Fish out of water
As flows plummet, fish could become stranded in pools that are disconnected from the rest of the river, and program managers say they will try to prevent fish from using that stretch of river during times when flows are predicted to be at their lowest.
Glenwood Springs revokes ICE facility permit; dispute could result in legal battle
As data shows more detentions over 12 hours, Glenwood staff recommend upholding ICE facility’s permit before key P&Z meeting
Law enforcement from Aspen to Silt considers changes to street-camera surveillance in response to immigration concerns
HISTORY: B. CLARK WHEELER. THree Part series
B. Clark Wheeler, a nimble man in his time
The yarn is often spun of Wheeler’s Herculean mid-February 17-day roundtrip snowshoe odyssey from Leadville to Ute City over Independence Pass to inspect mining prospects and lay out a town.
Aspen mayor and defendant
Never far behind, Wheeler’s woes catch up
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Aspen Journalism wins seven awards in 2026 Top of the Rockies Contest
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UPCOMING EVENT: MAY 6
This conversation brings together local voices from across key water-use sectors — agriculture, municipal, and environmental stewardship — to explore how each is navigating uncertainty and adapting to change.
LOCAL SNOW & WATER NEWS
Real time snowpack in the Roaring Fork basin
SNOTEL sites in the Roaring Fork basin show that snowpack has never been this low at this point in the season, breaking the previous record low of 6.1 inches measured on Jan. 29, 1990.
Real-time local streamflow
Aspen Highlands master plan includes gondola to Cloud Nine, summer operations
Highlands’ lift fleet has changed little since a push for upgrades in the ’90s. SkiCo wants to “be in business forever” and can’t do that on essence alone.
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THE BILLIONAIRES OF ASPEN
The Aspen 80
There have never been more billionaires in the world—3,028, by Forbes’ count, crossing the 3,000 threshold for the first time in 2025. It stands to reason that there also have never been more billionaires in Aspen, their collective influence shaping the community’s social fabric.
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Public Lands series by Paul ANdersen >>
Common ground: Protecting our public lands
Becoming the White River National Forest
A crisis of the commons
NOTICIAS EN ESPAÑOL
La ciudad podría revocar el permiso tras revelarse que los detenidos de ICE permanecen detenidos más de 12 horas en las instalaciones de Glenwood
Un bufete de abogados envía una carta de cese y desistimiento al sheriff del condado de Garfield por una supuesta aplicación ilegal de la ley de inmigración
El director de las bibliotecas del condado de Garfield anuncia su jubilación y anima a la comunidad a proteger la “libertad de lectura”
Las bibliotecas del condado de Garfield no han retirado libros, pero un nuevo liderazgo podría cambiar esto
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