Above the town of Poncha Springs, the Del Monte Ditch diverts water from Poncha Creek, a tributary of the South Arkansas River. The ditch carries irrigation water nearly four miles to the Hutchinson Ranch, an 800 acre property protected from development in perpetuity by conservation easements held by the Central Colorado Conservancy and the Colorado Cattlemen's Agricultural Land Trust. The ranch is an incredible local resource for everyone in the valley. Members of the Hutchinson family hand...

The South Arkansas River starts at the Continental Divide on top of Monarch Pass at 11,312 feet above sea level. Up high, in public...

On May 30, join the Central Colorado Conservancy and the Book Club Salida for an afternoon and evening of Beavers and Books! At 3pm we'll...