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In the Southwest, river runners and river rats have the same great, great grandfather. Our patriarch is the one-armed Maj. John Wesley Powell, who launched four wooden boats in May 1869 down the...
DATE: Dec. 8, 2018 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life
Drew Miller is certain the end of the world as we know it is imminent. And he will not be left unprepared for it. “If you talk to experts, they’ll tell you we’re overdue for a natural pandemic,” he...
DATE: Dec. 7, 2018 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life
An updated wildfire risk map released by the Colorado State Forest Service shows the foothill towns of Dolores, Towaoc and Durango have a “higher” potential to be impacted by a wildfire. The...
DATE: Dec. 7, 2018 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life
Colorado Parks and Wildlife continues to seek information about two bull elk killed illegally northeast of Norwood in the Uncompahgre National Forest in early November. Now, a reward of $1,250 is...
DATE: Dec. 7, 2018 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life
The Crow Canyon Archaeological Center’s Pueblo Farming Project was highlighted in a new U.S. government report, “The Second State of the Carbon Cycle Report” – a companion piece to the highly...
DATE: Dec. 3, 2018 | UPDATED: 3 days 7 hours ago | CATEGORY: Southwest Life
Your Christmas tree is out there – waiting for you in the forest. A journey on a cold afternoon to find that prize is an annual ritual for many people in Southwest Colorado. The San Juan National...
DATE: Dec. 1, 2018 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life
What has been lauded as one of the most important pieces of legislation protecting the environment is now being used to pave the way for a proposed resort atop Wolf Creek Pass in Southwest...
DATE: Nov. 29, 2018 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life
SALT LAKE CITY – Utah and U.S. government officials will launch a study this month to determine the extent of mining pollution in Lake Powell on the Utah-Arizona border. Heavy metals washed into...
DATE: Nov. 26, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News
A small, abandoned town in Colorado is having an Atlantis moment. Iola had been deep underwater since the 1960s, when the Blue Mesa Dam and Reservoir were first built and filled. It was one of...
DATE: Nov. 25, 2018 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life
A travel management plan recently approved by the San Juan National Forest for the Dolores Valley now faces a second lawsuit – this time from environmentalists and Dunton Hot Springs. The Rico-West...
DATE: Nov. 24, 2018 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life
Dr. Michael Washinksy, a private psychiatrist in Durango, can’t book new patients for appointments until mid-February. The wait time is indicative of the regional and national shortage of...
DATE: Nov. 22, 2018 | CATEGORY: Health
The National Park Service has announced the fee-free days for 2019, when visitors may experience all national parks, including Mesa Verde National Park, without entrance fees. They are: Jan. 21:...
DATE: Nov. 21, 2018 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life
The Durango Herald is assisting Santa this year in collecting letters from local children. Drop off your child’s letter to Santa in the mailbox in front of The Durango Herald, 1275 Main Avenue, in downtown Durango. All letters will be added to this photo gallery and a selection will run in The Durango Herald on Dec. 22.
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