It’s a pre-Christmas Saturday in December at 6:30 a.m., and Postmaster Beth Fox has been on the job since 6 a.m. The work day has barely begun and already two postal workers are busy tearing cellophane off a loaded Amazon container. With scanners in hand, workers begin sorting packages into[Read More…]
Tag: Western Colorado
Facing a drier future, water managers turn to science
RBC | A growing body of research shows that the Upper Colorado River Basin is growing warmer on average. In fact, the national hot spot centers on Western Colorado and much of the Southwest. A result: a significant reduction in the snowpack that makes up the Southwest’s main water supply. [Read More…]
CPW plans to reduce lions, bears to save deer
RBC | Colorado’s “mule deer factory” may be in trouble, and Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) has come up with a plan to try and save it by reducing predator numbers. The Piceance Basin supports the largest migratory mule deer population in Colorado for winter range. This area has been[Read More…]