Upper Rio Grande basin: Water-saving alternative crops
Hemp, quinoa showing promiseas drought persists by Mark Obmascikfor The Citizen WHEN Dion Oakes wanted to start growing hemp in the San Luis Valley, he had to learn about irrigation, fertilizer,…
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Upper Rio Grande Basin: A battle over water exports
THE Front Range executives who want to export water from the San Luis Valley to sell elsewhere are clear about a few things: They have money. They are backed by former…
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Upper Rio Grande basin: The threats ahead
DAY 1: The water supply of the San Luis Valley faces pressure as never before By Mark Obmascikfor The Citizen THEY all remember when the San Luis Valley brimmed with water.…
Keep readingMark Obmascik is a Pulitizer Prize-winning journalist and author of three bestselling nonfiction books. His latest is The Storm on Our Shores.
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