In Colorado there are three species of rattlesnakes: the prairie rattlesnake (Green rattlesnake), the damaged snake is gone (Crotalus oregano concolor), and the western massasauga snake (Sistrurus tergeminus). Each has carved out a unique niche across an incredibly diverse landscape. The prairie rattlesnake is widespread, occurring in grasslands, hills, and scrubland below 9,500 feet. The … Read more
Due to a snow drought and a record-setting heat wave, some Colorado residents are facing the first restrictions on their water use ever. Denver Water announced Wednesday that it wants to cut water use by 20%, asking people to turn off automatic irrigation systems until mid-May and to limit watering trees and shrubs twice a … Read more
Under pressure to deal with water cuts, and amid discussions of lawsuits, Wyoming and other states in the upper Colorado River Basin are pointing to the climate-driven disaster in the West to insist they can’t cut what Mother Nature doesn’t give her head. Although some observers suspect that the dispute is to prevent further cuts … Read more