Gary Tennenbaum remembers the first time he first spoke with the new owners of a long-dormant coal mine up the Crystal River Valley, near Redstone. It was a few years ago and the owners, grandsons of Walmart founder Sam Walton, offered a plan unlike any other to the longtime director of Pitkin County Open Space […]
Crystal River
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Kayaker killed in treacherous stretch of river in western Colorado
The body of a kayaker who disappeared in a treacherous section of the Crystal River in western Colorado was found Saturday after two days’ of searching, authorities said. Chason P. Russell, 41, a professional adventure guide and a volunteer for Mountain Rescue Aspen, was kayaking with two other people when his boat over turned in […]
Posted inBusiness, Climate, Coloradans, Environment, Growth, Health, Wildfire
The high cost of climate change is already straining the budgets of Colorado towns
The Grizzly Creek fire still is smoldering, but Glenwood Springs is already contemplating the challenges it will leave behind: severe damage to the forest drainages the Western Slope city depends upon for its drinking water. “We are concerned about a lot of mud and ash coming down the creek,” said Shelly Kaup, the city’s mayor […]