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A bill proposes to designate a portion of the Lower Dolores River as a National Conservation area in exchange for dropping suitability status for a wild and scenic river.
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The Bureau of Land Management has restored a wetlands habitat on the Dolores River in Southwest Colorado. Read The Journal (Cortez) story at:
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A band of wild horses captured from Mesa Verde National Park are tamer now and ready for adoption. See the story and photos at the The Journal (Cortez).
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Mancos Colorado has 12 miles of new single-track trails on Bureau of Land Management land near town. Check out The Journal (Cortez) story at:
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Protest walk against Utah uranium mill attracts more Native American Tribes. Mill owners defend operations, cite economic benefits. View the story and photos in the Cortez Journal: the-journal.com/articles/wes…
Jim Mimiaga retweeted
I spent eight months getting to know Westwater before writing this story (thanks to a grant from @TheWaterDesk). They spent 20 years working toward getting electricity, so the fact that the project actually concluded this summer is a huge success.
Now they just need water.
One Navajo community finally gets electricity after more than 10 years.
It’s still waiting for water.
Read more: cosun.co/3fIiPbF
At Mesa Verde National Park in Colorado, a band of wild horses were gathered using a low-stress, bait and trap method. Check out the story and photos at The Journal (Cortez):
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The Ute Mountain Ute Tribe is using hydroelectric power to run its farm and Bow and Arrow Brand corn mill. Check out The Journal (Cortez) story at: the-journal.com/articles/ute…
Native American burials removed from historic archaeology excavations in Southwest Colorado will be returned to Hopi Tribe. Read The Journal (Cortez) story at:
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A logging project in southwest Colorado paused to allow archaeologists to document and preserve historic sheepherder carvings on aspen trees called arboglyphs. Check out The Journal (Cortez) story and photos at: the-journal.com/articles/hay…
Summer time fun is all about playing in the rivers of southwest Colorado. Check out The Journal (Cortez) story about a new river youth camp:
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Southwest Colorado and U.S. Senator Michael Bennet seek to add protection to the scenic Dolores River Canyon. Check out the story and photos at The Journal (Cortez):
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A Cortez, Colorado alpinist is in Nepal preparing to lead the first all-Black team of climbers to the summit of Mount Everest. Check out the story in the The Journal (Cortez):
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Tribes are at the table this time for negotiations about water rights and supply in the Colorado River Basin. Check out The Journal (Cortez) story at:
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The Bureau of Land Management is getting hip sponsoring a jazz fusion concert tour with a focus on Indigenous cultures. Check out the Cortez Journal story at: the-journal.com/articles/sum…
Lion claws SW Colo man, flees scene. See story and video at the Cortez Journal:
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A prayer run to raise awareness of missing and murdered Indigenous people traversed 232 miles through the Four Corners. Check out the Cortez Journal story at:the-journal.com/articles/fou…
When a bow hunter was fatally shot in Dolores County, Colorado Parks and Wildlife recommended a blaze orange rule change, but it was not adopted. Check out The Journal (Cortez) story at:
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Persistent drought in Western U.S. undermines the farm economy of Ute Mountain Ute Tribe in Colorado. Read the in-depth story at The (Cortez) Journal.
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Running on Empty: Extreme drought put southwest Colorado town in danger of running out of water.
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