Category: Recreation

Colorado Parks and Wildlife workers conduct an assessment on the North Fork of the Poudre River. Credit: Colorado Parks and Wildlife

To boost Poudre River flows, cities, conservationists craft new plan from old playbook

July 3, 2019 by Shay Castle

Colorado program that enhances streams gets a second chance at expansion this summer

June 19, 2019 by Shay Castle

A new type of irrigation diversion structure that uses gates rather than solid walls to dam the river, has been installed on a stretch of the South Platte near Evans. The $3.3 million project modernized the diversion system, restored the river, created a fish passageway and provides future protection from flooding. May 22, 2019 Credit: Jerd Smith

After the devastating 2013 flood, a river, a town, the farmers and fish find a silver lining

May 22, 2019 by Jerd Smith

Standley Lake in Westminster. The ongoing drought, which shows no signs of easing this fall, has left Colorado's reservoirs at just 84 percent of average capacity, down from 112 percent of average last year at this time. Credit: Jerd Smith, Fresh Water News

It’s official: Colorado is drought free, but its reservoirs not so much

May 15, 2019 by Jerd Smith

Ski Resorts See Climate Impacts

January 22, 2019

Ducks fish and play on the Overland-Grant Park reach of the South Platte River in Denver. This stretch of the river has been rechannelized to improve habitat for fish and other wildlife. Credit: Jerd Smith

Four Colorado counties seek additional cash for land, water projects

October 31, 2018 by Jerd Smith

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