Whitewater Park
September 6, 2009--Critics say new Nevada whitewater park harms fish (Denver Post)
Bubbling
up from the churning waters that flow from Lake Tahoe are worries that
the new whitewater park will harm the threatened Lahontan cutthroat
trout and other fish in a stretch of the river that had some of the
last natural fish habitat within the city's limits.
December 31, 2008--Buena Vista to get $200,000 COGO grant for River Park (Buena Vista Chaffee County Times)
The Town of Buena Vista was notified by the Great Outdoors Colorado board that the Town's request for $200,000 from the Local Parks and Outdoor Recreation Grant Program has been approved.
June 27, 2008--Proposal for county whitewater park stays afloat (Telluride Daily Planet)
Finding a site is one problem, funding and environmental impact reports another. Regional river enthusiasts want a whitewater park on the San Miguel River, but opponents argue against a park based on environmental and economic reasons.
April 25, 2008--Officials cool to whitewater park proposal in San Miguel (Grand Junction Daily Sentinel)
A whitewater park on the San Miguel River is on the drawing board, and some county officials say that’s where it should stay. Bob Gleason of the San Miguel Whitewater Association recently spoke to San Miguel County commissioners about plans for a whitewater park on the San Miguel River.
December 31, 2007--Irrigators: Whitewater park could harm fish (Grand Junction Daily Sentinel)
As Palisade begins work on a $38,000 project to model Colorado River flows for a whitewater park town officials consider harmless, Grand Valley irrigators and some federal agencies say the park could seriously harm endangered fish.
December 30, 2007--Winter work means whitewater's on the way (Aspen Times)
Photo courtesy of Kelley Cox/Post Independent
December 5, 2007--No question about it: Glenwood Springs to have whitewater park (Post Independent)
Local government leaders plunged kayak paddles into the earth Tuesday to celebrate a project about seven years in the making: a whitewater park. The Glenwood Springs City Council awarded an $888,838 contract in November for construction of the feature in the Colorado River. A number of other groups and businesses also donated funds for the project.
November 20, 2007--Glenwood whitewater park moving forward (Summit Daily)
About seven years of planning and effort to locate a whitewater park in Glenwood Springs are coming to fruition. The Glenwood Springs City Council voted last week to award an $888,838 bid to begin work on park features to American Civil Constructors, of Littleton. Construction of phase one of a whitewater park in Glenwood Springs should begin Dec. 1.
November 15, 2007--Glenwood Springs whitewater park decision looms amid confusion over GOCO funds (Post Independent)
Construction could begin next month on a whitewater park in Glenwood Springs, amid confusion over the terms under which state lottery funds could have been sought to help pay for it. The City Council plans to consider whether to authorize an $888,000 contract to begin work on the park, absent any assistance from Great Outdoors Colorado (GOCO).
