
SPRINGFIELD, COLORADO - MAY 9: A golf ball paddle lies on the dry bed of Two Buttes Reservoir, normally a 700-acre body of water, in Springfield, Colorado on May 9, 2026. Colorado Parks and Wildlife rescued fish from the reservoir before it dried completely during the worst drought in Colorado history. Baca County, ground zero of the catastrophic 1930s Dust Bowl, faces conditions eerily reminiscent of that era as Colorado Governor Jared Polis activated Phase 2 of the state's Drought Response Plan in March 2026. (Photo by Mark Makela/Getty Images)


