River District concerned legal tools for conservation program could favor some regions over others
The irrigation districts of the Grand and Uncompahgre valleys are close to the state line and the Upper Gunnison Valley is just above Blue Mesa, so the majority of water conserved in these locations will get to where it needs to go without the state Division of Water Resources having to actively shepherd it.
FROM THE WATER DESK
How low can the Colorado River go? A slow float on the 15-mile reach
Fryingpan River to see high flows as Ruedi releases increase
LIFT ONE CORRIDOR CONSTRUCTION
Major changes proposed for PitCo’s short-term-rental regulations
Pitkin County commissioners at a work session Tuesday asked for additional information about proposed changes to the county’s short-term rental regulations that would make more properties eligible for a license, while implementing new STR caps tailored to different areas.
FROM THE SOCIAL JUSTICE DESK
Local leaders say collaborative model to save mobile home parks could inform other housing initiatives
Glenwood Springs City Council votes to sue ICE facility’s landlord for allowing detentions to continue without a permit
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Aspen mayor and defendant
B. Clark Wheeler, a nimble man in his time
Real-time local streamflow
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Colorado’s private 14er
Hikers must apply for a permit well in advance, and only 20 are permitted on three designated hiking days per week An old friend waited two years for the permits for our hike this past June.
Former residents of Carbondale apartment complex sue landlord over cockroach infestation and other allegations
If the residents are successful in their lawsuit, DeGolia estimates that more than 200 current and former tenants of The Homestead would be eligible to receive some or all of their rent payments back depending on how long they lived at the property.
With fields already fallow, Uncompahgre Valley growers adapt to a drier future
Pope brings up an inherent contradiction about Upper Basin conservation: How can agricultural water users cut back when they already don’t have enough in drought years like this?
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Common ground: Protecting our public lands
Becoming the White River National Forest
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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NOTICIAS EN ESPAÑOL
Dos republicanos compiten por convertirse en el próximo sheriff delcondado de Garfield en las primarias de junio
La iniciativa comunitaria para ayudar a los residentes a adquirir el parque de casas móviles Cavern Springs podría servir de referencia para la estrategia regional, pero siguen existiendo retos
Glenwood Springs revoca el permiso de las instalaciones de ICE; la controversia podría derivar en un litigio
Las fuerzas del orden, desde Aspen hasta Silt, estudian cambios en la vigilancia mediante cámaras en las calles en respuesta a las preocupaciones sobre inmigración.
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