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Community Agriculture Alliance: Without agriculture, you’d be naked and hungry
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS — Yes, we are trying to get your attention with this headline and have some fun. Agriculture can easily be taken for granted. While our modern lives offer countless conveniences, where you can…
Published: March 2, 2021
Community Agriculture Alliance: Preparing for drought
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS — Although it is only February and the snow is still falling outside, drought is already weighing heavy on everyone’s mind. Agricultural producers have undoubtedly started planning for the potential of yet another…
Published: February 23, 2021
Community Agriculture Alliance: Talking drought for 2021
Is it too early to start talking about the drought of 2021? No.
Published: February 16, 2021
Community Agriculture Alliance: Drought resiliency and soil health
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS — Out of crisis often comes opportunity. Just as the 1930s Dust Bowl stimulated the creation and evolution of soil conservation, so may the recurrent drought being experienced strengthen efforts toward improving drought…
Published: February 9, 2021
Community Agriculture Alliance: Improving forest resiliency
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS — It is winter in Colorado, and people are still talking about wildfire. The 2020 fire season was long and intense. The state’s three largest wildfires, Cameron Peak, East Troublesome and Pine Gulch,…
Published: February 2, 2021
Community Agriculture Alliance: Funding opportunity for range improvement projects
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS — Looking toward the coming growing season, there are many concerns facing agricultural producers, such as changes in administration, fluctuations of agricultural markets and drought.
Published: January 27, 2021
Community Agriculture Alliance: Harmony with nature’s cycles
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS — Sitting on the porch, I watch the winter storms blow in, bringing much of what we need to live a good life. That winter snow will become the spring melt that will…
Published: January 26, 2021
Community Agriculture Alliance: Going virtual isn’t really an option for today’s ag producers
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS — Virtual reality is a contradiction in terms, yet this best describes how we are living our lives. Zoom meetings and online business marketing, however, aren’t working as well in the nation’s food…
Published: January 19, 2021
Community Agriculture Alliance: A look back and look forward
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS — We are often asked “How has agriculture been impacted by the past year?” Like most segments of the community, there is no one simple answer.
Published: January 12, 2021
Community Agriculture Alliance: Colorado Cattlemen’s Agricultural Land Trust hires new team member
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS — The Colorado Cattlemen’s Agricultural Land Trust has helped to permanently protect more than 662,000 acres through conservation easements. Critical to that work is the long-term commitment of providing the support necessary for…
Published: December 29, 2020
Community Agriculture Alliance: The mighty Yampa, our valley’s livelihood
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS — Did you know that Colorado’s Water Plan calls for 80% of locally prioritized rivers to be covered by a stream management plan by 2030? Yes, that includes our Yampa River Basin.
Published: December 15, 2020
Community Agriculture Alliance: Fencing with wildlife in mind
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS — Robert Frost wrote in “Mending Wall” that “good fences make good neighbors.” Whether those neighbors are our fellow landowners, livestock, wildlife and even passersby, there is no doubt that fencing is needed…
Published: December 8, 2020
Community Agriculture Alliance: What have we learned from 2020?
We’ve almost made it: in another few weeks, 2020 will be but a memory. While it won’t be one we’re sorry to see go, we know that how we learn from the challenges it threw…
Published: December 1, 2020
Community Agriculture Alliance: Yampa River Fund marks 1st year
This first year of the Yampa River Fund has been a whirlwind and one of great anticipation of the things to come.
Published: November 24, 2020
Community Agriculture Alliance: Colorado Water Rights Abandonment List
Every 10 years, the Colorado Division of Water Resources publishes its water right abandonment list. The list, released July 1, represents water rights that each division engineer is recommending for abandonment based on real or...
Published: November 10, 2020
Community Agriculture Alliance: Seedstock operation in the cattle business
This article is about what it means to be a seedstock operation in the cattle business. Seedstock producers, also known as cattle breeders, are genetic suppliers that sell breeding bulls and heifers with specific genetic...
Published: October 20, 2020
Community Agriculture Alliance: Connecting on a personal level
Usually, the fall months bring celebratory planning for the Community Agriculture Alliance, as this is when we normally have our annual Farm-to-Table dinner fundraiser at Harwigs. This year, we scaled back, brought in technology and...
Published: October 13, 2020
Community Agriculture Alliance: Soroco FFA thriving
The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted industry, business and our daily lives. Agriculture, however, has not stopped. Livestock still requires feed, plants must have water and fences must be mended. Soroco High School Future Farmers of...
Published: October 8, 2020
Community Agriculture Alliance: Respect rural Routt County
Why did the cow cross the road? Oh, so many silly jokes to make, but living — or visiting — a rural community, it is a valid question. What should you do when cows are on the...
Published: October 1, 2020
Community Agriculture Alliance: The home ignition zone
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS — The smoke plume of the Middle Fork Fire has reminded us all that the work to continue reducing the fire risk in our community is never done. When thinking about what actions...
Published: September 22, 2020
Community Agriculture Alliance: Micro loan benefits local ag producer
In December 2019, Community Agriculture Alliance launched a new micro loan program to help support local ag producers. The program was funded by an initial generous donor with a $10,000 investment contribution to establish the revolving...
Published: September 15, 2020
Community Agriculture Alliance: New normal?
Among all of the lessons we’ve learned in 2020, residents of the Yampa Valley are also being reminded of the importance of water in our communities. While things may have looked hopeful back in June, this...
Published: September 9, 2020
Community Agriculture Alliance: Managing property for wildlife, agriculture
As landowners many of you know, your land is not only your way of life but also the home to wildlife that inhabit that land. Is there a way you can manage your property to maintain...
Published: September 1, 2020
Community Agriculture Alliance: History is written in the woods
Many Septembers ago, I walked an old U.S. Forest Service road with my mom. I was in sensory heaven. I took in the sounds of golden aspen leaves spiraling to the ground, the earthy smell...
Published: August 25, 2020
Community Agriculture Alliance: What is Reg 85?
In 2012, the state of Colorado passed Regulation 85, or Reg 85, which dealt with point source and nonpoint source water contaminants. Point sources, like wastewater treatment plants, were hit with strict measures for managing...
Published: August 18, 2020
Community Agriculture Alliance: Water management planning in the Yampa Valley
Earlier this summer, a crew of engineers spread out along the Bear, Elk and Yampa rivers to document the condition of structures used to divert water for municipal and agricultural users. They interviewed the owners...
Published: August 11, 2020
Community Agriculture Alliance: A different Routt County Fair
HAYDEN — The Routt County Fair has been operating for 106 years and has only been canceled three times — in 1932, 1933 and 1934 — due to lack of funding during the Great Depression....
Published: August 4, 2020
Community Agriculture Alliance: Inspiring resiliency in uncertain times
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS — In 2007, I was a sophomore in high school reading Henry David Thoreau’s famous book, “Walden.” Nearly every sentence of the book tugged at something inside me, and when I got to Thoreau’s...
Published: July 28, 2020
Community Agriculture Alliance: Good news in the neighborhood
The Colorado Cattlemen’s Agricultural Land Trust has kicked off a busy summer of conservation. Operating under its newly formed Yampa Valley Conservation Partnership Program, the land trust has successfully conserved two local Routt County ranches...
Published: July 21, 2020
Community Agriculture Alliance: Buy local food, be a Yampavore
Buying local food is not only more important than ever, but it’s easier too. The COVID-19 pandemic has brought a renewed interest in local food, a strange silver lining. With a disrupted global food system...
Published: July 15, 2020
Community Agriculture Alliance: 2020 Routt County Fair announces limited schedule
In June, the Routt County Fair announced that the 2020 Fair will be limited to 4-H/FFA shows and the Junior Livestock Sale due to COVID-19 impacts. This year’s schedule includes in-person 4-H/FFA livestock, small animal,...
Published: July 7, 2020
Community Agriculture Alliance: River planning
The key to river planning is collaboration, and the Yampa River Basin is doing just that. There are water users everywhere — agriculture diverting water to grow food and raise animals, municipalities securing drinking water...
Published: June 30, 2020
Community Agriculture Alliance: Tree watering during drought conditions
Persistent drought conditions have parched the soil over most of Colorado, stressing even irrigated lawns and larger landscape trees. All of central and southern Colorado is currently experiencing some form of drought, in many places...
Published: June 23, 2020
Community Agriculture Alliance: It’s a great time to learn about local food options
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS — We look across the Yampa Valley and see an abundance of cattle grazing in the scenic working landscapes. It can seem distant from our global food system. Normally we go to the grocery...
Published: June 9, 2020
Community Agriculture Alliance: Minding your bees
Most of the time when people think about Colorado Parks and Wildlife, they think about the big critters — elk, deer, moose, bears, bighorn sheep, mountain lions and maybe fish. They don’t give a lot...
Published: June 2, 2020
Community Agriculture Alliance: A river connects us, brings us health
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS — The season is changing in the Yampa Valley, and it is changing quickly. It starts with the sound of the birds returning, then the increasing sound of water as the snow melts...
Published: May 26, 2020
Community Agriculture Alliance: Spring has sprung
Trees budding, birds chirping and newborn calves running in pastures are sure signs that winter will, indeed, give way to the warmer days of spring and summer. For water managers, the onset of spring is...
Published: May 20, 2020
Community Agriculture Alliance: 5 stages of noxious weed management
It’s that time of year when plants are starting to grow and bloom. It is imperative that while we are enjoying the changing of seasons that we keep an eye out for plants that do...
Published: May 7, 2020
Community Agriculture Alliance: COVID considerations on the ranch
Spring is when our local ranchers are typically self-quarantined only because they are busy feeding, calving and fixing fence. This year, however, staying home and away from others is important to avoid exposing yourself and...
Published: April 28, 2020
Community Agriculture Alliance: Social distancing — ranch style
I had to laugh when I saw “Wilson the border collie is struggling with the new work from home policy” on the internet. As I adapt to my job as a U.S. Forest Service rangeland...
Published: April 8, 2020
Community Agriculture Alliance: Linking healthy habitats, productive working lands
Productive working lands reflect healthy wildlife habitats and go hand in hand with a sustainable agricultural operation. They benefit your bottom line and help ensure your working lands are productive into the future, enabling you...
Published: March 24, 2020
Community Agriculture Alliance: Where would you be without Agriculture? Naked and Hungry
Editor’s note: Several events have been canceled, and we are hoping to reschedule for later this spring. Watch for more information and email updates. Yes, we are trying to get your attention with this headline. Agriculture...
Published: March 10, 2020
Community Agriculture Alliance: Stories of the Brown Ranch
The 2012 Ag Census says there are almost 800 farms and ranches in Routt County. Did you know that 10 of them have been owned by the same family for more than 100 years? These...
Published: March 4, 2020
Community Agriculture Alliance: Funding for headgate and measuring device installation available
The Upper Yampa Water Conservancy District is happy to announce the launch of the Diversion Infrastructure Improvement Project. The Diversion Infrastructure Improvement Project is a two-year pilot program providing grant funds for the installation of...
Published: February 25, 2020
Community Agriculture Alliance: Soil Health Initiative, annual landowners meeting
Whether an agriculture producer or a residential gardener, understanding the needs of the soil as well as overall soil health is critical to success. Also, optimum soil health and better management of fertilizers will help improve...
Published: February 19, 2020
Community Agriculture Alliance: Economic, management tools to help farmers, ranchers
In December, I wrote an article about the many challenges facing farmers and ranchers across the country. Those challenges include ever-increasing land values, growing costs for equipment, fuel and other inputs. Farmers and ranchers taking...
Published: February 11, 2020
Community Agriculture Alliance: Where would you be without agriculture? Naked and hungry
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS — Yes, it’s a funny tagline, but take a minute and really think about it. Everything we eat comes from agriculture. Most of our clothing, including shoes, coats, gloves and even down to those cozy...
Published: February 4, 2020
Community Agriculture Alliance: County accepting range improvement project proposals
In June 1934, Hayden area attorney, homesteader and cattleman, Farrington Carpenter, became instrumental in the process which changed livestock grazing in the West from a frontier free-for-all to a system of managed grazing on public...
Published: January 28, 2020
Community Agriculture Alliance: Hoping 2020 is a better year for farmers, ranchers, rural communities
We are blessed that America is home to thousands of families that make their living farming and ranching and being the essential economic and social cornerstones of rural communities. Indeed, America’s biggest cities are possible...
Published: January 21, 2020
Community Agriculture Alliance: Routt County Wildfire Mitigation Council
Wildfire may not be at the forefront of your mind these wintry and snowy days, but a quick peruse of the news finds that it is still in the headlines. Millions of acres have burned,...
Published: January 14, 2020
Community Agriculture Alliance: An innovative way to reduce food waste
The numbers are astonishing: 40% of food in the U.S. goes to the landfill. At every step in the food system, valuable, edible, nutritious, delicious produce gets discarded. But there is a group of folks...
Published: January 8, 2020
Community Agriculture Alliance: NRCS and conservation on private lands
The Natural Resources Conservation Service is an agency within the U.S. Department of Agriculture that provides free technical assistance, or advice, to land owners and managers regarding resource concerns on their property. The main mission...
Published: December 31, 2019
Community Agriculture Alliance: Where the rubber meets the road: A look Ahead for the Yampa River
As the new communications and marketing manager at the Upper Yampa Water Conservancy District and a rookie to the Colorado water world, I can tell you with absolute certainty that trying to follow all of...
Published: December 24, 2019
Community Agriculture Alliance: A look back at 2019
As 2019 comes to a close, Community Agriculture Alliance is proud to look back over the past year and share some of the impacts we’ve helped create in our community. Community Ag was founded 20 years...
Published: December 17, 2019
Community Agriculture Alliance: Tough times for farmers and ranchers
If you’ve read any agricultural news of late, you know there are several challenges causing stress on farmers and ranchers. This was another wild weather year that saw flooding in the Midwest, record late-season heat...
Published: December 4, 2019
Community Agriculture Alliance: Only you can prevent the spread of noxious weeds
Wildfires are ecological disturbances that, if timed and managed correctly, can provide significant benefits to nearly all ecosystems. Similarly, the properly guided management of nonnative species — such as agriculture crops and domesticated animals —...
Published: November 26, 2019
Community Agriculture Alliance: Count your blessings
Thanksgiving is just days away. It is an American holiday, one that celebrates family and food. And, of course, our blessings. We are blessed that America is home to thousands of families that make their...
Published: November 12, 2019
Community Agriculture Alliance: Farmers, ranchers grow communities
Who knew that an 1899 edition of Farmer’s Almanac would play an important role in the legacy of what is now one of the Centennial Ranches here in the Yampa Valley? By 1907, Stanko had...
Published: November 9, 2019
Community Agriculture Alliance: Routt County Extension
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS — As a Land Grant University, Colorado State University offers community programming through CSU Extension to Routt County residents. Several programming areas are covered by the office, and a few of the programs...
Published: October 30, 2019
Community Agriculture Alliance: Roundtable reaches out to community
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS — The Yampa-White-Green Basin Roundtable is one of nine basin roundtables in Colorado established to address the ever-increasing water challenges facing our state. As part of its mission and to meet the Colorado...
Published: October 22, 2019
Community Agriculture Alliance: Routt County Conservation District board reborn
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS — Did you know the West Routt County Conservation District was formed 77 years ago on December 7, 1942? A few years later, the East Routt Soil Conservation District was formed on June...
Published: October 15, 2019
Community Agriculture Alliance: The Future Farmers of America
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS — Do you know what FFA is? Founded in 1928, Future Farmers of America is a youth organization promoting and supporting agricultural education and leadership. Did you know Soroco High School has a thriving...
Published: October 8, 2019
Community Agriculture Alliance: Eating seasonal
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS — As the leaves begin to turn, and we welcome autumn to our valley, we see a transition in food. After a summer of peaches, tomatoes and cucumbers, we look to warm up with...
Published: October 1, 2019
Community Agriculture Alliance: Unhappy aspen
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS — What are those spots on my aspen leaves? Why are the leaves suddenly dropping before they have turned their autumn gold? Why are my aspen unhappy? The snowy winter and wet spring...
Published: September 24, 2019
Community Agriculture Alliance: The industry across the state
Rocky Mountain Farmers Union Director of Communications Robert Kjelland visited with Colorado Commissioner of Agriculture Kate Greenberg about her ongoing initiative to get out and meet farmers, ranchers, community leaders and agribusiness owners across the...
Published: September 17, 2019
Community Agriculture Alliance: Colorado Parks and Wildlife Game Damage Program
If you are a landowner or agricultural producer in Colorado and are not familiar with the Game Damage Program through Colorado Parks and Wildlife, this column is for you. Per Colorado law, Parks and Wildlife...
Published: September 3, 2019
Community Agriculture Alliance: Plan now for weed control next year
Another growing season is starting to slow down, but there are still good opportunities to control some of your weeds this season, especially a few of Routt County’s most notorious biennial — two year growth cycle...
Published: August 20, 2019
Community Agriculture Alliance: Humans live in bear country, not the other way around
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS — The Yampa Valley is a wondrous place to live. We share it with many different animals — birds, bears, deer, raccoons, foxes and elk. I am always enlightened by what I see...
Published: August 13, 2019
Community Agriculture Alliance: Back roads and best friends — 104th annual Routt County Fair
An open invitation to all Routt County locals, neighbors and visitors. Entering its 104th year, the Routt County Fair is an event so rich with heritage and local lore that we like to say “you...
Published: August 6, 2019
Community Agriculture Alliance: Make the most of country living
Routt County has seen increasing housing development in our rural areas for many years, and the trend continues. The reasons for wanting to move out of town and to the countryside are many, but as...
Published: July 23, 2019
Community Agriculture Alliance: The Yampa Valley — a lab for climate resilience agriculture
Routt County ranchers are no strangers to a variable climate. A 1940 water right decree for a ditch that irrigates the Legacy Ranch south of Steamboat Springs reads, “… further owing to the gradual change...
Published: July 2, 2019
Community Agriculture Alliance: Rivers rise as rain and snow hammer Yampa River basin
For all snow, water and river junkies out there, last weekend’s weather was one of the most intense and bizarre we have seen in some time. Twenty or more inches of snow in the high...
Published: June 25, 2019
Community Agriculture Alliance: Leafy spurge is bad news
June is the best time of year to see just how much territory invasive leafy spurge has taken away from us. Take a drive on U.S. Highway 40 west of Hayden and scan the Yampa...
Published: June 18, 2019
Community Agriculture Alliance: 6th annual Moots-Colorado Ranch Rally
Six years can go by kind of fast, but that is where we find ourselves this week as we prepare to host our sixth annual Moots Ranch Rally, an event that benefits the Community Agriculture...
Published: June 11, 2019
Community Agriculture Alliance: Upper Yampa River Habitat Partnership Program
Are you familiar with Colorado Parks and Wildlife’s Habitat Partnership Program ? If you are in the livestock/agriculture business or a landowner in Routt County you should be. CPW’s program works to reduce wildlife conflicts,...
Published: June 4, 2019
Community Agriculture Alliance: Yampa River events and learning opportunities galore
It’s go time, folks. The Yampa River and its tributaries are rising and peak water will soon be upon us. Though we’ve seen cool temps, snow and nasty, beautiful, “springlike” weather, our beloved Yampa River...
Published: May 28, 2019
Community Agriculture Alliance: Water management is important to all
Boring. Arcane. Those are words I hear when I ask people their opinions on water management. If you don’t own a water right or rely on water for your paycheck, it’s usually an afterthought in the...
Published: May 21, 2019
Community Agriculture Alliance: Routt County’s Centennial Farms and Ranches program
The Colorado Centennial Farms program was established in 1986 to recognize the important contribution of agriculture to Colorado’s history and economy. We all know how family farms and ranches, historic barns and other agricultural resources...
Published: May 14, 2019
Community Agriculture Alliance: Natural Resource Conservation Service assistance available
The Natural Resource Conservation Service — or NRCS — is currently available to provide assistance with agricultural practices that can increase production and optimize environmental benefits on working agricultural land in Routt County. The service...
Published: May 7, 2019
Community Agriculture Alliance: Are you prepared for wildfire?
Whether you live on a ranch, a small acreage or in town, one thing you can count on if you live in Routt County is that wildfire will affect you sooner or later. It doesn’t...
Published: April 30, 2019
Community Agriculture Alliance: Gardening with an educational lens
As a child, some of my best memories were from my time spent in our backyard garden picking strawberries, admiring insects and romping in the sun and dirt. Outdoor spaces and gardens have endless curiosities...
Published: April 23, 2019
Community Agriculture Alliance: Noxious weed management
As citizens of Colorado we have a responsibility to manage noxious weeds as designated under the 2003 Colorado Noxious Weed Act, Title 35, Article 5.5. The law states that it is the duty of all...
Published: April 16, 2019
Community Agriculture Alliance: Kick off the season of cultivation
I came to the Yampa Valley in 1974. Since that lovely summer, I know there is a chance of snow at anytime of the year. So, as much as I am relishing this sunny spring...
Published: April 9, 2019
Community Agriculture Alliance: Now is the time to look at the arid west
With the continued barrage of drought news in the Colorado River Basin, you are no stranger to the changing conditions in the arid west. As you dig yourself out of winter, you may be wondering...
Published: April 3, 2019
Community Agriculture Alliance: Does local meat matter? Making the case for trying local meat
A trip to the grocery store can lead to an overwhelming number of choices and even more questions. What cuts of meat to buy, prime versus choice, pastured-raised or grass-fed, natural or organic? We won’t try to...
Published: March 26, 2019
Community Agriculture Alliance: Where do cows come from?
Recently I was asked, in all seriousness, “Where do cows come from?” Outside of my Biblical answer “on the sixth day God created animals,” I found my knowledge was pathetically lacking. So, like any good...
Published: March 19, 2019
Community Agriculture Alliance: Do we take agriculture for granted?
When was the last time you stopped and thought about where your food and drinks come from? Or your clothing and shoes? What about household products? It’s easy to feel disconnected from the true source...
Published: March 14, 2019
Community Agriculture Alliance: Rangelands are a renewable resource
What is a rangeland? Rangelands span nearly 770 million acres across the U.S. and comprise about half of our national forest public lands — yet, common definitions for what a rangeland is often fail to...
Published: March 6, 2019
Community Agriculture Alliance: Above average snowpack doesn’t necessarily mean a good water year
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS — For those who love snow, this winter has been one to remember. Since November, we have seen weekly storms hammer Northwest Colorado, creating an above average snowpack and some incredible conditions for...
Published: March 1, 2019
Community Agriculture Alliance: Thinking about spring
While February seems like a wintery month, I always think of it as the beginning of the transition to spring. Indeed, the warm weather that came through last week was just a sampling of what we...
Published: February 22, 2019
Community Agriculture Alliance: The importance of agricultural education
Every day, students who are involved in the agricultural program at Soroco High School experience and learn the importance of agriculture education. It’s more than learning how to plant flowers or judge livestock. According to...
Published: February 7, 2019
Community Agriculture Alliance: Wildfire risk and mitigation conference set for May 11
The deep snow and frigid temperatures of winter make it hard for us to think of the heat of summer — and the threat of wildfire — as around the corner, but they are. With...
Published: January 31, 2019
Community Agriculture Alliance: Conservation districts important for agriculture, environment
As you are driving around the state, you may notice a sign that indicates you have crossed into the next county. Often, there is a sign next to it that lets you know you are...
Published: January 24, 2019
Community Agriculture Alliance: Listening to the needs of our community
Last July, Yampa Valley Land Trust developed a comprehensive survey to better understand our community’s evolving needs and how land conservation can continue to improve the quality of life we enjoy here. The survey was...
Published: January 17, 2019
Community Agriculture Alliance: Taylor Grazing Act and Routt County Range Improvement Fund
In June 1934, Hayden area attorney, homesteader and cattleman Farrington Carpenter became instrumental in the process that changed livestock grazing in the West from a frontier free-for-all to a system of managed grazing on public...
Published: January 10, 2019
Community Agriculture Alliance: Mitigation erosion on Elkhead Creek
Elkhead Creek is a large tributary to the Yampa River upstream from Craig, and its adjacent valley floor has been used for grazing and hay production since the late 19th century. Over the last several decades,...
Published: January 3, 2019
Community Agriculture Alliance: The climate is in our hands
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS — With the release of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report in October and the National Climate Assessment in November, it’s been a deluge of depressing information on the impacts of climate...
Published: December 27, 2018
Community Agriculture Alliance: All I want for Christmas
This time of year so much is focused on that special gift one desires. For many, the simple truth is that what they desire is access to good, nutritious food. Food security and justice have always...
Published: December 13, 2018
Community Agriculture Alliance: Connection between environmental education, water
The Yampatika team has had a busy and fun time of late in teaching programs to second- and third-graders about the different land forms in the Yampa Valley through Yampatika’s Environmental Literacy Program. A vital element...
Published: December 1, 2018
Community Agriculture Alliance: Weeds in hay — a cautionary tale
The Steamboat Pilot and Today has told the tale of leafy spurge and its impact on the Yampa Valley. Now spreading from an area just west of Hayden down to the Utah state line, this invasive...
Published: November 15, 2018