Just as New Mexico’s Department of Agriculture is beginning to accept applications from farmers who want to grow hemp — following a yearslong struggle between advocates for the crop and Gov. Susana Martinez — President Donald Trump on Thursday signed a bill that legalizes hemp across the country. The 2018 U.S. Farm Bill took […]
You are probably wondering what does Trash Trackers have to do with the Sept. 11th tragic event that occurred 17 years ago? And you are also probably wondering what are Trash Trackers? In 2001, I signed up for a working vacation with a crew of 8, (four men and four women), called the Trash Trackers, […]
Venture into the Four Corners region of Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah. There is mystery and history galore in this part of the southwest. I have visited these areas several times and always come away with a sense of awe and wondering how the Ancestral Puebloans even made it in this very dry area. […]
This looks like such a cute place! I haven’t been there yet, but I am putting this on my list of things to check out this summer. The Mermaid Cottage is a romantic tiny house rental nestled in the picturesque La Garita Wilderness Area in Southern Colorado. Located near Del Norte which is about four […]
Summer may not be completely here, according to the calendar, but it sure feels like it in New Mexico. Today at 1:30pm it’s 101 degrees! We need rain so badly! Time for everyone to start doing some rain dancing! This season, I am volunteering my time at the Santa Fe Farmer’s Market. My job is […]
by Eric Patterson- Adapted from Rio Grande Sierran Water Sentinels—Rios de Taos will start the 2018 water-monitoring season with a training session and first monitoring shortly after Memorial Day, a second in early July and a third in early September. Each requires a morning’s effort and is usually finished by noon. If you are interested […]
By DAN ELLIOTT, The Associated Press SALIDA, Colo. (AP) — Despite a severe drought across the Southwestern United States this spring, there should be plenty of water for rafters and anglers in one of the nation’s most popular mountain rivers. Water from melting snow is rushing into the Arkansas River in central Colorado, thanks […]