#Conservation studies findings on #Colorado’s Western Slope have lessons for water managers: Western Slope water users want Front Range to match cuts — Heather Sackett (AspenJournalism.org) #ColoradoRiver #COriver #aridification

#Conservation studies findings on #Colorado’s Western Slope have lessons for water managers: Western Slope water users want Front Range to match cuts — Heather Sackett (AspenJournalism.org) #ColoradoRiver #COriver #aridification

Colorado State University researcher Perry Cabot talks to a group about forage crops at the Fruita field station. Cabot studies the effects of irrigation withdrawal and forage crops that use less water. CREDIT: HEATHER SACKETT/ASPEN JOURNALISM Click the link to read the article on the Aspen Journalism website (Heather Sackett): December 12, 2025 The findings of recent water-conservation studies on the Western Slope could have implications for l…