Case Study: Naturita, Colorado
Naturita, CO
Naturita, Colorado is a small town of just over six hundred residents located near the Western border of the state in Montrose County. The town is situated at nearly a mile above sea level, in the valley of the San Miguel River. The area is noted for having a desert climate like nearby Southern Utah, and being surrounded by areas of greater elevation that are naturally forested. Naturita means little nature and was named by Mrs. Rockwell Blake, one of the town’s early residents, for the nature that flourished alongside the river banks in contrast to the surrounding barrenness of the desert.
Historically important as a stopover and resupply station for cowboys driving cattle to the railroad at Montrose and freight wagons transporting
Naturita, Colorado is a small town of just over six hundred residents located near the Western border of the state in Montrose County. The town is situated at nearly a mile above sea level, in the valley of the San Miguel River. The area is noted for having a desert climate like nearby Southern Utah, and being surrounded by areas of greater elevation that are naturally forested. Naturita means little nature and was named by Mrs. Rockwell Blake, one of the town’s early residents, for the nature that flourished alongside the river banks in contrast to the surrounding barrenness of the desert.
Historically important as a stopover and resupply station for cowboys driving cattle to the railroad at Montrose and freight wagons transporting