Demography & Economy of the San Luis Valley

As part of a continuing series of educational and informational programs about this place we chose to live and work – the San Luis Valley – the San Luis Valley Council of Governments, through the San Luis Valley Development Resources Group, presents an educational session on the demography and economy of the region. Tuesday, July 19 10:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. Alamosa County Service Center 8900 Independence [...]

Demography & Economy of the San Luis Valley2025-02-20T15:57:00-07:00

How Grass Grows is Only Part of the Secret to Better Management

Grass Growth & Regrowth for Improved Management In addition to differences in life cycle, grasses differ in their growth habit and response to climatic variables such as day length and temperature. Grasses may be referred to as sodforming or bunchgrasses (based on their form of tillering), short or tall grasses (referring to both potential height and water [...]

How Grass Grows is Only Part of the Secret to Better Management2025-02-20T15:57:55-07:00

Do You Have a Drought Plan?

By Cassidy Woolsey As beef producers you are often instructed to have a plan: a grazing plan, marketing plan, succession plan, nutrition plan – you name it, there’s probably a recommendation to plan for it. But have you ever thought of adding a drought plan to your list? According to Brian Bledsoe, a Colorado weather meteorologist [...]

Do You Have a Drought Plan?2025-02-20T18:27:13-07:00

Nutritional Value & Toxins in Various Noxious Weeds

By Beth Burritt and Rae Ann Hart Why don’t livestock eat most noxious weeds? Often weeds contain some level of toxins but most weeds are not so toxic that they cause health problems or death provided livestock have access to a variety of plant species. Novelty may be a better answer as to why livestock don’t eat many weedy [...]

Nutritional Value & Toxins in Various Noxious Weeds2025-02-20T15:59:54-07:00

Changes in Unconfined Aquifer Storage

Year 2002 - 2015 Change in unconfined aquifer storage has been calculated for a defined area which is shown on the below map and graph. The changes in the aquifer storage were based on approximately 27 RGWCD monitoring wells located within the area. The method of computing the change in aquifer storage was in [...]

Changes in Unconfined Aquifer Storage2025-02-20T18:27:32-07:00

Rio Grande Headwaters Land Trust

By RiGHT Founded in 1999, the Rio Grande Headwaters Land Trust (RiGHT) is a local non-profit organization that works with private landowners, public agencies and other conservation organizations to protect and support working ranches and farms, water resources, wildlife habitat, and scenic landscapes. RiGHT is the only local land trust that serves the entire [...]

Rio Grande Headwaters Land Trust2017-07-15T22:02:19-06:00

Boyce Filing Water Application Soon

By RUTH HEIDI, Courior Editor ALAMOSA Saguache County rancher Gary Boyce's plans for a water export project are imminent. "This is not a forever process," Boyce said during a recent interview. "This is something that needs to move expediently. We can't afford to suffer much more damage from depletions of the aquifer. We are [...]

Boyce Filing Water Application Soon2017-07-15T21:59:57-06:00

The Link Between Livestock Grazing Management & Hydrology

Water is a finite resource which cycles from the atmosphere to the soil and back again to the atmosphere. Water falls from the atmosphere in the form of rain, snow, or hail and is intercepted by plants, plant litter, or directly to exposed soil. When precipitation is intercepted by plants and/or plant litter, it is channeled [...]

The Link Between Livestock Grazing Management & Hydrology2025-02-20T18:44:54-07:00
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