Sky Gnome view of the Rio Grande
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Compton: Great Sand Dunes has a large economic effect in the #SanLuisValley. #2026RioGrande #RioGrande
Next up: "PERSPECTIVES ON VALLEY RECREATION". Moderator: Wil Rickards. Panelists: Andrea Compton, Mick Daniel, Kale Mortensen. #2026RioGrande #RioGrande #SanLuisValley
Boyes: Bringing in more partners and adding benefits adds complexity. #2026RioGrande #RioGrande #SanLuisValley
Boyes: Brining partners together adds critical knowledge that can be shared and affect projects. #2026RioGrande #RioGrande #SanLuisValley
Boyes: River restoration has evolved over the past 20 years, for example, planning for more extreme weather events. Anaconda Ditch project, measurement efficiencies, eliminate water waste, recreation - less dangerous, habitat for fish. #2026RioGrande #RioGrande #SanLuisValley
James: Current status. #2026RioGrande #RioGrande #SanLuisValley
James: There is going to be a riverfront park in #Alamosa. #2026RioGrande #RioGrande #SanLuisValley
Boyes: We've done a lot of irrigation projects as well as recreation projects like river access and fish passages. #2026RioGrande #RioGrande #SanLuisValley
Boyes: All of our projects are informed by stream management plans. #2026RioGrande #RioGrande #SanLuisValley
Boyes: #2026RioGrande #RioGrande #SanLuisValley
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Next up: FLOWING TOGETHER: "AGRICULTURE, RIVERS, AND COMMUNITIES IN PARTNERSHIP". Moderator: Cassandra McCuen. Panelists: Daniel Boyes, Rachel James, Bill Shoen. #2026RioGrande #RioGrande #SanLuisValley
Pacheco: Subdistrct economic and land impacts, status after 20 years. #2026RioGrande #RioGrande #SanLuisValley
Coombs: I believe we're going to be alright this season we're going to survive. People in the #SanLuisValley are working together and we're going to get through it. #2026RioGrande #RioGrande
Cotten: #RioGrande in 2026. We'll meet our deliveries with the water we've sent downstream during winter. So, in the irrigation season we'll be able to use all the water here in the #SanLuisValley. #2026RioGrande
This year's theme "Where Water Connects US: Past Meets Present in the #SanLuisValley". Early settlers knew the only way to bring prosperity to the valley was to do it collectively as the early Acequias did. #2026RioGrande. (Photo: San Luis People's Ditch oldest water right in #Colorado.)
Ron Olch leads UFODAP’s real-time data acquisition program in the San Luis Valley, Colorado, deploying three pan/tilt/zoom cameras and a network of environmental sensors to triangulate UAP movements, automatically record and map data … #aliens #co #ovni #sanluisvalley #uap #ufo #ufodap #ufosky #usa
Blanca Peak bathed in the pinks, purples, and oranges of sunset behind a sign indicating automotive traffic must turn left or right.
Everywhere There Are Signs
#BlancaPeak #SanLuisValley #Colorado
Irrigation season to begin March 16: Warmer weather brings early increased streamflows; March opened with record-setting temperatures -- AlamosaCitizen.com #RioGrande #SanLuisValley coyotegulch.blog/2026/03/16/i...
Balmy winters heighten water worries -- AlamosaCitizen.com #RioGrande #SanLuisValley coyotegulch.blog/2026/03/02/b...
Massive #solar project proposed where crops once grew -- AlamosaCitizen.com #SanLuisValley #RioGrande coyotegulch.blog/2026/02/26/m...
Water outlook: ‘worse and worse’: State water resources report has dire predictions for spring #runoff, reservoir storage and warming temperatures -- AlamosaCitizen.com #SanLuisValley #RioGrande coyotegulch.blog/2026/02/08/w...
#Drought, #ClimateChange affect quality of well water: Study shows 15-25% of private #groundwater wells used for drinking water in the #SanLuisValley contain elevated levels of arsenic, uranium and other heavy metals -- AlamosaCitizen.com coyotegulch.blog/2026/02/06/d...
You can finally order!
Fresh mushrooms from the San Luis Valley are now available through the Sand Dunes Mushroom Cooperative. Donations are still welcome and deeply meaningful.
Order or give here: https://www.sanddunesmushroomcoop.com/store
#LocalFood #WorkerOwned #SanLuisValley #CommunityEconomy
If you are in or near the #SanLuisValley join us tomorrow from 12 to 2 to protest, cruel deportation flights by #KeyLimeAir who owns #DenverAirConnection
#ICEOut #AlamosaColorado @cprnews.bsky.social @indivisible-co.bsky.social @50501colorado.bsky.social @coloradonewsline.com @coloradodems.org