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Alamosa Daily Digest Sunday, May 24, 2026

Ty McDuffey

24 May 2026 — 1 min read

Ty's Take

The El Pomar Foundation's grant to a Saguache County outfit is the kind of news that doesn't make anybody's blood pressure spike, but it's worth noticing anyway—these Colorado Springs foundations have long memories about the San Luis Valley, and when they write checks our way, it usually means somebody upstream took the time to build the case that the work matters. Grant money is how rural nonprofits survive the lean years between fundraisers and donations, so whatever that Saguache organization is doing, they just bought themselves runway. Meanwhile, somebody's finally taking that aerial tour of the Valley most of us should probably take ourselves—you can drive these roads your whole life and miss the patterns, the way the water flows, the way the communities sit on the land. Maybe that's the real story: knowing your country takes both perspectives, ground level and from the air.

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El Pomar Foundation awards grant to Saguache County organization

The El Pomar Foundation has awarded a $5,000 grant to ScSEED, a Saguache County nonprofit dedicated to advancing sustainability and economic development in the region. The grant will support ScSEED's general operating costs as it continues its work on community planning, environmental conservation,...

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A soaring tour of the Valley

State legislators and veterans' leaders took to the skies over the San Luis Valley on a tour organized by the SLV Ecosystem Council to showcase the region's public lands and their ecological importance. The aerial flights highlighted key areas including Flat Top Mesa, the Rio Grande headwaters,...

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