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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
By J. Webb. There you sit, relaxing in the cool yet warm gaze of the autumn sun. You're aimlessly looking out at the changing leaves of the matured cottonwood trees. The smell of fresh mountain air mixing with cowboy coffee and campfire smoke fills your campsite. In the background you hear children giggling as [...]
