Slope angle matters! Crossing under even small steep slopes, like road cuts or gully walls, could be dangerous…
Category: Environment/Recreation
SOLD OUT: Wolf Creek Ski Area Sees 29 Fresh Inches
LIFT TICKETS ARE SOLD OUT FOR TODAY, DECEMBER 30 AT WOLF CREEK SKI AREA. Please do not come without Pre-Purchased Lift Tickets…
EDITORIAL: Strange Diversions in a Strange Land, Part Nine
Well, now, we have a couple of questions that pop right up… one being, where does the money (“the funding”) come from?
Colorado Biologists Concerned About Mysterious Trout Decline
‘This September, we surveyed four reaches of the creek and the results were troubling. They suggested up to an 80 percent decline in the adult population….”
EDITORIAL: Strange Diversions in a Strange Land, Part Eight
The seven states that divert water out of the Colorado River Basin collaborated on a a drought mitigation plan back in 2007 — in hopes of preventing the federal government from taking control of the Colorado River…
Public Scoping Period for Turkey Springs Vegetation Management Project
The proposed project area is west of Pagosa Springs and west of Pagosa Lakes in Archuleta County…
VIDEO: Tribes Offer Thoughts on Navajo Generating Station Demolition
The demolition of the three 775-foot-tall smokestacks at Navajo Generating Station (NGS) is hugely symbolic….
EDITORIAL: Strange Diversions in a Strange Land, Part Seven
Americans each ate about 28 pounds of chicken meat annually back in in 1960, but this year each of us will likely consume, on average, about 94 pounds…
EDITORIAL: Strange Diversions in a Strange Land, Part Six
“I hope there will be enough water supply for the future!”
EDITORIAL: Strange Diversions in a Strange Land, Part Five
Nine ranching families, including Paul Bruchez’ family, are involved in the agricultural research project, aimed at growing hay without irrigation….
Wildlife Advocates File Lawsuit Over Wolverine Protections
“I was cautiously optimistic the Service would get it right this time and we’d be focusing our time and energy on developing a conservation strategy…”
EDITORIAL: Strange Diversions in a Strange Land, Part Four
A majority of the “excess” diversions took place in California, it would appear… especially, in California’s Imperial Valley…
Cumbres & Toltec Railroad Moves to Address a ‘Dryer Climate’
“We will strive to always have the best examples of operating coal-fired steam locomotives in service when conditions permit,” said Interim CEO Eric Mason…
EDITORIAL: Strange Diversions in a Strange Land, Part Three
But the word acequia refers not only to the ditch itself; it also refers to the organized community that shares and maintains the ditch….
OPINION: Wild Horses in America…Hard Truths & Sensible Solutions
The result is that today, 50-years since the passage of the 1971 Act, we find that wild horses have been limited-down to about 7% of the grazing on lands that the 1971 Act had set-aside…
Wolf Creek Ski Area Boasts Two Feet of New Snow Over the Past Week
At this time, the services offered to skiers and boarders are the lifts, restrooms, private lessons, rentals, Treasure and Noel Sports. The Upper Lodge is open with a very limited menu…
OPINION: Wild Horses Aren’t the Problem; The BLM Is.
Since the passage of the Wild Horse and Burro Act of 1971, wild horses have lost 41 percent of their habitat…
‘Wildlife Migration Project’ Planned for Highway 160 Near Chimney Rock
“Deer and elk spend the warm months in the high country to the north; but most big game move to the important winter range areas south of the highway during the winter….”
LETTER: Protecting Biodiversity Protects the Planet
Saving endangered plants or animals from extinction is significant because, like them, we need clean air, a stable climate, and a healthy environment to survive and thrive…