August 16, 2008--Fish feeling aftermath of metals spike (Summit Daily News)
Last summer's spike in zinc and other metals in the Snake River has persisted, spelling more trouble for trout in the polluted stream. Colorado Division of Wildlife biologists were disappointed by the absence of brook trout when they surveyed a section of the Snake near Keystone last week. "It’s definitely a step backwards," said fisheries expert Jon Ewert, who had hoped that the brookies would re-establish themselves after last summer's gully-washing storm that sent a surge of poisonous metals down the drainage.
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