The Middle Colorado Watershed Council (MCWC) will host the second event of its 2026 Fire & Water Speaker Series next week. The Rifle-based nonprofit organizes events each spring to engage community on topics around water, wildlife and humans within the Colorado River Basin. The first event, hosted last month, introduced hydrologist and writer Robert R. […]
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Wildfire preparedness top of mind in Colorado emergency management
Western Colorado communities are working to establish proactive emergency management plans conducive with the arid landscape. In recent years, significant wildfires have changed the conversation around both forest management and the risk fires pose to communities. In-town residents have seen fire breaks cut into the brush and forests on hillsides near their neighborhoods. Emergency managers […]
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Glen Canyon Rises Tour hits GWS
A sold-out, enthusiastic crowd packed the Glenwood Vaudeville Revue on March 14 to see the Glen Canyon Rises Tour (GCRT), a captivating multimedia presentation on the reemergence of Glen Canyon as Lake Powell recedes. The tour, on the second of four consecutive nights (including also Salt Lake City, Moab and Flagstaff) is the collective effort […]
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Glenwood Report: Wildfire theme rings throughout first meeting of September
The Sopris Sun is happy to introduce the Glenwood Report, covering the regular Glenwood Springs city council meetings which take place every first and third Thursdays. The theme of the Sept. 7 meeting was emergency preparedness. Wildfire collaborative Paula Stepp with the Middle Colorado Watershed Council appeared in front of the council, asking if members […]
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State of the River meeting featured Colorado’s lead water negotiator
On Tuesday, May 2, the Colorado River District and the Middle Colorado Watershed Council hosted an event in Glenwood Springs to update the community on the condition of the Colorado River and its local tributaries. This was part of a series held annually around the Western Slope by the River District. The event featured a […]
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GarCo Report: Money talk and approvals
Commissioners approved all county Noxious Weed Advisory Board appointments and a waiver for an annexation report for a gas station and convenience store to be built near the West Rifle interchange. County and city of Rifle staff made the presentation, stating that due to groundwater contamination, the project will be using city water. A representative […]
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Dismal water flows inspire expansive collaboration
The Colorado River District (CRD) held its annual “Middle Colorado State of the River” meeting at the Morgridge Commons in Glenwood Springs the evening of May 3. Presenters predicted another hot summer with low water levels; not dissimilar to 2021. From March through June, several meetings are taking place throughout Western Colorado, from Ouray County […]
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Water washes out the BOCC agenda
The Garfield Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) convened for a relatively short hour-and-a-half regular meeting on Monday, Aug. 9. The topic of interest this week: water. Carbondale Town Manager Jay Harrington approached the panel for what he said would likely be his last time on behalf of the town, as he prepares to make a […]
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Mudslides impact water quality
On Saturday, June 26 and Sunday, June 27, rain on the Grizzly Creek burn scar caused flash flooding and debris flow. The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) reported that the slide on Sunday left a debris field approximately 80 feet wide and up to five feet deep. The multiple mudslides caused long closures on I-70 […]
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Analizando calidad del agua tras incendio reciente
Traducción por Dolores Duarte El Middle Colorado Watershed Council (MCWC) es una organización sin fines de lucro enfocada en la protección del Colorado River entre la desembocadura del cañón de Glenwood, en el límite del condado de Garfield-Eagle, y De Beque. Este tramo de río de 75 millas pasa por Glenwood Springs, New Castle, Silt, […]