In Colorado’s San Luis Valley, what happened in Crowley County is something of a ghost story.—Cloe Dickson

Posted on July 25, 2021August 12, 2021 by ucross-admin

The two communities are not close, at least not geographically. From Alamosa County, the largest city in the San Luis Valley, Crowley County’s namesake town lies some 150 miles to the southeast. La Veta Pass, the route of the old Denver Rio Grande Railroad, offers east-west access through the magnificent Sangre de Cristo mountains, whose Read more about In Colorado’s San Luis Valley, what happened in Crowley County is something of a ghost story.—Cloe Dickson[…]

Perceptions of Water Export in Colorado’s San Luis Valley

Posted on July 25, 2021November 18, 2021 by ucross-admin

Cloe will be spending the summer in Alamosa, Colorado, where she is conducting independently-led research on the San Luis Valley’s response to past and ongoing attempts to export water out of the region. The San Luis Valley is a high alpine desert in southern Colorado known for its long and enduring agricultural tradition and as Read more about Perceptions of Water Export in Colorado’s San Luis Valley[…]