Anglers invited to join citizen science effort

TroutBlitz helps conservation and restoration efforts Staff Report FRISCO — It’s not always easy to gather good scientific data, especially in an era when political ideology drives policy, resulting in budget cuts that hamper government agencies. That’s where citizen science can help, and Trout Unlimited wants anglers around the country to help record evidence of

Colorado: Corps of Engineers pushes back decision for Denver Water’s Moffat Collection System expansion project

Concerns about Fraser River environmental impacts remain By Bob Berwyn FRISCO — Denver Water’s plan to divert more Upper Colorado River flows to the Front Range is on hold for at least another year, as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers this week announced that it won’t finalize the environmental study for the Moffat Collection

Grand County eyes permit for new Colorado River diversions

Conservation groups want better mitigation to protect stream flows and trout By Bob Berwyn SUMMIT COUNTY — Plans for increased diversions from the headwaters of the Colorado River to the Front Range will once again be under scrutiny this week, as the Grand County Commissioners this week hold hearings on a 1041 permit for the

Colorado: Kerber Creek cleanup gets $50K boost

Collaborative cleanup team makes progress on remediation of mine waste in Saguache County By Bob Berwyn SUMMIT COUNTY —The cleanup of Kerber Creek, in the Rio Grande headwaters of Saguache County, got a big boost this month with $50,000 grant from the Commission for Environmental Cooperation that will help with the next phase of improving

Colorado River advocates rally in Denver

EPA evaluation supports claims that new diversions will push the already ailing Colorado River toward the brink By Bob Berwyn SUMMIT COUNTY — Colorado River advocates will once again rally in downtown Denver today, hoping to persuade Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper to take another look at a plan to divert yet-more water from the already

Colorado River: Windy Gap firming plan released

Conservation groups not satisfied with proposed mitigation; say bypass is needed to protect water quality By Summit Voice SUMMIT COUNTY — The average annual flow in the Colorado River below Granby Reservoir would decrease by about 15 percent under a proposed plan to increase diversions from the West Slope to the Front Range, the U.S.

Udall pitches measured approach to energy development

Senate bill would help fund resource conservation By Summit Voice SUMMIT COUNTY —A new pilot leasing program for renewable energy projects on public lands could create a stable source of revenue for conservation and management of natural resources, and also generate some funds for stretched local and state government. The Public Land Renewable Energy Development

Restoring trout habitat, one stream at a time

Scott Yates, of Trout Unlimited’s Western Water Project, honored for restoration work By Summit Voice SUMMIT COUNTY — With low stream flows and increasing temperatures taking an increasing toll on aquatic habitat in the West, restoration efforts are more important than ever. Nobody knows this better that Scott Yates, director of Trout Unlimited’s Western Water

Colorado River: More protection needed in diversion plans

Conservation group advocates for strict standards and an endowment fund that would ensure resources for long-term monitoring and restoration work By Summit Voice SUMMIT COUNTY — Conservation groups say planned new diversions from the Upper Colorado River and the Fraser River could push the river ecosystems even closer to the edge without additional safeguards. Colorado

Colo. Wildlife Commission opposes Over the River project

Impacts to bighorn sheep a concern for state wildlife biologists, other conservation groups concerned about aquatic habitat By Summit Voice SUMMIT COUNTY — Citing concerns about impacts to wildlife, especially bighorn sheep, the Colorado Wildlife Commission will oppose the Over the River landscape art project, proposed for the Arkansas River. The commissioners decided at their