Heather Sackett, Aspen Journalism
Heather Sackett is the managing editor at Aspen Journalism. She has also reported for The Denver Post and the Telluride Daily Planet. Heather has a master’s degree from CU’s Center for Environmental Journalism and her reporting has been recognized by the Colorado Press Association.
Colorado water officials announce creation of state-run conservation program
In the culmination of a process that has been years in the making, Colorado officials Wednesday announced the creation of a state-run water conservation program.
In what officials are calling a “near-term contribution program,” the...
Western Slope lawmakers take Colorado River managers to task
Missed deadlines, threat of litigation, conservation program prompt questions
Colorado River experts say agriculture must make permanent cuts to water use
Water managers say drying up farmland is not the solution
Flexible pool of water could be key to protect Lake Powell
Concept paper lays out how water could be moved to where it's needed
Fish out of water on the Colorado River
With drought and high temperatures putting unprecedented pressure on water users throughout Colorado, from cities to agriculture, there’s one segment that can be affected first — and maybe worst — when it comes to...
Upper Basin states test methods to fill Powell pool
States say automatically turning to agriculture isn’t always reliable
Aspen activist wants ‘rights of nature’ for the Roaring Fork River
Movement reimagines humans’ relationship to local waterways
Colorado River crisis fails to force deal from states
Dry conditions and federal deadlines not working like in the past
Low reservoir levels main cause of toxic algae in Blue Mesa
More releases to prop up Lake Powell could be coming
Colorado River experts say some management options don’t go far enough to address scarcity,...
Feds release draft report on how to share shrinking river