In the face of a historically dry year and worsening conditions in the Colorado River Basin, federal and state officials are proposing severe drought response measures, including drastically reducing water releases from Lake Powell. The Bureau of Reclamation announced Friday that it will likely cut Lake Powell water releases to 6 million acre-feet, the lowest … Read more
Reduced food leads to stress, increased predation, decreased survival, and increased human-animal interactions Last summer, a bear in a tree panted in the hot afternoon sun as it searched for a little more shade in the backyard of a Durango home. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald) Durango has experienced above-average temperatures this winter, with record high temperatures … Read more
The water crisis along the Colorado River, a critical water source for California and six other states, has become so serious that the Trump administration is responding with emergency measures to prevent disaster at the nation’s second-largest reservoir. Efforts to raise Lake Powell’s water levels would result in reduced water flow to farms and cities … Read more