By Shannon Lukens.
United States Senator John Hickenlooper has been visiting Northwest Colorado with a Town Hall in Walden Tuesday, and then a gathering to discuss water conservation projects in the Colorado River Basin at the Bruchez Ranch in Grand County Wednesday.
“So being up here on the Bruchez Ranch, you get a real taste of what high altitude ranching can be. It’s been inspiring and exciting and we look forward to working with them on innovations that be translated across the entire state.”
The discussions were about keeping water on the Western Slope, and projects in the Colorado River Basin that affect other rivers like the Yampa River, White River, and Green River. Federal funding has contributed to the water conservation programs.
Other discussions were on alternative forage crops for animal feed, compared to what is traditionally grown for livestock.
