Pursuing the Heart by Lucas Houston
Do I respect my time? Am I living intentionally? What am I seeking from each day? These questions may be perceived differently, but can relate in all. This course has
Honest Conversations in the Energy Crossroads by Andy Ramos
When we visited the Signal Peak coal mine, located 15 miles south of Roundup, we spoke with a coal miner. At first, the conversation barely scratched the surface. You could
Our Place: Technology, Corn, and Water by Leslie Pagel
One of my favorite memories I made while at SCSA was helping at different farms and learning about New Mexico’s most common irrigation system: Acequias. As humans, we fully depend
“Farming into the Apocalypse:” A Day at Jen Hart-Mann’s Farm in Anton Chico by Parker Friday
On Day Three of our Southwest Climate Studio Art course, we had the opportunity to visit the farm of Jeanette (Jen) Hart-Mann in Anton Chico. Alongside her farming work, Jen
Controlled vs. Wild: A Creative Exploration of Ecosystem Struggle by Kate Tarrence
Through the Southwest Climate Studio Art course with WRFI I had so many meaningful experiences out in the field, all of which expanded my understanding of climate change through the
Trust Your Gut, Change Your Mind: Conversations with Community by Miles Foley
“You know you’re right, but you have to understand the forces against you,” Elizabeth Wood explained to us as we sat around a table of muffins and orange juice in
To Make Change You Have to Make Fun by Annika Mannix
“It’s not worth it if it isn’t fun – Elizabeth Woods, 6/16/25 On Monday, we departed our campsite in Roundup and headed to Elizabeth Woods’s house, a five minute ride
“She’s a Dirty Devil”: Resilience on the River by Ariana Brennhofer
The Dirty Devil, aptly named by Dunn during Major John Wesley Powell’s 1896 expedition of the Colorado River, is a 200 mile meandering stretch of chocolatey brown waters. It was
The Rock is my Old Friend: Intimacy with Land on the Colorado Plateau by Emma Belén Price-Daválos
Cradled by crumbling walls of deep red sandstone that shield the corners of a vast blue sky, a group of 10 slightly sunburnt and sore-footed backpackers follow the gentle meander
Perseverance On the Colorado Plateau by Jonathan Robinson
The Colorado Plateau, with its unforgiving terrain and dry, arid landscape, is not a place many people would think to inhabit. Despite this, many people have successfully called the Colorado