Las Animas - Bent County Library District

Bat populations in the western portion of the US are threatened by the rapid westward expansion of White-nose Syndrome (WNS), a disease implicated in the loss of over a million bats since 2006. Pseudogymnoascus destructans (Pd), the fungus believed responsible for WNS, has been confirmed in southeastern Wyoming, south central Kansas, western Oklahoma and the Texas panhandle, potentially placing at least 13 of the 18 bat species native to Colorado...

"Plugged by no fewer than twenty-five dams, the Colorado is the world's most regulated river, providing most of the water supply of Las Vegas, Tucson, and San Diego, and much of the power and water of Los Angeles and Phoenix, cities that are home to morethan 25 million people. If it ceased flowing, the water held in its reservoirs might hold out for three to four years, but after that it would be necessary to abandon most of southern California and...

"The riveting tale of two pioneering botanists and their historic boat trip down the Colorado River and through the Grand Canyon. In the summer of 1938, botanists Elzada Clover and Lois Jotter set off to run the Colorado River, accompanied by an ambitious and entrepreneurial expedition leader, a zoologist, and two amateur boatmen. With its churning waters and treacherous boulders, the Colorado was famed as the most dangerous river in the world. Journalists...

A chronicle of Patricia McCairen's 25-day solo raft trip down the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon. With grace and insight she records a lyrical tale of personal discovery, where the river and life merge, where rapids are a metaphor for life's challenges.

Describes the river, including ruins, small wildlife, and the experiences of early travelers

The story of America’s Nile: how it once flowed freely and how human intervention has left it near exhaustion, altering the water temperature, volume, local species, and shoreline of the river Theodore Roosevelt once urged us to "leave it as it is." Plugged by no fewer than twenty-five dams, the Colorado is the world’s most regulated river drainage, providing most of the water supply of Las Vegas, Tucson, and San Diego, and much of the power...

Collection of writings done to commemorate the 100th anniversary of John Wesley Powell's exploration of the Colorado River.

In search of life after child rearing, a Boston preschool teacher makes a tentative feint at Pikes Peak. The Peak dishes out far more than bargained for: a dying hiker, a lost trail, a fall, and a night out in an electrical storm. In surviving this maelstrom Catherine (Cookie) finds inspiration and confidence to attempt ever more daring forays into the extremes of Colorado:the Royal Gorge rapids, a solitary tube ride down the Colorado River, and a...

Groovin' in the Canyon is an inspirational story about a wfie, mother, daughter and friend who experiences a profound life changing experience after floating the Grand Canyon with her family. Life without control is possible and liberating when she places all her trust in her guide who she hasn't seen for twenty-four years. Ride the rapids with this group of twenty-nine people as they embark on a 7-day journey into the greatest depths of our world....