March 1, 2020, San Juan Snowpack update

Average to middling. That describes the San Juan Mountain snowpack as of March 1 — at least at the higher … More

San Juan Mountain water year 2020 starts dry, but is on the upswing

The 2020 water year (which started Oct. 1, 2019) began like a desiccated whimper in the San Juan Mountains of … More

Snow levels have presumably peaked in the San Juan Mountains and, as expected, they look pretty darned healthy. That said, … More

Let there be no doubt: It has been a snowy winter in the San Juan Mountains in southwestern Colorado, along … More

Southwest Colorado is wracked by drought, and the Animas River, along with being sullied by ash and mud from debris … More

UPDATE on 6/8/2018: As of the end of day 6/7, the 416 Fire had reached 5,100 acres and as of … More

For his entire adult life, my grandfather, Herb Billings, was a farmer in the Animas Valley north of Durango, Colorado. … More

In 2017, New Mexico moved into third place in the nation for oil production, pumping some 16 million barrels from … More

“For the first time in fourteen years, San Juan County celebrated Christmas and New Year’s days without any snow on … More

I promised that I was working on a data visualization of natural gas pipeline breaches, and after crunching a bunch … More