Tag: drought
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Campgrounds closed, docks high and dry around Colorado’s busiest national forest
Visitors can still rent paddleboards and kayaks to take in the views on Summit County’s Dillon Reservoir, but getting to the water can be tricky. The lake has receded, expanding the distance from shore to water. The town of Frisco anticipated this and planned accordingly: it bought new golf carts to ferry marina customers. That’s…
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Low interest disaster loans open for drought-affected Colorado counties
The U.S. Small Business Administration on Friday approved disaster assistance loans for eight southeast Colorado counties affected by ongoing drought conditions starting on July 7. Small businesses and private nonprofits in El Paso, Teller, Fremont, Douglas, Elbert, Pueblo, Crowley and Lincoln counties can apply, according to the SBA. The loans, with interest rates as low…
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Annual aspen display will likely be dampened by drought
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Drought-stressed trees are experiencing a multitude of problems across the state The hits just keep on coming. Following one of, if not the worst, snowpack years for the state, Colorado also just officially recorded its hottest summer on record, according to NOAA. This spells bad news for the annual brilliant displays of color dotting landscapes…
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Annual aspen display will likely be dampened by drought
Drought-stressed trees are experiencing a multitude of problems across the state The hits just keep on coming. Following one of, if not the worst, snowpack years for the state, Colorado also just officially recorded its hottest summer on record, according to NOAA. This spells bad news for the annual brilliant displays of color dotting landscapes…
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Annual aspen display will likely be dampened by drought
Drought-stressed trees are experiencing a multitude of problems across the state The hits just keep on coming. Following one of, if not the worst, snowpack years for the state, Colorado also just officially recorded its hottest summer on record, according to NOAA. This spells bad news for the annual brilliant displays of color dotting landscapes…
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August brought near-record heat and drought conditions to Colorado Springs
Despite occasional showers and thunderstorms over the past two weeks, Colorado Springs had one of the hottest and driest summer months in recent memory, according to the National Weather Service in Pueblo. The average temperature for the month was 73.8 degrees – nearly four degrees warmer than normal – making it the fourth-warmest August since…
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Palmer Lake declares water emergency
The town of Palmer Lake last week declared a Stage 1 Water Emergency, citing nonexistent flows in the town’s surface water source. In a memo, Palmer Lake Water Supervisor Charles Roubidoux said Monument Creek has been “completely dry” since June 19, forcing the town to rely solely on its groundwater wells. “The town has observed…
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Palmer Lake declares water emergency
The town of Palmer Lake last week declared a Stage 1 Water Emergency, citing nonexistent flows in the town’s surface water source. In a memo, Palmer Lake Water Supervisor Charles Roubidoux said Monument Creek has been “completely dry” since June 19, forcing the town to rely solely on its groundwater wells. “The town has observed…
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Drought resulting in stinky and bad-tasting drinking water in 17,000-resident Colorado city
The impacts of drought continue to be far-reaching in Colorado, and in a recent update from Cañon City, the dry conditions are described as a key factor in local residents’ concern over water quality. According to the Cañon City government, their water department has received numerous complaints as of late related to the taste and…
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July marks another abnormally dry, warm month in the Pikes Peak region
Late July showers were not enough to offset the warm, dry weather that continues to plague the Pikes Peak region and much of Colorado. Nearly all of El Paso, Pueblo and Teller counties will enter August under severe drought conditions, with nearly a third of the area in extreme drought. In Colorado Springs, July’s 1.46…