The Pagosa Area Water and Sanitation District (PAWSD) and San Juan Water Conservancy (SJWCD) boards of directors discussed the possibility of cooperating on completing a final lease for the Weber family at the Running Iron Ranch at recent meetings.
The Colorado State Forest Service is now accepting applications for the new Rural Grant Navigator grant program.
With the official return of spring next week, it’s a good time to remind us of the importance of pollinators. To do so, we are excited to welcome Amy Dolan, an endangered species conservation biologist with the Xerces Society to our evening meeting on March 19.
The Weminuche Audubon Society will be hosting a gathering at the Community United Methodist Church on Lewis Street at 3 p.m. on Wednesday, March 19.
The 2025 state of the 1922 Colorado River Compact will be explained in a public presentation by the Southwestern Water Conservation District and Wright Water Engineers on March 25. An analysis of “Risk to the Upper San Juan River” will be examined.
The Pagosa Sidewalk Astronomers will host free, educational public events at which you can use your binoculars to see large deep-sky objects. During a constellation tour, we will point to …
At its Feb. 17 meeting, the San Juan Water Conservancy District (SJWCD) Board of Directors continued its discussion of the high costs of litigation concerning the potential sale of the Running Iron Ranch and its impact on the SJWCD budget.
The San Juan Water Conservancy District (SJWCD) Board of Directors considered at its Feb. 17 meeting if it should oppose efforts to make a water right on the West Fork of the San Juan River absolute …
Risks to the Upper San Juan River will be described in a presentation by the Southwestern Water Conservation District (SWWCD) and Wright Water Engineers at the Pagosa Springs Center for the Arts at 4 p.m. on March 25.
Pagosa Country received some long-awaited snowfall last week as a winter storm moved through the area in the early hours of Friday, Feb. 14, and into Saturday, Feb. 15.
The Columbine Ranger District is planning to burn 4,150 acres in the HD mountains of the San Juan National Forest.
Pagosa Springs is only six months away from having a brand-new, uptown community playground. Thanks to the hard work of Pagosa Peak Open School (PPOS) volunteers Cady Allione and Elly Osmera, …
The legal battle between water districts continues, with the San Juan Water Conservancy District (SJWCD) filing on Jan. 31 a response and counterclaims to the Pagosa Area Water and Sanitation District (PAWSD) lawsuit filed against them in December 2024 concerning the possible sale of the Running Iron Ranch.
Local snowboarder Bradley Lamoreaux, 18, of Pagosa Springs, has been traveling overseas, to Canada and around the U.S. to compete in multiple snowboard Freeride World Tour (FWT) qualifying events, with the ultimate goal of earning a spot on the FWT Challenger Series this season.
San Juan National Forest and Pagosa Ranger District employees were reportedly among the 3,400 Forest Service employees laid off late last week.
During a joint work session held by the Archuleta County Board of County Commissioners (BoCC) and the Pagosa Lakes Owners Association (PLPOA) board on Feb. 3, a representative of the Wolf Creek Gun and Bow Association (WCGBA), Greg Dykstra, gave a presentation on an archery range being proposed in PLPOA boundaries at the intersection of Trails Boulevard and Bonanza Avenue.
The Pagosa Springs High School Pirate basketball team fell to Montezuma-Cortez while on the road Saturday, 62-36, logging their second defeat this season to the league’s No. 2 team.
Do you enjoy any of the following? • Meeting people from all over the U.S. and the world. • Making new friends with interests you share. • Having fun spending time in a …
The Colorado Avalanche Information Center (CAIC) is warning backcountry travelers that the avalanche danger will rise to high (4 of 5) over the Valentine’s Day and Presidents Day weekend, one …
I think we’ve all seen those movies where on the side of the road there are some people waving signs and hollering about how the “End is near.” You laughed it off at the time and continued with the movie, but now you’re thinking they’re probably right. I don’t blame you. It’s a scary time to be alive. Los Angeles was on fire again, and the snow is almost nonexistent for us in Pagosa Springs.