My beautiful summer of moderate temps, ample moisture and smoke-free skies got spicier with a phone call from a friend. Their rafting permit on the Main Salmon River in Western Idaho was canceled last year due to a large forest fire. Their permit was honored this summer, and one party could not make the trip […]
Wild and Scenic
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Crystal River update: Wild and Scenic
By Michael Gorman, Lea Linse and Hattie Johnson The upper Crystal River is one of the last “free-flowing” rivers in the state of Colorado — unrestrained and connected to its headwaters, without dams or out-of-basin diversions. As with all water issues in the West, it’s easy to find conflict, but communities along the Crystal River […]
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Crystal River committee hosts community summit, Oct. 26
Few would disagree that the Crystal River is a treasure worthy of protecting. This undammed, wild river is boasted for its scenic beauty, sustaining local agriculture, residences, recreational opportunities and wildlife habitat. The river has faced previous threats, including two dam attempts, one of which would have flooded Redstone. In 2013, the Colorado River District […]
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Crystal Caucus: Wild and Scenic and Redstone Castle monopolize meeting
Residents, officials and board members gathered at the Church at Redstone for the bimonthly Crystal River Caucus meeting. Among those in attendance was Kayo Ogilby, a member of the Crystal Wild and Scenic Coalition and “one of hundreds of local citizens who support the efforts of a large group of organizations working to secure one […]