How can we respect and honor the water that is a part of our everyday lives? Regina Lopez-Whiteskunk shares what she learned about water from her family. This video contains the Spanish captions for Regina Lopez-Whiteskunk's story.

Farming in the San Luis valley requires a special relationship with water. In this podcast, Eli shares lessons and values about water with his daughter. This video contains the Spanish captions for Eli Rael's story.

How do you feel about water when you have to make a small amount stretch for many uses? Dennis Lopez shares how his family taught him to appreciate the value of water. This video contains the Spanish captions for Dennis Lopez's story.

Urban and rural communities both need water, how do we balance that? Here is why water is import to Costilla County, and the oldest town in Colorado from Jeremy Elliott. This video contains the Spanish captions for Jeremy Elliot's story.

What does it mean to depend on and use snow in your daily life? Fred Blackburn shares how his mountain community values their snow and what it means to him and his family. This video contains the Spanish captions for Fred Blackburn's story.

What kind of work are you submitting that shows your reflection or connection to water?What is it like to realize that the water you and your family have been drinking is contaminated? This is a story of how one community organized to clean up their water, from Theresa Bustos-Ortega. This video contains the English captions for Theresa Bustos-…

How can the work of irrigating a field connect someone to their family and history? These stories from Dr. Reyes Roberto García will show you how. Part 2/2. This video contains the English captions for Dr. Reyes Roberto García's story (part 2).

How can the work of irrigating a field connect someone to their family and history? These stories from Dr. Reyes Roberto García will show you how. Part 2/2. This video contains the English captions for Dr. Reyes Roberto García's story.

How can we respect and honor the water that is a part of our everyday lives? Regina Lopez-Whiteskunk shares what she learned about water from her family. This video contains the English captions for Regina Lopez-Whiteskunk's story.

Farming in the San Luis valley requires a special relationship with water. In this podcast, Eli shares lessons and values about water with his daughter. This video contains the English captions for Eli Rael's story.

How do you feel about water when you have to make a small amount stretch for many uses? Dennis Lopez shares how his family taught him to appreciate the value of water. This video contains the English captions for Dennis Lopez's story.

This video discusses Forest Health, River Health and Agriculture challenges and opportunities in the Colorado Southwest Basin

Farming in the San Luis valley requires a special relationship with water. In this podcast, Eli shares lessons and values about water with his daughter.

Urban and rural communities both need water, how do we balance that? Here is why water is import to Costilla County, and the oldest town in Colorado from Jeremy Elliott. This video contains the English captions for Jeremy Elliot's story.

What does it mean to depend on and use snow in your daily life? Fred Blackburn shares how his mountain community values their snow and what it means to him and his family. This video contains the English captions for Fred Blackburn's story.

How do you feel about water when you have to make a small amount stretch to many uses? Dennis Lopez shares how his family taught him to appreciate the value of water.

What does it mean to depend on and use snow in your daily life? F. Blackburn shares how his mountain community values their snow and what it means to him and his family. This story is also available as a video.

How can we respect and honor the water that is a part of our everyday lives? Regina Lopez-Whiteskunk shares what she learned about water from her family.

Pivot irrigation, which more common in the northern part of Costilla County, relies on a healthy aquifer. The lower part of the county relies more on the acequia system to distribute surface water.

The Rio Grande is a critical and beautiful part of the water landscape for much of Colorado's southwestern counties. This is what it looks like flowing through parts of Costilla County.

Urban and rural communities both need water. How do we balance that? Hear from J. Elliott about why water is important to Costilla County, the oldest town in Colorado. This story is also available as a video.

What is it like to realize that the water you and your family have been drinking is contaminated? This is a story of how one community organized to clean up their water, from Theresa Bustos-Ortega.

How can the work of irrigating a field connect someone to their family and history? These stories from Dr. Reyes Roberto García will show you how. Part 2/2.

How can the work of irrigating a field connect someone to their family and history? These stories from Dr. Reyes Roberto García will show you how. Part 1/2.

We take care of the water and we take care of the land. That is what it means to be part of an Acequia.