The land

Learn the definitions and what causes avalanches, landslides, and mudslides. Explore one of the deadliest avalanches in recorded history.

What’s at Stake Droughts. Floods. Shorter growing seasons. Economic insecurity. For communities around the world, climate change poses daunting challenges—and disproportionately impacts poor rural communities who depend on the land to live.

NASA archive image, relase date October 17, 2000. This true-color image shows North and South America as they would appear from space 35,000 km (22,000 miles) above the Earth. The image is a combination of data from two satellites. The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) instrument aboard NASA’s Terra satellite collected the land surface data over 16 days, while NOAA’s Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES) produced a snapshot of the Earth’s clouds. Image…

As great as Australia’s cities are, it’s the country’s national parks that really make it a place like no other. However, with over 500 national parks on over 28 million hectares of land, picking which ones to visit can be a daunting task. From the coast to the deep outback, we have handpicked the best […]

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Although much less common in and around Steamboat Springs, much of the land in Moffat County to the west is enrolled in the program. CRP is the USDA’s acronym for Conservation Reserve Program. It was established in 1985 by President Ronald Reagan to prevent soil erosion, improve water quality, increase wildlife habitat by establishing and … Continue reading "CRP Land – Benefits Landowners & Natural Resources"

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