With their fruit crops obliterated by freeze, these Colorado growers are forced to flex their business muscles to survive
An April freeze devastated farmers along the North Fork Valley, including a total loss at the Kropp family’s First Fruits. Here’s how the orchards are moving on.
Aspen Acres fire could burn for a “long duration” and last into winter
Firefighters main concern is stopping flames from marching west. The Aspen Acres and Ferris fires now rank among the state’s 10th largest on record.
Beulah water teams assess Aspen Acres damage to utilities, while working through losses, evacuations
Water managers are taking the first steps toward supplying clean water to their communities after the wildfire, but it will be a long road. Most other active fires in Colorado have missed critical water systems.
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