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By Suzan Ringer Gardening in Southwest Colorado is always tricky, especially if you are trying to be successful at high elevation. This year made it even more challenging. To help me start this...
DATE: Dec. 4, 2020 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life
It appears the time has finally come to put in place a permit system to visit the popular Ice Lakes Trail outside Silverton. After a year of incredible use, which resulted in significant damage to...
DATE: Dec. 3, 2020 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life
As new limits on gyms and fitness studios in Colorado’s most populous areas take effect, owners of these facilities are trying to assess what it will mean. Many have already been struggling...
DATE: Nov. 27, 2020 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life
A project to restore the most important traditional food for the Yavapai Apache Nation sprang to life this month.
DATE: Nov. 22, 2020 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life
By Ann Bauer-Lasiewicz The best and most fun part of caring for a Christmas cactus is getting it to rebloom. Now is the time to take some necessary steps. Triggering dormancy is the vital step to...
DATE: Nov. 20, 2020 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life
By Clint Kearns Ah, fall. The time when our thoughts and garden labors turn to putting beds to rest, stuffing the compost bin with the leftover vegetation and draining our irrigation lines. But it...
DATE: Nov. 13, 2020 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life
San Juan National Forest Fuels Crew Supervisor Vince Mowery is deep in the forest above Dolores clipping Gambel oak and snowberry bushes, pulling off pine needles, grabbing a handful of forest duff...
DATE: Nov. 8, 2020 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life
Drought, wildfires, beetle infestation – forests across the San Juan Mountains seemingly can’t catch a break in recent years. “It’s a tough time to be a tree right now,” said Dan West, an...
DATE: Nov. 5, 2020 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life
By Ann Bauer-Lasiewicz Here are 10 simple things you can do to get your garden ready for winter: Weed the garden: Yep. One more time to help eliminate those overwintering seeds. Remove debris:...
DATE: Nov. 4, 2020 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life
A Native American ruin northeast of Cortez is set to be placed in a conservation easement, ensuring its protection for years to come. “This is a really important place,” said Susan Ryan,...
DATE: Oct. 31, 2020 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life
A rare legume plant found only at Mesa Verde National Park and in the Ute Mountain Ute Tribal Park is being considered for federal protection and recovery. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has...
DATE: Oct. 30, 2020 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life
A technician cuts out the lymph nodes from the neck of a decapitated mule deer, but this is not a wildlife Halloween story. Rather, Colorado Parks and Wildlife staff member Chad Johnston is...
DATE: Oct. 30, 2020 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life
