More by Janneli Miller

• The Carpenter controversy: Can an industrial zone be compatible with Cortez’s natural area?, (July 2023)
• Could Dolores flood this year?: It’s theoretically possible, but officials say the chances are remote, (April 2023)
• Here’s the buzz on hummers: Citizen scientists rise early to record data on the tiny, much-loved birds, (September 2021)
• Twin Rocks is a hub for Four Corners visitors, (August 2021)
• Better late than never: Farmers Telephone will celebrate its centennial one year afterward, (August 2021)
• Left high and dry: A severe drought has definite and unfortunate impacts on wildlife, (July 2021)
• Honoring those who came before: The Montezuma Heritage Museum is slated to open in Cortez this autumn, (June 2021)
• How can forest health be improved?: The Salter Y project has critics, but offers likely long-term gains, (May 2021)
• What is a healthy forest?: The Forest Service is trying to re-establish one through the proposed Salter Y project, (April 2021)
• Migration time? Is the pandemic boosting real-estate sales in Montezuma County?, (March 2021)
• Making a trip from ‘Yellowstone’: Four States Junior Rodeo contestants get a visit from actor Forrie J. Smith, (February 2021)
• Back and forth?: Trump shrank Bears Ears. Will Biden return it to its original size?, (January 2021)
• Water arrives via a complex distribution system Continued on, (November 2020)
• Going dry?: Droughts seem to have become the norm across the Four Corners, (November 2020)
• How many people can we support?: The commissioners mull changes that might increase the local population, (October 2020)
• It’s election time — political signs are disappearing, (September 2020)
• Life during wartime: The coronavirus pandemic is causing increases in anxiety, anger and crime, (August 2020)
• From crank phones to smartphones: Farmers Telephone Company celebrates its 100th anniversary, (July 2020)
• Summer camp: Boggy Draw has become a haven for those seeking recreation and escape. Is it growing too popular?, (July 2020)
• Taking it to the streets? Dolores to vote on whether to allow OHV use in town, (March 2020)
• What does the future hold for the Bears Ears monument?, (February 2020)
• What are teachers (and education) worth?: Voters in Cortez School District Re-1 will decide that this fall, (October 2019)
• Canyon Country Discovery Center offers learning adventures on the Colo. Plateau, (June 2019)
• Living in exile: In February, Rosa Sabido will complete 600 days in sanctuary, (January 2019)
• A perennial problem: When dealing with weeds, homeowners and managers must decide what’s worse — the plants or the chemicals, (October 2018)
• War of the weeds: Invasive plants are transforming landscapes, harming crops and animals, (June 2018)
• When rivers run orange: A new book recounts the saga of environmental conquest in the West, (May 2018)
• Don’t fence me in: Wild animals face increasing habitat fragmentation, but some land managers are trying to help, (May 2018)
• What to do with weeds? Durango’s Katrina Blair argues that these unwanted plants can be beneficial, (April 2018)
• Broadband update, (March 2018)
• The methane controversy: Is it all hot air?, (February 2018)
• Bluff becomes a town — officially: The recent vote will mean changes, but most residents welcome them, (December 2017)
• What would it take to bring broadband to Montezuma County? And do we really even need it?, (September 2017)
• Transforming a river corridor: An ambitious partnership has battled invasive plants along 180 miles of the Dolores, providing job training for young people in the process, (July 2017)
• ‘Run Free’: A romanticized view of a native people, (July 2015)
• Pros of prose: 3 local authors are nominated for Colorado Book Awards, (July 2015)
• ‘Postmark Mesa Verde’, (November 2014)
• Turning a fresh page: Cortez’s sole bookstore reaches out via social media to tout its diverse, plentiful inventory, (September 2014)
• Escalante Days: 38 years of summer fun, (August 2014)
• Erasing history, (June 2014)