Seeding a sustainable future Mountain Ute Farm and Ranch using water allocation to prepare for a dry future July 4, 2023
One rancher’s approach to drought? Plant more trees experimental silvopasture in Bayfield could reduce water consumption June 15, 2023
Heavy snowfall a boon to cloud seeding in Southwest Colorado – until it isn’t has received so much snow that operations have ceased March 27, 2023
Bennet Introduces ‘Protect the West’ Act to address wildfires and drought Legislation aims to invest in the environment with sustainable financial efforts March 1, 2023
Conference to address water crisis in Southwest Colorado Drought requires ideas and collaboration; Sky Ute Casino in Ignacio will host seminar February 22, 2023
Drought, plague and fire: What the Rio Grande National Forest is up against There’s no certainty swaths of beetle-bitten trees will recover over burn scars February 1, 2023
California is lone holdout in Colorado River cuts proposal would result in about 2 million acre-feet of cuts in Lower Basin, with smaller reductions in Upper Basin February 1, 2023
Workshop on ranching in drought stresses sustainability Mountain Ute Tribe Farm and Ranch hosted a free series of presentations on range and herd management January 15, 2023
Colorado’s soil moisture is better than in recent years. But that’s not saying much Relationship between dry soil conditions in the fall and spring runoff has gained more attention December 2, 2022
Early-season snow off to good start in Colorado’s high country far, the biggest in-state beneficiary has been Southwest Colorado with 217% of the median snowpack November 11, 2022
Climbers can chill out, Ouray Ice Park future secure A new water source will help during drought times and provide new routes for scaling November 2, 2022
State of unease: Colorado basin tribes without water rights Garnett Querta wipes sweat from his head while hauling water on the Hualapai reservation Aug. 15, near Peach Springs, Ariz.… October 1, 2022
On the Colorado River, growing concern for fish as waters warm An angler casts a line at Lees Ferry near Marble Canyon, Ariz., in 2011. From prized rainbow trout to protected… September 24, 2022
Farming, water and Wall Street on Colorado’s Western Slope Agriculture producers in Grand Valley face difficult questions over the future of water in the West September 14, 2022
Durango to explore pipeline from Lake Nighthorse to Terminal Reservoir will look at logistics, costs to support city water supply September 2, 2022
Monsoon activity expected to stay strong through September Durango has received 7 to 9 inches of rain in past 2½ months August 26, 2022
Crisis looms without big cuts to over-tapped Colorado River Kelly Anderson shows how dry one of his fields is, Thursday in Maricopa, Ariz. Anderson grows specialty crops for the… August 19, 2022
Deadline looms for states to cut Colorado River use Tensions over the cuts and how to spread them equitably have flared August 15, 2022
Bureau of Reclamation to receive $4 billion to combat drought in Colorado River Basin Funding will incentivize water-reduction efforts August 10, 2022
U.S. House passes major wildfire and drought package Republicans call for more logging to thin forests August 2, 2022
Summer showers help, but long-term drought persists in Southwest Colorado Forecaster says monsoons should keep delivering near-daily rains July 31, 2022
Water falls to extremely low levels at Lake Mead amid drought Reservoir is now below 30% of capacity July 11, 2022
Colorado’s drought is bad. Tree ring history shows it could get a lot worse A new study finds a scorching spell 1,800 years ago robbed the Colorado River of more than one-third of its… July 3, 2022
Rain in June? Forecasters say up to an inch possible through Sunday Thunderstorms heighten possibility of lightning-sparked wildfires June 17, 2022
