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The Roundup | Recreation’s new water strategy

by Curtis Wackerle February 23, 2022February 23, 2022
A kayaker runs the 6-foot drop of Slaughterhouse Falls on the Roaring Fork River in June 2021. River recreation and conservation groups are pushing a bill that aims to establish a recreational in-channel values reach designation, which would create a legal mechanism to lease water for river recreation.
A kayaker runs the 6-foot drop of Slaughterhouse Falls on the Roaring Fork River in June 2021. River recreation and conservation groups are pushing a bill that aims to establish a recreational in-channel values reach designation, which would create a legal mechanism to lease water for river recreation. Credit: Heather Sackett/Aspen Journalism
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Groups try again to secure water for recreation

Proposed legislation would create ‘recreation in-channel values reach’

By Heather Sackett | February 19, 2022

The proposal is an attempt to carve out a spot for — and recognize the importance of — Colorado’s outdoor-recreation economy in the hierarchy of water uses, which prioritizes the oldest water rights, usually belonging to agriculture and cities.

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Tracking the Curve

Documenting COVID-19 in Pitkin, Eagle and Garfield counties

By Laurine Lassalle

February 23, 2022

Garfield County reported 36 new COVID-19 cases over the President’s Day weekend, Eagle County added 33 cases, while Pitkin County added 12 cases. Eagle reported one new COVID deaths on Tuesday, raising the county’s death toll to 35.

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Data dashboard: Aspen records 70% occupancy in January

Snowpack at McClure Pass down to 71.3% of average. Lake Powell’s water level keeps getting lower.

By Laurine Lassalle | February 22, 2022

• Lake Powell is only 3.5 feet away from critical water level.
• Paid occupancy in Aspen reached 70.4% last January, up from 38.1% last year and down from 75.1% in 2020.

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Curtis Wackerle

Curtis Wackerle is the editor and executive director of Aspen Journalism and the editor and reporter on the Connie Harvey Environment Desk. Curtis has also served as editor, managing editor, and reporter... More by Curtis Wackerle

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