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Episode | 49:39
July 5, 2023: Paying farmers to keep water in the Colorado River; Wildflower wonders!
Farmers and ranchers use about 80% of the water tapped from the Colorado River. So what if the government paid them to keep their water in the river instead? "Parched" explores that idea. Then, we answer a Colorado Wonders question about wildflowers. And a sport in southern Colorado that hearkens back to the Middle Ages.