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This 80-mile route is one of the prettiest drives in Colorado—with mountain views and charming towns

Colorado is a state with plenty of gorgeous drives over mountains, through valleys, alongside rivers, and into canyons. But ...
Post Independent Citizen Telegram

At Colorado River’s headwaters, questions about whether there’s enough water for lawns

The Western Slope delivers 70% of the Colorado River water. So why do Aspen, Vail, Grand Junction and others want to replace thirsty turf? This story, a collaboration of Big Pivots and Aspen ...
Yahoo

Where does the Colorado River start? Mapping the stream from the headwaters to the basins.

The Colorado River water touches seven states and Mexico and is 1,450 miles long – the sixth longest in the nation according to river conservation organization American Rivers. More than a natural ...
Jets Wire

Colorado River states still at odds as feds turn up pressure for deal

Next door, Colorado’s lead negotiator, Becky Mitchell, had framed her own message for the Southwestern states. Ranchers and ...
USA Today

The Colorado River used to be predictable as a water supply. What happens when it's not?

On the headwaters of the Colorado River, water managers fear they are on the brink of a system failure as drought and climate change rewrite the old rules. Winter snowpack is no longer a reliable ...
Vail Daily

After a wet March in Colorado, how big will the spring runoff be?

March in Colorado was wet, with several storms bumping snowpack and spring runoff forecasts to above average across nearly all of the state. That is the main takeaway from the April 2024 Water Supply ...
Standard-Examiner

Feds demand compromise on Colorado River while states flounder despite water shortage

Western states that rely on the Colorado River have less than two months to agree on how to manage the troubled river – and pressure is mounting as the federal government pushes for a compromise and a ...
The Aspen Times

At Colorado River’s headwaters, questions about whether there’s enough water for lawns

Editor’s note: This story, a collaboration of Big Pivots and Aspen Journalism, is the second part of a series that examines the intersection of water and urban ...
Sterling Journal-Advocate

At Colorado River’s headwaters, questions about whether there’s enough water for lawns — Part 2 of 5

Editor’s Note: This story, a collaboration of Big Pivots and Aspen Journalism, is part of a series that examines the intersection of water and urban landscapes in Colorado. If you’ve ever slipped and ...
Vail Daily

At Colorado River’s headwaters, questions about whether there’s enough water for lawns

Editor’s note: This story, a collaboration of Big Pivots and Aspen Journalism, is the second part of a series that examines the intersection of water and urban landscapes in Colorado. If you’ve ever ...
The Greeley Tribune

Water Series Part 2: At Colorado River’s headwaters, questions about whether there’s enough water for lawns

Editor’s Note: This story, a collaboration of Big Pivots and Aspen Journalism, is the second of a five-part series that examines the intersection of water and urban landscapes in Colorado. For Part 1, ...