Conservation - The Durango Herald

Frozen federal funding halts water conservation projects in Colorado

Lawmakers sign bipartisan letter urging release of funds

DATE: Aug 6, 2025 | CATEGORY: Regional News

$50,000 grant awarded to preserve wetlands along Animas River

La Plata Open Space Conservancy received funds to finance conservation easement for 67-acre property north of Durango

DATE: Jun 30, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News

New litter of wolf pups spotted by Colorado wildlife officials

Confirmation comes after Pitkin County rancher said calves were attacked

DATE: Jun 13, 2025 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Another wolf in Colorado is dead, but wildlife officials haven’t said how yet

The cause of death will follow a necropsy by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The male was originally from British Columbia and released in Colorado in January

DATE: Jun 3, 2025 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Durango asks residents to be conservative with water use amid drought conditions

City, commercial entities the first to limit consumption during supply issues

DATE: May 27, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News

Colorado senators reintroduce bill for Dolores River National Conservation Area

Legislation aims to preserve ecological conditions while honoring existing water and land rights

DATE: May 26, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News

4 deaths, a 1,700-mile journey and 4 possible dens: The latest on Colorado’s wolf reintroduction

The Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission green-lit the wolf management plan in 2023. Here’s where it stands, and where it’s going.

DATE: May 16, 2025 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New law allows state land board to consider recreation, conservation

Goal is to balance more diverse values with mandate to generate funds for schools

DATE: May 14, 2025 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Shop local to support your public lands

The month of May in Southwest Colorado reveals some of the most celebrated characteristics of spring – blooming foliage, warmer temperatures and increased runoff. The change of season invite...

DATE: May 7, 2025 | CATEGORY: Stewards of the Land

Colorado’s tree-eating pine beetles are surging back after a prolonged dry spell

The 2013 floods gave state trees the water they needed to fight off the mountain pine beetle and other forest pests, but a dry 2024 restarted some pesky threats

DATE: Apr 22, 2025 | CATEGORY: Regional News