Fishery
August 13, 2009--Interior says Calif. water crisis is major priority for the nation (Durango Herald)
California's ongoing water crisis is a major national priority, akin to restoring the Chesapeake Bay or Florida's Everglades, a top Obama administration official said Wednesday.
August 5, 2009--Puzzling trout decline on Eagle River (Denver Post)
Heavy runoff. Overharvest. Urbanization. Pollution. All or none of the above.
July 30, 2009--Genetic study could make Grizzly Creek ideal for recovery (Denver Post)
Some summer morning, perhaps sooner than we know, some fortunate angler will make a cast into an obscure stream called Grizzly Creek and pull out a purebred cutthroat trout.
July 27, 2009--Boom in hydropower pits fish against climate (L.A. Times)
The ability of the nation's aging hydroelectric dams to produce energy free of the curse of greenhouse gas emissions and Middle Eastern politics has suddenly made them financially attractive -- thanks
July 15, 2009--South Platte River sees rapid recovery (Denver Post)
In a year of abundant rainfall on the heels of a decent winter snowpack, river flows up and down the South Platte have been above the long-term average.
June 28, 2009--Battle over water heats up in San Joaquin Valley (Denver Post)
Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar is coming here to ground zero in the state's fight over dwindling water resources Sunday as agriculture and environmental interests have become increasingly polarized.
June 27, 2009--County OK with Bass in river (Aspen Daily News)
Texas billionaire Ed Bass persuaded four out of five Pitkin County commissioners this week to approve his plan of using a trackhoe to reshape the Roaring Fork River channel where it runs along his property
June 10, 2009--Pollution experts ask House panel to protect fish, humans from drugs in water (L.A. Times)
Pollution experts on Tuesday pressed a congressional panel for stronger action to keep pharmaceuticals and other contaminants out of the water, saying they are hurting fish and may threaten human heal
June 4, 2009--Arkansas fish-habitat restoration next topic for Trout Unlimited (Leadville Herald Democrat)
The monthly meeting of the Collegiate Peaks Anglers Chapter of Trout Unlimited will be held at 7 p.m.
June 3, 2009--'Wild and scenic' river push worried area rancher (Delta County Independent)
The historic Escalante Ranch west of Delta is being pressured by boundary, access, and other issues involved with the new National Conservation Area and wilderness.
