Healthy Rivers and Streams

Last month, students from across the Roaring Fork Valley gathered to discuss water. At the first-ever Youth Water Summit, teenagers presented their own…

Even though the section of the Roaring Fork river that flows through Aspen is rushing as snow melts in the high mountains, state and local officials say…

The Roaring Fork River running through Aspen is not as healthy as the city or the state think it should be, and now is the time for action. The Roaring…

Pitkin County’s Healthy Rivers Board handed out thousands of dollars in grants Thursday, including one project that has high schoolers keeping a 24-hour…

Pitkin County’s Healthy Rivers board has drafted a letter asking commissioners to oppose the city of Aspen’s conditional water rights on Maroon and Castle…

The City of Aspen released results from its 2016 citizen survey last week. River health ranked at the top of the list of issues of concern for…

Pitkin County is the only county in the state that has a fund dedicated to protecting the health of rivers. The Healthy Rivers and Streams board oversees…

A section of the Roaring Fork River is closed to boaters and anglers as crews start building two recreational waves above the Town of Basalt. Pitkin…

Comments about a Basalt whitewater park point to support for some amenities to be included.The Healthy Rivers Citizen Advisory Board is proposing a…