Tag: Lake George
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South Platte dam demolition to help restore Eleven Mile trout fishery
This fall, backhoes, dump trucks on tracks and other heavy equipment have been digging out an abandoned dam on the South Platte River near Lake George to transform a slow, wide, cattail-choked stretch of water back into a fish-friendly steam. At one point in early October, crews had diverted the river into a 607-foot-long plastic…
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South Platte dam demolition to help restore fishery
Crews are actively demolishing a 1950s dam near Lake George, Colorado, on the South Platte River. The removal of this dam aims to transform a cattail-choked, slow section into a fish-friendly environment. This initiative will benefit a 45-mile stretch of the river, from Elevenmile Reservoir to Cheesman Reservoir. (Video by Skyler Ballard/ The Gazette)
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A never-ending education: A Colorado rockhound’s journey to ‘nature’s art’
Every child must grow up. Sandra Gonzales grew up to be a mother, to work in the healthcare industry for 25 years. But she never grew out of her childhood passion. “We went camping every weekend,” she recalls of her Denver upbringing. “We were in the mountains every weekend. And I would be looking around…
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LIFE | At her post in the Colorado mountains, this ice skating ranger patrols in style
During the winter, Colorado Parks and Wildlife Ranger Kelli Lewis frequently patrols Eleven Mile Reservoir on ice skates. Lewis started skating on the ice last year when a warm winter made the ice unsafe to patrol on a snowmobile. (Video by Skyler Ballard/ The Gazette)