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 […]
Paula Stepp
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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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Testing water quality below Grizzly burn scar
The Middle Colorado Watershed Council (MCWC) is a non-profit focused on protecting the Colorado River between the mouth of Glenwood Canyon, at the Garfield-Eagle county line, and De Beque. This 75-mile stretch of river passes through Glenwood Springs, New Castle, Silt, Rifle and Parachute. Recently, the MCWC was awarded a grant from the Colorado River […]