Why would rural Delta County, Colorado, say no to a solar farm that would enrich the county by $13 million over 15 years, at roughly the same time neighboring Montrose County said yes to a solar farm that might power nothing but the energy-draining cryptocurrency industry?
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A dangerous game of chicken on the Colorado River
Seven Western states and their leaders — all depending on water from the Colorado River — remain divided.
Stewart Aitchison: Living in the Desert
"There is a treeless place amid the rocks."
Desert Notes: From High Mountain to High Desert
The first of a new column by Robin Patten.
Paw Prints: February 2022
https://youtu.be/3f_ydjMEcYQ Wiggly puppies in Chilchinbito. Video by Dudley Beck. Dudley Beck A new permanent kennel site is still in limbo. Options will be presented by Planning and Zoning soon. Then we would need a lease and a land use clearance, including access. Meanwhile, we continue using help from temporary fosters: Cookie Powell, Elizabeth Warren, Paula … Continue reading Paw Prints: February 2022
Paw Prints: January 2022
BARC Photo Foster dog care continues in and within a 50 mile radius of Bluff. Special thanks to our fosters: Leonard Lee, Heather Jemott,Georgianna Simpson, Cookie Powell, Natalie Nez, and Jessicaand Gabe Holiday. I want to also thank Lorinda Yazzie, OpheliaJoe, and Mark Oldham who I overlooked in the last BARCUpdate. Paul and Dudley with … Continue reading Paw Prints: January 2022
From the Archive: Hot Water(fall)
Lake Powell, located in southeastern Utah, drowns a portion of the Colorado River and the lower segment of the San Juan River. And, yes, you read it correctly - there is a major waterfall on the lower San Juan River below the Clay Hills BLM boatramp. While the waterfall has been widely publicized by river-runners, most everyone else has either ignored its presence, or still assumes that the San Juan flows quietly unimpeded into Lake Powell. Nothing could be farther from the truth!
‘Mary Jane Wild’: Q&A with Author Brooke Williams
By Zak Podmore Immediately following the presidential elections in 2016 and 2020, author Brooke Williams walked out the door of his house in Castle Valley, Utah, with a backpack, parka, and a few hard boiled eggs. The excursions didn’t take him far from home as the raven flies, but they allowed him to tap into … Continue reading ‘Mary Jane Wild’: Q&A with Author Brooke Williams
Photo by Paul Martini
"How many celestial deities can dance on the head of a hoodoo?" - Paul Martini
Bluff Paw Prints: BARC Report Sept-Dec
Eds. note: This report was written on Jan. 3, but wasn't published here until Feb. 9. Dogs being fostered. Photo: Dudley Beck BARC Activity Report September 1 - December 31, 2021 The closure of our kennels in Bluff in September of 2021 due to valid noise complaints has had a tremendous impact on our ability to … Continue reading Bluff Paw Prints: BARC Report Sept-Dec
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