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Troubled by the possibility of a new national monument along the Lower Dolores River, county commissioners for both Montezuma and Dolores counties met Tuesday and voiced support for creating a National Conservation Area instead.
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Farm and ranchers receive only a small portion of total food costs, agriculture may be one of the first industries to meet net-zero emissions goals, and how conservationists and ranchers are working together to save grassland bird populations.
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The 2022-2023 water year seems to be off to a good start, Utah is experiencing exceptional drought conditions, the Interior Department plans to write new rules governing dams along the Colorado River, and cover crops are becoming more popular with farmers.
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Conservation groups are praising a scientific proposal to protect a large swath of Western land that could help restore wolf and beaver populations. And new legislation has been introduced in the US Senate that would protect parts of the Dolores River Canyon as a National Conservation Area.
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The US House of Representatives passed legislation that may help provide Arizona with more water. And the Colorado Department of Natural Resources recently awarded a one million dollar grant to the Ute Mountain Ute tribe and three local conservation groups.
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The Bureau of Land Management wants to expand environmental protections around Chaco Canyon in New Mexico after the Biden Administration first announced the plan last year. In the process, it would restrict new fossil fuel extraction over hundreds of thousands of acres. This week , it held the first public meetings about its proposal and is already hearing from concerned community members.
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The Bureau of Land Management wants to expand environmental protections around Chaco Canyon in New Mexico after the Biden Administration first announced the plan last year. In the process, it would restrict new fossil fuel extraction over hundreds of thousands of acres. This week , it held the first public meetings about its proposal and is already hearing from concerned community members.
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There will soon be a new forum for Western states and federal agencies to coordinate environmental conservation across borders and jurisdictions. KSJD's Lucas Brady Woods reports.
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There will soon be a new forum for Western states and federal agencies to coordinate environmental conservation across borders and jurisdictions. KSJD's Lucas Brady Woods reports.
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The Colorado Outdoor Recreation Economy Act would protect 400,000 acres of public lands across the state, including the Thompson Divide near Carbondale.…