Nature - The Crestone Eagle

Culturally modified trees: Great Sand Dunes trees speak to the land’s rich Indigenous history

By Daniel Hart. While the Great Sand Dunes are probably most well known as a natural and geological wonder, the shifting folds of graceful sinuous...

34th Annual Crestone Energy Fair – ReImagine: Self, Village, Nature

The annual Crestone Energy Fair is a San Luis Valley tradition for more than 30 years. This free event showcases innovative ideas around construction,...

Water Art + Science Workshop w/ local artist and CU professor

💧💧💧Join local artist Jocelyn Catterson and Dr. Holly Barnard from CU Boulder to learn about data affecting groundwater in the Valley, the science behind...

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...

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...

Crestone Evergreens

By David Lee The woodlands and forests of Crestone and the Baca are mainly comprised of evergreen trees. At this time of the year, if...

Exploring the prickly world of Crestone cacti

If there is one local plant you should know, it is the prickly pear cactus (or Opuntia polycantha). No plant can do more damage...

San Luis Valley Wetlands: Critical stopover habitat for bird migration and the ‘kidneys’ of the Earth

Each spring and fall, thousands of feathers slice through the brisk San Luis Valley (SLV) sky, alerting resident wildlife, local farmers, and eager bird-watchers...

Winter Solstice & ancient observatories

by Mary Lowers. In these dark days on our planet it gives me great comfort to think about the Winter Solstice. The term solstice comes...

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