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Seeding a sustainable future

Ute Mountain Ute Farm and Ranch using water allocation to prepare for a dry future

One rancher’s approach to drought? Plant more trees

An experimental silvopasture in Bayfield could reduce water consumption

Heavy snowfall a boon to cloud seeding in Southwest Colorado – until it isn’t

Region has received so much snow that operations have ceased

Healthy snowpack promises to offer some relief for strained water supplies

Colorado’s statewide snowpack is above average weeks ahead of normal seasonal peak

Bennet Introduces ‘Protect the West’ Act to address wildfires and drought

Legislation aims to invest in the environment with sustainable financial efforts

Conference to address water crisis in Southwest Colorado

Drought requires ideas and collaboration; Sky Ute Casino in Ignacio will host seminar

Pumping Mississippi River water west: solution or pipe dream?

Such an engineer feat would require decades of construction and billions of dollars

Will recent snowstorms reverse drought in Southwest Colorado?

Above-average precipitation is a boon to small basins, but downstream impacts are limited

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

California is lone holdout in Colorado River cuts proposal

Plan would result in about 2 million acre-feet of cuts in Lower Basin, with smaller reductions in Upper Basin

Workshop on ranching in drought stresses sustainability

Ute Mountain Ute Tribe Farm and Ranch hosted a free series of presentations on range and herd management

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