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Colorado lawmakers work to protect Dolores River Canyon by end of year

Republicans oppose Biden designating area a national monument

DATE: Dec 6, 2024 | CATEGORY: Local News

Colorado rivers are peaking – and so are drownings

At least 18 people have died in state reservoirs and waterways so far this year

DATE: Jun 13, 2024 | CATEGORY: Outdoors

Artists reveal ‘Droplets’ mural at Animas River Days

Project involving nine artists was a ‘massive undertaking’ to portray collective vision

DATE: Jun 1, 2024 | CATEGORY: Local News

River dam near Salida removed after years of rescues, drownings and environmental impacts

Colorado Parks and Wildlife and Chaffee County commissioners help fund removal

DATE: Nov 10, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Western Slope water interests make $98.5M play to buy some of the Colorado River’s oldest water rights from Xcel

Xcel Energy owns some of the oldest water rights on the Colorado River near Glenwood Springs. A coalition thinks would be a better manager of them.

DATE: Nov 5, 2023 | CATEGORY: Outdoors

River deaths on the rise in Colorado

Above-average snowpack and strong spring rains have caused waterways to swell

DATE: Jul 28, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Novice rafters, tubers advised to take precautions this season on rivers

Safety experts advise people to use life vests and water shoes, and scout routes before committing

DATE: Jun 6, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local News

The rock-hurling spat that could upend Colorado’s river access rules

The Colorado Supreme Court will wade into whether rivers are public property

DATE: Dec 23, 2022 | CATEGORY: Sports

The rock-hurling spat that could upend Colorado’s river access rules

Colorado Supreme Court wades into lawsuit arguing Colorado rivers are public property

DATE: Dec 16, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Upper Basin states lay out plan to help the Colorado River, but say Lower Basin needs to chip in more

Letter: ‘Efforts to protect critical reservoir elevations must include significant actions focused downstream of Lake Powell’

DATE: Jul 19, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

How citizen scientists are testing our streams and rivers for contamination

Mountain Studies Institute, Fort Lewis College partner to measure E. coli in San Juan National Forest’s waterways

DATE: Jul 6, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

June rains top monthly normals in Southwest Colorado

Moisture improves fire and rafting conditions, could signal early start to monsoon

DATE: Jun 24, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

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