Coyote Gulch
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President Trump shrinks Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national nonuments, again -- Katie McKellar (UtahNewsDispatch.com) coyotegulch.blog/2026/07/14/p...
A piped section of the Rocky Mountain Ditch through old Elitch’s during my bicycle ride this morning in #Denver.
How redefining one word strips the Endangered Species Act’s ability to protect vital habitat -- The Conversation #ESA coyotegulch.blog/2026/07/14/h...
When oil and gas trump other uses: Sportsmen, conservation groups cry foul as drilling leases are proposed once again on the Roan Plateau -- Elizabeth Stewart-Severy (AspenJournalism.org) coyotegulch.blog/2026/07/13/w...
Lake Powell's bad math persists; USFS greenlights #Arizona mine; Arizona river runs dry: Plus: Faraday's Copper Creek project has deep-pocketed backers -- Jonathan P. Thompson (LandDesk.org) #ColoradoRiver #COriver #aridification coyotegulch.blog/2026/07/13/l...
Trial vignette: ‘Biblical flood’ needed to recover aquifer: State engineer warns that without the new water management plan, wells could be shut off -- Chris Lopez (AlamosaCitizen.com) #SanLuisValley #RioGrande coyotegulch.blog/2026/07/12/t...
Colorado River Conference recordings and photos are available. Find a picture of your favorite panelist, audience reaction or candid while mingling -- Getches-Wilkinson Center #ColoradoRiver #COriver #aridifcation coyotegulch.blog/2026/07/11/c...
Forget Western Water War: Local Managers Choose Partnership; Collaboration keeps water flowing -- Brett Walton (circleofblue.org) #ColoradoRiver #COriver #aridification coyotegulch.blog/2026/07/10/f...
Trial vignette: How much water does the unconfined aquifer store? -- Chris Lopez (AlamosaCitizen.com) #SanLuisValley #RioGrande coyotegulch.blog/2026/07/10/t...
Fishing for DNA – how a cup of river water can reveal secrets about human health, pollution and biodiversity coyotegulch.blog/2026/07/10/f...
Article: Urban water affordability crisis exacerbated by #ClimateChange -- Jennifer Skerker, Christian Klassert, Baptiste Francois, Aniket Verma, Casey Brown & Sarah Fletcher (Nature.com) coyotegulch.blog/2026/07/10/a...
Pitkin County commissioners voice initial approval for another water buy: River advisory board recommends against spending $442,500 -- Heather Sackett (AspenJournalism.org) coyotegulch.blog/2026/07/10/p...
Havasupai Tribe slams #Arizona regulators over uranium mine arsenic easing: Plus, Wildfires keep on burning, and the weather isn't helping -- Jonathan P. Thompson (LandDesk.org) coyotegulch.blog/2026/07/10/h...
Climate change means an earlier spring, which can be disorienting and threatening for migrating birds coyotegulch.blog/2026/07/08/c...
Native American Tribes Came Together to Secure Their Rights to #ColoradoRiver Water. Four States Are Stalling the Deal -- Mark Olalde and Alex Hager (ProPublica.org) #COriver #aridification coyotegulch.blog/2026/07/07/n...
Water trial week 1: A history lesson; The #SanLuisValley’s water system — from ancient times to farmers’ early irrigation practices — sets the groundwork in making a case for the Fourth Amended Plan of Water Management -- Chris Lopez (AlamosaCitizen.com) #RioGrande coyotegulch.blog/2026/07/07/w...
South Platte River Basin #climate for the week ending July 6, 2026 coyotegulch.blog/2026/07/06/s...
Late June brings large wildfires to #Colorado and Utah -- Becky Bolinger (ClimateBecky.com) coyotegulch.blog/2026/07/07/l...
Pelicans sunning and grooming, standing on old pilings at Sloans Lake today, during my bicycle ride.
This year’s ‘peak:’ record-low runoff leaves reservoirs far below normal; Dillon, Williams Fork and Antero reservoirs hit hard -- Jay Adams (DenverWater.org) #SouthPlatteRiver #ColoradoRiver coyotegulch.blog/2026/07/05/t...
Some good #ColoradoRiver news, some bad news, and a request for help -- John Fleck (InkStain.net) #COriver #aridification coyotegulch.blog/2026/07/04/s...
Western Slope lawmakers take #ColoradoRiver managers to task: Missed deadlines, threat of litigation, conservation program prompt questions -- Heather Sackett (AspenJounalism.org) #COriver #aridification coyotegulch.blog/2026/07/02/w...
#Drought news July 2, 2026: Pockets of worsening drought were observed in the Four Corners States, including a notable expansion of extreme drought (D3) across the northern half of #NewMexico coyotegulch.blog/2026/07/02/d...
Utah's legal bid to kill Bears Ears National Monument and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument lives on; BLM looks to open #Utah land to motorheads; and Hoback water woes -- Jonathan P. Thompson (LandDesk.org) coyotegulch.blog/2026/07/01/u...
Simpson first witness in state water trial: Testimony centers on overpumping fees and other options for groundwater irrigators under the Fourth Amended Plan of Water Management for Subdistrict 1 -- AlamosaCitizen.com #SanLuisValley #RioGrande coyotegulch.blog/2026/06/30/s...
Water trial of the century opens Monday, June 29, 2026: Four years after Fourth Amended Plan of Water Management was first approved by Subdistrict 1, the plan now has its day in court -- AlamosaCitizen.com #SanLuisValley #RioGrande coyotegulch.blog/2026/06/29/w...
South Platte River Basin #climate summary for the week ending June 29, 2026 coyotegulch.blog/2026/06/29/s...
Sen. Mike Lee targets the Roadless Rule coyotegulch.blog/2026/06/28/s...