Natural Resource Conservation Service
May 1, 2008--Climate modelers see modern echo in '30s Dust Bowl (Environmental News Network)
Climate scientists using computer models to simulate the 1930s Dust Bowl on the U.S Great Plains have found that
March 17, 2008--State officials on flood watch (Rocky Mountain News)
The state also started asking residents to prepare for what could be an active flood season, advising homeowners to check flood insurance and to buy coverage if none was in place.
March 5, 2008--Area snowpack at 155% of average (Durango Herald)
Snowfall in the mountains of southern Colorado - including the Animas, Dolores and San Juan river basins - exceeds its average by more than any other area in the state, according to
February 21, 2008--Heavy snowpack could bring spring flooding (Pikes Peak Courier View)
Tracking snow levels is a job for the Natural Resources Conservation Service. In the mid-1930s, the U.S.
February 10, 2008--Federal conservation grants offered (Pueblo Chieftain)
February 5, 2008--Forecaster: Parts of Colo. can expect above-average spring runoff (Denver Post)
The Rio Grande watershed in southern Colorado has the best snow in 29 years with mountain snowpack nearly double the 30-year average, the U.S.
January 16, 2008--Early forecast good for runoff (El Defensor Chieftain)
The snow started falling in the mountains of northern New Mexico in early December, and it hasn't really let up since.
January 14, 2008--Program targets tamarisk on Apishapa River (Pueblo Chieftain)
More than $100,000 in federal funds is available to find tamarisk in the Apishapa River Drainage, and landowners are encourage to apply for the cost-share funds.
