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SLV Anthology: an oral history of the Valley with Kizzen Lakai

In this chapter, we interviewed Kizzen Lakai. For me, she has always embodied so many qualities that I value about this place, and the...

Megafires—bigger & more frequent; what can you do?

What is a megafire? A megafire burns 100,000 acres or more. In 2008, there were an average of two 100,000-acre fires per year in...

Environmental highlights of the Baca Crestone community

Our local environment is changing. The extreme drought has banished former wetlands and streams have atrophied. Much more space is now occupied by people,...

The Crestone Eagle prepares to enter a new era

Thirty-three years and counting. What began as a simple newsletter for property owners in the Baca grew into one of the most widely read...

Many longtime Moffat residents consider proposal to change town’s name half-baked

Last month, Moffat made national headlines when a marijuana entrepreneur proposed changing the name of the town to “Kush,” a nickname for a strain...

Our water, climate & stream flow

Within the past 25 years climate in the northern San Luis Valley has changed significantly. As shown by data herein, rising temperatures and falling...

How the Great Sand Dunes were saved

The Great Sand Dunes National Park is a familiar site for residents of the San Luis Valley. The park includes almost 150,000 acres of...

Douglas County votes no to expend federal funds on RWR water export proposal

Douglas County Commissioners issued a decision in a work session held on May 24: “The Board of Douglas County Commissioners has made the decision, based...

Living in the age of conscious-technology: An interview with artificial intelligence innovator, Matthew James Bailey

JE: Hi Matthew, thanks for joining me today. As I look out the window of the Eagle office toward the mountains, artificial intelligence is...

Villa Grove anticipates huge Seven Peaks music festival

Villa Grove anticipates huge Seven Peaks music festival The Crestone Eagle • May, 2022 by Sabrina Brewer & Sierra Romero, Crestone Eagle interns Dierks Bentley’s Seven Peaks...

CC students intern at The Eagle

This fall semester, during a Colorado College class called “The Future and Sustainability of Local News,” several students visited Crestone and stayed at the...

San Luis Valley Field Office to enter Stage 1 fire restrictions

The Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) San Luis Valley Field Office will enter into Stage 1 fire restrictions tomorrow, May 6, due to dry...

Learning The Flowers with David Lee

I like the quote by Gary Snyder in his poem, “For the Children”: stay together learn the flowers go light As we move into the seasons of wildflowers...

Saguache County News: April 2022

A chicken and a cow walk in to a bar(n) . . . This is not as silly as it first seems because it illustrates...