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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.