The Runoff is a new monthly newsletter from Aspen Journalism’s Water Desk editor, Heather Sackett.
The Roundup is a weekly roundup of Aspen Journalism’s original stories, data dashboard, and updates from our newsroom.
Recent newsletters published by Aspen Journalism

The Roundup | Sustaining elk herds, protecting wetlands and redefining urban landscaping
Recently at Aspen Journalism, we continued our water and urban landscapes series in collaboration with Big Pivots, with part four providing a look at what it takes for a homeowner to kill their traditional turf in favor of something more water wise. Writing for our environment desk, Elizabeth Stweart-Severy checked in on Colorado Parks and…
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The Roundup | Wringing water from urban landscapes
The genesis for the five-part series currently underway exploring water use devoted to urban landscapes came last winter when Allen Best, a longtime Colorado journalist who has contributed to this news organization since 2013, approached Aspen Journalism to see if we would be interested in collaborating on a project he had long wanted to pursue.…
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The Roundup | Reintroducing wolves, eliminating turf, protecting the Crystal
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