Tag: Gunnison River
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10 favorite photos from John Fielder’s career across Colorado
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Over a career spanning 50 years and most every square mile of Colorado, it would be impossible to ask John Fielder for his favorite photographs. We asked anyway. He obliged. We asked on the heels of History Colorado announcing Fielder’s legendary lifetime of work has been donated to the public domain. The agency in the…
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Colorado adds two river stretches to Gold Medal list
Two Colorado river stretches have earned elite status in the fishing world. The Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission recently proclaimed Gold Medal titles for sections of the Taylor and Gunnison rivers west of the Continental Divide. The sport’s high honor went for 20 miles of the Taylor River below Taylor Park Reservoir and 12 1/2…
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Added land a ‘treasure’ in western Colorado red rock country
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Conservationists are celebrating land recently acquired in red-rock country of western Colorado. The 160-acre addition to Dominguez-Escalante National Conservation Area is small in the grand scope of the 209,000-plus preserve spanning the Uncompahgre Plateau between…
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RIVER TOWNS: GRAND JUNCTION | Managing popularity amid climate struggles on the Gunnison and Colorado rivers
Dave Fishell pulled his pickup truck off of the serpentine road ascending the Colorado National Monument, overlooking Grand Junction in Mesa County. He had spied a family visiting from Buffalo attempting to take a selfie and stepped out to offer his services as a photographer — in addition to his role as local historian. “If…
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Nest of owls saved by construction worker in Gunnison released into wild
On the morning of April 13, Shawn Williams, a construction worker, was prepared to cut down several trees to clear the way for a new parking lot at the Wonder Nature School in Gunnison. But as Williams pulled the cord for his chainsaw to start, he looked up and was met with the large eyes…
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The biggest fish ever caught in Colorado, and other records to know ahead of trophy season
In 2019, Colorado sports men and women took to the state’s lakes and streams vying for extra bragging rights. That year, Colorado Parks and Wildlife introduced an online tracking system for its Master Angler program, outlining trophy lengths for 46 fish types found across the mountains and plains. The game changed with the system upgrades.…
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Coors Seltzer and Coca-Cola among businesses aiding key segment of drought-stressed Colorado River
A coalition of high-profile businesses, including Coors Seltzer and Coca-Cola as well as the nonprofit Colorado Water Trust have signed up to add additional water for fish, farmers and hydropower generation to a key segment of the drought-stressed Colorado River known as the 15-Mile Reach. This stream segment begins just east of Grand Junction and…