In the San Luis Valley, ranchers have long spread water over their grasslands when temperatures start to freeze to create a sheet of ice over the vegetation.
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Noelle Phillips,
Denver Post,
18 June 2026
Increasing appreciation and awareness of America's grasslands is key to accelerating conservation action, according to the coalition.
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