Mancos

In this episode of Of Life & Land, KSJD's Tom Yoder talks with Ryan Brown, whose family has been in the Mancos Valley for over one hundred years, about his family history and why conservation of their ranch property was an important step in honoring and preserving that history.

The town of Mancos was recently designated as one of six newly certified creative districts in Colorado. KSJD's Tom Yoder talked with Joy Horvath Imel, the administrator of the Mancos Creative District, about how the project hopes to create a vibrant and sustainable economic hub that will benefit the artists, businesses, and citizens of the Mancos Valley.

The small town of Mancos has never seen a violent attack on its school campus, but its school board members said during their Monday meeting that because of other attacks and school shootings recently, they want to be proactive.

The Mancos Food Share project is working to address hunger and food security by supporting healthy and local food access for those in need. In this episode of the Big Fat Farm Show, host Kellie Pettyjohn talks with Gretchen Groenke from Mancos Food Share about hunger and food insecurity in our communities and how the project is hoping to address the problem.

Two ordinances regulating livestock and other non-domestic animals in the town of Mancos are headed for a public hearing before the municipal Planning and Zoning Commission in September. Town Administrator Andrea Phillips says the town board on Wednesday approved sending the latest version of the much-discussed ordinances to P&Z.

Long distance running is gaining in popularity across the country, with more and more runners competing in marathons or half-marathon events. KSJD's Tom Yoder talks with Annette Mullikin and Duff Simbeck,  members of the organizing committee for the upcoming Mancos Half Marathon and 5K race, about their own experiences with distance running, advice for beginning runners, and what to expect at the Mancos races.

Of Life & Land is KSJD's occasional series of interviews that explores our shared sense of place and how our landscapes define who we are. For this episode, Tom Yoder went to visit with Jack and Patricia Burk at their kitchen table to talk about living and ranching in the Mancos Valley, and how it has shaped their views on public lands and land conservation.