By Dale Will The headline on Heather Sackett’s recent coverage of the Crystal Augmentation Study caught my eye: “Janeway site promising for Crystal River backup water supply.” (See Aspen Times, […]
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Crystal River diesel spill causes concern
Update: Read the Town of Carbondale’s official press release, sent at 5:15pm on Aug. 8, here. Around 8pm on Monday, Aug. 7, members of the public noticed a strong odor emanating […]
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For the love of fens…
Photos by Chris Cohen Rocky Mountain Science Center Sliding her shovel deep into the spongy earth, ecologist Delia Malone explained that a fen is a special kind of wetland, formed […]
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CO appoints first-ever, full-time river commissioner
On June 22, the Colorado Department of Natural Resources was proud to announce that Rebecca (Becky) Mitchell was appointed as Colorado’s first full-time commissioner to the Upper Colorado River Commission […]
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Managing with less water, western producers feel the heat
Guest Opinion By Ava Gilbert The Colorado River has been getting attention like never before due to reservoir levels dropping in a decades-long drought. When assessing major water usage, people […]
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Apple Tree water quality meeting set for May 18
Apple Tree Trailer Park, outside of New Castle, is home to several families which make up its small community. With a little push from a regional community organizing nonprofit, residents […]
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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 […]
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Crystal River community summit sees massive turnout
Lots of people made the haul over to Marble to attend the first in-person public input session of the most recent stakeholder process concerning the fate of the Crystal River. […]
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Students get an aerial perspective on western water
High above the ground, three six-seater Cessna 210 airplanes are flying in formation. Below them stretches the arid landscape that dominates much of the Colorado River watershed. Inside the planes […]
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Ps&Qs: We can’t jump ship
Here’s what I know for sure: water is life, life is fragile, and we are lucky ducks to live on this little frickin’ miracle of existence — the SS Earth. […]