Keyword: San Luis Valley

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Irrigators’ Perspectives on Water Management and Adaptation in the San Luis Valley

  • December 2024
San Luis Valley Producers: Decisions are driven by both yield/profit and impact on future generations Are more sensitive to policy changes than to drought Prefer to change technologies rather than crops Are divided on whether current groundwater rules have a positive impact Agree that current groundwater rules are legitimate and are being followed Believe that current groundwater rules have a disproportionate impact on certain groups Support a broad variety of policies to manage groundwater Background: Agriculture is a mainstay of the economy and communities of the San Luis Valley.…
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Regions: San Luis Valley The economy of the SLV is in large part driven by agriculture, and the median household income in the area is one of the lowest in the state. In recent years this already distressed region which is dependent on agriculture has been faced with water shortages and the challenge of changing how much they irrigate, adding additional risk to their agricultural industry. …
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Fishers Peak State Park: Evaluating a New Natural Amenity in Southern Colorado

  • December 2021
The recently christened Fishers Peak State Park offers great potential to give a much-needed boost to the economy of Las Animas County, specifically the town of Trinidad. With help from the City of Trinidad and Great Outdoors Colorado, the 19,200-acre property was initially purchased by The Nature Conservancy and Trust For Public Lands (TPL) from private owners on February 28, 2019, In September 2019, Jared Polis signed an executive order to officially pave the way for Colorado Parks and Wildlife to purchase the property from Trust for Public Lands and The Nature Conservancy on April 2, 2020.…
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