Land & Water
Fresh Evergreen Wreaths and Holiday Garland
How a fresh evergreen wreath is built on its ring, how noble fir compares with a mixed evergreen mix, and how much garland a porch rail, mantel or staircase
Land & Water
Work through water rights, wells, drainage, and the practical records that make rural land legible.
Use these notes to frame the next question, record the constraint that matters, and decide which local record or professional conversation should follow. The guides are written for practical preparation, not as a substitute for parcel-specific advice. Keep the resulting record with the property file so it remains useful to the next person who needs to understand the decision.
Guides
Read by decision
4 current guides
Land & Water
Passing on a mountain property: the documents that decide
A property, a well, a water right and an access easement do not all travel by the same route; the instruments that move them, read from a mountain records file.
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Testing well yield recovery rate and seasonal drawdown
A repeatable way to document a flow test, static level, recovery rate, and pump depth.
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Colorado water rights basics for new rural owners
A grounded introduction to priority dates, beneficial use, and augmentation plans in Colorado.