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A new documentary slated for a January release lays bare the rigid conflicts over water use along the drought-stricken Dolores River, as irrigators, rafters and others strive for some sort of...
DATE: Dec. 2, 2015 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life
Prominent members of the Santa Ana and Acoma pueblos are concerned oil and gas development could destroy sacred sites in the Four Corners. During a panel discussion Saturday at the Crow Canyon...
DATE: Nov. 25, 2015 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life
When the Wetherills arrived in the Mancos Valley in 1879, they brought a humanitarian ethic that clashed with Native American policy, says relative and historian Harvey Leake. Leake, whose...
DATE: Nov. 18, 2015 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life
Separated by 13,000 years, in a strange way, the Clovis people faced the same environmental issues we see today: radical climate change, mass extinction and changes to the world. Though removed by...
DATE: Nov. 4, 2015 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life
Western Colorado author Craig Childs will join filmmaker Larry Ruiz on Friday night for “Mammoths in Durango: A Multimedia Adventure into the Ice Age.” Childs is the author of more than 10 books,...
DATE: Nov. 4, 2015 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life
From inside his small workshop in the unincorporated community of Marvel, horse trainer Orly Valencia has been perfecting the craft of making saddles intended for the long-haul cowboys on the...
DATE: Oct. 28, 2015 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life
Funds from a U.S. Department of Agriculture grant will be used in part to genetically identify historic apples grown in Montezuma County. In recent years, Montezuma Orchard Restoration Project...
DATE: Oct. 21, 2015 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life
Responding to nearly 50 percent decline in its recreational budget over the last decade, the San Juan National Forest has prioritized its sites, deeming what areas are worth saving. Recently, the...
DATE: Oct. 14, 2015 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life
The founder of the Great Old Broads for Wilderness, Susan Tixier, died last week. She was 73. In 1989, Tixier founded Great Old Broads while she was living in southern Utah. Since then, the...
DATE: Oct. 13, 2015 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life
A new book detailing the rich history of mining in Silverton was just released last week after three years in the making, but the story’s relevance and timing could not be more appropriate. Mines...
DATE: Sept. 23, 2015 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life
Community organizers are asking local farmers and gardeners to donate extra produce to the fifth annual Produce Bounty, a fresh-food drive that benefits low-income families. From 9 a.m. to 5 p.m....
DATE: Sept. 16, 2015 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life
Year after year, one of Durango’s oldest neighborhoods is at risk of businesses moving in and pushing homeowners out. But for almost three decades, a small group of concerned residents has worked...
DATE: Sept. 2, 2015 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life
