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Ryan Maye Handy
  • Colorado’s farming and ranching communities are facing a season of economic losses, after summer drought dried up grass for cattle, killed crops and kept thousands of acres from being planted.  Drought in Colorado has a widespread impact on an economy where tourism and recreation play important parts, with money-drawing activities like rafting, fishing and skiing.

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    Matt Heimerich's field of oats and triticale in Crowley County is being flood-irrigated with water from the Colorado Canal, which draws from the ArkansasMatt Heimerich's field of oats and triticale in Crowley County is being flood-irrigated with water from the Colorado Canal, which draws from the Arkansas
  • Smoke-filled skies. Record-breaking heat. Brittle forestland closed to the public. And yet, for some Colorado residents conserving water remains optional, even as the state grapples with widespread drought and wildfire.  Emerald lawns along the Front Range belie the fragility of Colorado’s water supply, which hinges on a springtime mountain snowpack that doesn’t always come.
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