa area where we live and play a better place now and in the future,” says Milford…
Colorado Moves to Connect Agricultural Workers With Mental Health Resources
The bills under consideration would address a growing need to treat rural mental health issues that have only compounded with the effects of the pandemic…
Wolf Creek Sees 44 Inches of Fresh Snow in the Past Week
The current midway snow depth is 84 inches, with a year-to-date snowfall total of 226 inches…
Pagosa District Releases Fishing Outfitting, Guiding Services Prospectus
This is a limited prospectus for fishing only. Applicants should carefully read the entire application package, which contains the prospectus and all supporting materials…
Wolf Creek Gets Hammered by Snow
Wolf Creek has received 12 inches of fresh snow overnight… The midway snow depth is 66 inches…
Town of Pagosa Springs Invests in River Improvements
The Pagosa Gateway project, which aims to enhance the river ecosystem and improve water quality, is moving forward…
Registration for Spring Recreation Programs Open
For the spring season, we have several programs available, including 9- to 10-year-old instructional volleyball; 11- to 12-year-old volleyball; adult volleyball…
Environmental Groups Want EPA to Block Colorado Coal Mine
The West Elk Mine, located northeast of Paonia, is one of only a handful of coal mines that remain in operation in Colorado…
Running Out of Water on the High Plains, Part Two
“If we don’t adapt to different behaviors, it will run dry,” she said. “And that will cause the economic devastation that everyone fears with restrictions…”
Running Out of Water on the High Plains, Part One
Kansas Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly acknowledges some communities are just a generation away from running out of water…
Colorado-Wyoming Climate Resilience Engine Wins Inaugural NSF Regional Innovation Engines Award
The award positions Colorado and Wyoming at the forefront of the nation’s environmental and climate technology initiatives…
Lecture in Cortez Will Discuss ‘Bis sa’ ani Pueblo’ on Feb. 6
Bis sa’ ani, a Chaco great house, and 20 associated community sites were excavated by the Navajo Nation Archaeology Division in the early 1980s…
Colorado Won’t Release More Wolves until December
“After an incredibly successful first release of wolves from Oregon last month, our focus will be on refining our internal processes…”
Seven Inches of Fresh Snow at Wolf Creek
This Sunday, January 28 is College Day. Students with a current class schedule and valid college photo ID can purchase a $66 lift ticket…
BIG PIVOTS: Carbon Capture… a Waste of Money?
Gov. Jared Polis to talk it up at a conference in Denver. But in Aspen, Joe Romm says the case for CCS is incredibly weak…
First ‘Fun Race’ of the Season at Wolf Creek Last Sunday
The ladies race was equally as exciting with less than one second separating the top three finishers…