Driving the treeless plain of sagebrush and dead grass as Colorado Highway 17 leaves Antonito, the last thing one expects is an oasis over the next ridge. But travel mere minutes to the west, and one ...

The Conejos River in southern Colorado, a few miles from the New Mexico border, is a well-kept secret. It's so secret, in fact, even a lot of the locals don't know how full of trout it is. From ...

MONTE VISTA – Extremely low flows and concerns about water temperature prompts Colorado Parks and Wildlife to ask anglers to only fish the Conejos River in the morning. This regulation is effective ...

DURANGO, Colo. (CBS4) - Wildlife officials have asked some Colorado anglers to take a break from the heat. Vulnerable trout populations in the state's southwestern rivers require it, they said Monday.

Nathan Coombs, a burly alfalfa farmer in the San Luis Valley, never imagined he would trust an environmentalist enough to have a beer with one, much less partner with one to improve habitat for fish ...

MANASSA – Nathan Coombs, who manages the Conejos River District, believed more water for conservation meant less for farmers. “I was raised on a production ag farm,” he said. “Water was for crops.

A man from New Mexico is facing a possible ban from hunting and fishing after being charged in connection with a “disturbing case” in Colorado. Officers with Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) say ...

CONEJOS COUNTY — The Menkhaven Fire burning west of Antonito in the Rio Grande National Forest grows to 242 acres and is 50% contained, according to the US Forest Service. The fire was first reported ...

Frederick Fitzjarrald Haberlein, Lightning Heart, was born December 7, 1944. He grew up at the Conejos Ranch on the Conejos River in southern Colorado. He graduated from Antonito High School and then ...