The steep slopes above Highway 145 near Rico are notorious for being prone to avalanches. A series of newly-installed towers that can set off explosives will let crews trigger slides on these slopes remotely. (Photo by Wyssen Avalanche Control Co.) Listen to the...
A woman uses a newly-installed faucet in her home on the Navajo Nation. The Navajo Water Project installs self-contained water systems that include a sink, a cistern, pump, heater, and plumbing. (Photo by Dig Deep) Listen to the Interview...
Listen to the Interview http://openrangenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Monsoon-Drought.mp3 The annual North American Monsoon accounts for most of our region’s annual rainfall. The “summer rainy season,” as it’s also known, runs from late July to...
Listen to the Interview Mark Duggan talks to Darrah Blackwater about her work to bring fast internet to tribal lands. http://openrangenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Darrah-Blackwater-Tribal-Broadband.mp3 Darrah Blackwater sees radio waves as a natural resource....
Community gardens give people who rent or are otherwise unable to plant a garden on their property a chance to invest in locally-grown foods. Community solar gardens operate on the same model but allow investors to “plug in” to locally-generated renewable...
Spring is an important time for bees and other pollinators. They awaken from their winter slumber and begin looking for food. That means browsing early-season flowers like dandelions and starting the swarming process around their queen. We may consider dandelions to...
