Conservation

After a year of anxious waiting, scientists and researchers who’ve helped build one of the most successful species recovery programs in the nation have gotten a 13-year extension to finish their work.

Officials say a solution to the water shortage on the Crystal River will probably include natural fixes before a dam and reservoir.

Three conservation groups in Colorado are working on a revision to a state law that would allow natural river features to get a water right.

Risk of severe water shortages in the seven-state Colorado River Basin have risen dramatically since April with new forecasts indicating that lakes Powell and Mead could hit crisis levels much sooner than previously expected.

Farmers and ranchers in Colorado have submitted proposals to help restore the Colorado River, but the impacts remain uncertain.

A recent study of a Colorado demand-management program found that the benefits would be comparable to the negative secondary impacts.

Western cities are using new tactics to address shrinking water supplies due to drought and population growth.

You’ve heard the news: Farmers and ranchers use roughly 80% of the water in Colorado and much of the American West. So doesn’t it make...

Colorado, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming may face requests for voluntary cutbacks in their use of Colorado River water next year.

The Colorado River Basin is in crisis.  Climate change is reducing its flow and its biggest reservoirs are shrinking. The seven U.S. states that use...