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Local Lynx Survival In Doubt
The Durango Herald: "Federal wildlife officials will not designate land in Colorado as critical habitat for lynx, citing concerns about the long-term sustainability of the elusive, tuft-eared cat. The agency left Colorado out of its recent proposal to designate more than 40,000 square miles in six states as critical lynx habitat, despite the ongoing success of Colorado's eight-year-old reintroduction program. The agency's main concern was the decreasing number of litters born in the wild."
Invasive Tamarisk Takes Over Colorado Basin
PUEBLO, Colo. -- Nearly 70 percent of Colorado land taken over by tamarisk is in the Arkansas River Basin, a recently completed mapping project reveals. Right now, tamarisk is covering about one-third of the acreage where it has been found, but it likely will choke out other plants until it is the only vegetation in the area. The leaves of the plant provide little nutrition to wildlife and the plants leach large quantities of salt from the soil into the water. Unlike native cottonwood trees, the plants also spread to upland areas.
Colorado Springs Gets Support To Build Massive Pipeline From Pueblo
The debate continues over a billion dollar pipeline project affecting every community from Pueblo to Colorado Springs. The Bureau of Reclamation announced Friday it supports building the pipeline from the Pueblo reservoir straight north to the east side of Colorado Springs. This announcement is a victory for leaders in Colorado Springs, but it's not the plan the Sierra Club liked.
The Durango Herald: "Federal wildlife officials will not designate land in Colorado as critical habitat for lynx, citing concerns about the long-term sustainability of the elusive, tuft-eared cat. The agency left Colorado out of its recent proposal to designate more than 40,000 square miles in six states as critical lynx habitat, despite the ongoing success of Colorado's eight-year-old reintroduction program. The agency's main concern was the decreasing number of litters born in the wild."
Invasive Tamarisk Takes Over Colorado Basin
PUEBLO, Colo. -- Nearly 70 percent of Colorado land taken over by tamarisk is in the Arkansas River Basin, a recently completed mapping project reveals. Right now, tamarisk is covering about one-third of the acreage where it has been found, but it likely will choke out other plants until it is the only vegetation in the area. The leaves of the plant provide little nutrition to wildlife and the plants leach large quantities of salt from the soil into the water. Unlike native cottonwood trees, the plants also spread to upland areas.
Colorado Springs Gets Support To Build Massive Pipeline From Pueblo
The debate continues over a billion dollar pipeline project affecting every community from Pueblo to Colorado Springs. The Bureau of Reclamation announced Friday it supports building the pipeline from the Pueblo reservoir straight north to the east side of Colorado Springs. This announcement is a victory for leaders in Colorado Springs, but it's not the plan the Sierra Club liked.
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