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David Kelly has lived his whole life in Colorado’s Upper Arkansas River Valley, where his family has ranched since 1952. The community is committed to helping him and other ranchers there because of the benefits their lands produce for everyone.
Kelly’s ranch, about three miles south of Buena Vista, is one of nine enrolled in a 1-year-old program that pays people to not develop their land or sell their water rights. Chaffee County voters approved a sales tax increase of 0.25% in 2018 to address forest health, the impacts of growth and support working ranches, farms and rural landscapes.
Federal judge ends Colorado’s plan to kill hundreds of mountain lions
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Project called for removing half the population to study impacts on deer
Monday, April 5, 2021 4:50 PM Colorado Parks and Wildlife planned to kill about half the mountain lions in the Upper Arkansas River Basin between Leadville and Salida. National Park Service
Federal judge ends Colorado’s plan to kill hundreds of mountain lions Colorado Parks and Wildlife planned to kill about half the mountain lions in the Upper Arkansas River Basin between Leadville and Salida. National Park Service
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A U.S. District Court judge has ruled that federal dollars cannot be used to fund a Colorado Parks and Wildlife plan to kill hundreds of mountain lions in the Upper Arkansas River Valley as part of a study of the impact of predators on declining mule deer populations.
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KHEN Community Radioâs âPack the Backpackâ program got a $600 boost during the virtual Salida Soup No. 61 Dec. 17.Â
Salidaâs community radio station is providing a bag of nonperishable food to local kids experiencing food insecurity.Â
Packs are distributed Fridays at the KHEN studios, 123 E. Third St.Â
KHEN executive director Chris Vann advised that more than 37 percent of Coloradans are struggling to afford food during the pandemic, an increase of 26 percent from a year ago. Families and people of color have been hit the most, according to Vann.Â
âReduced services at schools and the closure of school districts throughout Colorado has meant the loss of free and reduced-price school meals for more than 350,000 students,â Vann said. âStudies show lack of adequate nutrition in childhood can have long-term impacts on health and well-being long into adulthood.âÂ