Open Space Radio

The Vega Commons, San Luis

This radio program discusses how a federal agency has assisted in the land stewardship goals of a local community. Features: Range Management Specialist Cindy Villa, USDA-NRCS (Alamosa County) on the science behind and practice of rotational grazing systems for livestock, as well as her assistance in Costilla County's Open Space program; Costilla County Commissioner Crestina Martinez on the county's progressive Open Space program, which acquires local property in order to preserve historic community uses and ecological functions of the land; Local acequia farmer Larry Mondragon explains the equitable vara strip land allotment system still in place in Costilla County and expresses concern about the effects of impending local over-development on acequia agriculture. Music by Luther Cole.

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29:00 Open Space in Costilla County, Colo.
:30 Promo

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