But it takes basically the same number of employees, working the same number of hours, to treat and deliver 1,000 acre-feet of water as it takes to treat and deliver 2,000 acre-feet of water…
READY, FIRE, AIM: The Romance of All-Day Protection
I’m thinking about protection this morning, because some forms of protection have a time limit…
Colorado Parks & Wildlife Partners with Colorado Youth Corps Association
“As we monitor how human use and natural disasters impact our outdoor spaces, we have an obligation to work together to protect our trails so that they can be enjoyed for generations to come…”
LETTER: Considering Pagosa Wages
Last year I was working for a local businessman and when my check was handed to me, he said that the governing body that we work under stated that a certain wage was required…
OPINION: ‘American Jobs Plan’ to Include Civilian Conservation Corps Funding
“This plan will jumpstart our economy, by putting millions of Americans back to work addressing our nation’s infrastructure needs, and making needed changes to our energy grid…”
Feds Allow Reduced Testing in Colorado Schools
“The last thing students need is to have the brakes slammed on learning, to accommodate several weeks of standardized testing….”
EDITORIAL: Pennies from Heaven, Part Eight
In James Cameron’s film version of the Titanic disaster, the steersman spun the ship’s wheel “hard to starboard”, as far as the wheel would turn. It almost worked. But not quite…
Input Needed on Local Watershed Planning Effort, Today via Zoom
We need input from all water users on whether we have identified the issues and needs of the watersheds as you are experiencing them in your backyards and community…
READY, FIRE, AIM: The Ultimate Goal of Human Existence
Those of us blessed with a healthy dose of skepticism will argue that just making it through the day, well-fed and alive, is not the primary goal of human existence…
USDA Investment Will Improve National Forest, Grassland Infrastructure
“From modernizing campground to improving roads and enhancing trails, this investment will provide a much-needed boost to Colorado’s outdoor economy…”
HMPRESENTLY: Oldies But Goodies
‘Pickle.’ That’s another oldie but goodie when, rather than saying someone’s in a real bind, one says ‘What a pickle’ someone’s in!
OPINION: Environmental Groups Address Colorado’s Air Pollution Control
The joint comment applauds the APCD for its work in creating the 2021 Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory, while highlighting several critical opportunities…
Aid-In-Dying Bills Gain Momentum in the US
For decades, he’d lived in Montana, which they’d thought was one of the few places where terminally ill people could get a prescription to end their life…
Training for Volunteer Naturalists Offered This Saturday, April 3
This new program, co-sponsored by the Weminuche Audubon Society and Pagosa Wetland Partners, is free and open to all…
EDITORIAL: Pennies from Heaven, Part Seven
“My biggest comment is, I would love to simplify the LUDC. I feel like maybe it’s made some unintended consequences…”
Coloradans Over 16 Years Eligible for Vaccine on April 2
“We’re looking forward to getting more of our community vaccinated; however, at this time less than one-third of our community is fully protected…”
VIDEO: Elevating the Visibility of Native and Indigenous Stories
KSUT Tribal Radio and Rocky Mountain PBS have collaborated to launch a collaborative media storytelling project that offers a platform to Native and Indigenous voices…
ESSAY: I Cried in Front of My Teenage Students — with the Camera On
Similar to many of my teenage students, I feel trapped in my apartment, tethered to an online school bell…
OPINION: The Plastics Crisis
In the age of information, many people know that plastic is bad for our water sources, air, soil, wildlife, and overall human health…