Southwest Life

A new mentality of collaboration in a river district

it comes to water, it’s not North vs South or surface vs groundwater anymore, one farmer explains

February 9, 2023

Southwest Life

Hanging Lake’s proposed multimillion dollar renovation boasts flood protection, various trail improvements

Efforts are a response to 2020 fire and subsequent flooding the following year

January 25, 2023

Southwest Life

From avian flu to zoning permits, here’s what you need to know about raising backyard chickens

Colorado's egg shortage, some people are foregoing grocery trips and starting their own flocks

January 17, 2023

Southwest Life

U.S. House GOP would make it easier for feds to give public lands away to state

Measure would mostly affect Congressional accounting guidelines when tracking land federal land transfers

January 17, 2023

New Mexico

Possible deal to end Rio Grande SCOTUS case becomes public

Mexico would deliver Texas its water at the state line; new guidelines for farmers south of Elephant Butte

January 11, 2023

AP New Mexico

Feral cows face removal from a national forest in New Mexico

This undated image provided by the New Mexico Tourism Department shows the Gila National Forest. Ecotourism projects that began in…

January 9, 2023

Southwest Life

Colorado sees more avalanche deaths than any other state. A training course at this mountain park hopes to change that

a park just outside of Minturn, now open for its third season, there are eight transmitters that people can practice…

January 4, 2023

Southwest Life

Colorado’s paid family leave program kicking off Jan. 1

Employers are required to start collecting premiums for the new FAMLI program

December 29, 2022

Southwest Life

This Colorado scientist fled the Marshall fire, then returned to study how it happened

2021, the devastating Marshall fire showed wildfire can strike Colorado in almost any place or season. Scientists now hope to…

December 29, 2022

Regional News

U.S. sued over lack of protection plan for rare grouse

A lesser prairie chicken is seen amid the bird’s annual mating ritual near Milnesand, N.M., on April 8, 2021. A…

October 26, 2022

Local News

Drought amplifies beetle damage to Colorado’s forests

Forest Service report highlights trees’ fragility as insects spread

March 17, 2022

Regional News

Lake Powell hits historic low, raising hydropower concerns

Glen Canyon Dam is seen Aug. 21, 2019, in Page, Ariz. The elevation of Lake Powell fell below 3,525 feet,…

March 16, 2022

Regional News

Changing snowfall makes it harder to fight fire with fire

Mile High Youth Corps member John Knudsen set fire to a pile of tree debris alongside U.S. Forest Service firefighters…

March 9, 2022

Regional News

As planet warms, less ice covering North American lakes

A skater sweeps a puck behind a goal at a pond hockey tournament Feb. 26 in Grand Lake. The event,…

March 4, 2022

Local News

San Juan Basin Public Health looks to the future after weathering the pandemic

to adapt during COVID-19, agency plans to meet broader needs in La Plata and Archuleta counties

February 24, 2022

Southwest Life

Mapmakers combine science and art to show us the world

data and creativity, cartographers create vital tools

January 27, 2022

Regional News

Chronolog technology helps to monitor landscape

Citizen science effort uses cellphones to create time-lapse photography of sensitive areas

December 1, 2021

Southwest Life

Agency decides against flooding Grand Canyon amid drought

The Colorado River’s Horseshoe Bend. The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation decided against sending water rushing through the Grand Canyon this…

November 3, 2021

Southwest Life

Senators urge emergency protections for wolves in West

The Biden administration said Wednesday that federal protections may need to be restored for gray wolves in the western U.S.…

October 28, 2021

Regional News

Last month was the hottest September for San Juan Mountains, San Luis Valley

September was the third-warmest in Colorado’s history, tying with 1998

October 24, 2021

Regional News

Southwest Basin water plan update seeks public comment

outline water management in Southwest Colorado

October 20, 2021

Southwest Life

Project aims to preserve an Arizona tribe’s cultural history

Petroglyphs in Grapevine Canyon just outside of Laughlin, Nev., near the Arizona state line. The Fort Mojave Indian Tribe is…

October 20, 2021

Regional News

U.S. formally removes Colorado River fish’s endangered status

Environmentalists oppose the change

October 18, 2021

Regional News

Forest Service seeks to pinpoint Hanging Lake headwaters

Hanging Lake seen on Aug. 25 near Glenwood Springs. (Hugh Carey, The Colorado Sun)Hugh Carey/The Colorado Sun GLENWOOD SPRINGS (AP)…

October 15, 2021