Water & Drought

The Town of Mancos has ended its evacuation orders, but warns that flooding may have left hazardous conditions. Separate evacuation notices remain in effect for other locations in Montezuma County.

A late spring frost and record dry conditions this summer have led to low natural food supply for bears, resulting in a large increase in human-bear conflict. Now, a wildlife rehab center is seeing more orphaned bear cubs than in previous years.

Southwest Colorado remains in drought as farmers face harvest delays, high diesel costs, farm bill uncertainty and debate over beef imports.

Southwest Colorado remains in drought as farmers contend with high fuel costs, uncertainty over the farm bill and debate over beef imports.

A new volunteer-run program is offering free trees to residents and businesses in Cortez.

Trees rely on water to perform their most basic functions, and by shutting down for winter earlier, they can conserve water… but that means fall colors arriving earlier.

The town of Mancos is issuing citations as mandatory watering restrictions continue amid drought and heavy demand on the town’s water system.

Colorado Sen. John Hickenlooper would like to see a new political party called the Agriculture First Party. That was one of the comments he made on a hot Thursday afternoon at an overlook to McPhee Reservoir.

Four Corners producers prepare for possible El Niño impacts, persistent drought, cattle-market uncertainty and an upcoming agritourism workshop in Cortez.

Southwest Colorado farmers are navigating an unusual harvest season after low snowpack, March heat, April freezes and sharply limited irrigation water.