In the News Fort Lewis College students study Falls Creek aquifer Capstone project offers real-world experience, practical data for subdivision residents.
News Briefs Diné Weaver Venancio Aragón Dyes Wool With Kool-Aid The Diné weaver and teacher reimagines pre-trading-post-era weaving techniques, continually coloring his practice with new aesthetic and material horizons. (Hyperallergic)
News Briefs Fort Lewis College students propose water justice for Animas River Durango City Council was to consider a resolution Tuesday.
dkde Writing for The Durango Herald, Andrew Gulliford, professor of History, recounts the Bluff, Utah, Balloon Festival. Gulliford commands the imagination with images of balloons gracefully gliding over a reddish desert at the mercy of the wind.
jdfj The FLC cycling team finished second in the collegiate team omnium competition at the USA Cycling Cyclocross National Championships in Connecticut. FLC and Colorado Mesa University dominated the top spots in the varsity women’s and men’s championships. The Skyhawks finished second in the team relay to secure second in the omnium race.
hbu Southwest Regional Law Enforcement Academy graduated its latest batch of cadets at the Mancos Community Center. Brett Deming, FLC chief of police, delivered the commencement address, noting that the graduates can change the perception of law enforcement for the better.
erjnr Water managers grapple with understanding how our forests and snowpack interact amid the worst drought in more than 1,000 years. Michael Remke, a lecturer of Biology, said that the only way to do this is to engage in “snowtography,” a novel way of tracking snowpack by monitoring varied sites with game cameras to measure snow depth.