Animas River

Food

Animas River Green Chile Festival to celebrate Southwest’s venerable pepper

Aztec’s Sutherland Farms to host event to commemorate green chile harvest

September 11, 2018

Local News

Fish count finds a severely depleted Animas River

Colorado Parks and Wildlife conducts survey for first time since 416 Fire runoff events

September 4, 2018

Local News

Study finds no lasting impacts from Gold King Mine spill

River returned to pre-event conditions a week after blowout

August 24, 2018

Local News

Santa Rita wastewater-treatment plant releasing higher quality water

spending on park reconstruction may not start until 2020

August 19, 2018

Local News

Talk about town: Float to Work Day canceled

Float to Work Day is canceled, but it will be back next year. “Don’t put those tubes away for too…

August 16, 2018

Southwest Life

Battered in recent years, the Animas has bounced back before

Despite ash flows and mine waste, the river is resilient

August 4, 2018

Local News

Parks and Wildlife saves 300 fish from 416 Fire’s deadly runoff

Thousands died this week in Animas River

July 19, 2018

Local News

Man drowns in storm drainage along Animas River

play not suspected in death, police say

July 14, 2018

Local News

Ash blamed for fish kill in Animas River

water level likely contributed to die-off

July 11, 2018

Local News

Decision to haul Gold King Mine sludge raises questions

Critics fear move will impact upper Animas River aquatic life

July 10, 2018

Local News

Anglers asked to pick right time of day to avoid stressing fish

water, high temperatures and possible ash make life difficult for aquatic creatures

July 6, 2018

Local News

Federal agency corrects data error for Animas River flow

measured at 5 cubic feet per second, not 0 cfs

July 6, 2018

Local News

Animas River reduced to a trickle in Farmington

gauge records 0 cfs near San Juan River confluence

July 6, 2018

Local News

Photo: A day on the river

Several veterans organizations in Durango organized a raft trip down the Animas River and a picnic at Santa Rita Park…

June 24, 2018

Local News

Durango puts finishing touches on whitewater park

water year not a worry for rafting companies

May 5, 2018

Local News

EPA creates partnership to study long-term water quality

states and tribes to keep tabs on San Juan River watershed

April 26, 2018

Local News

Animas River color will change with runoff

Department says low flows may make differing tints more noticeable this year

April 16, 2018

Local News

Local author Jonathan Thompson says Gold King spill fits into familiar narrative

Attitudes that turned blind-eye to mine pollution still exist

April 12, 2018

Regional News

EPA fires back at critics over Gold King Mine wastewater

Wastewater streams out of the Gold King Mine in southwestern Colorado after a contractor crew led by the Environmental Protection…

April 12, 2018

Regional News

Sunnyside says EPA is allowing wastewater to reach Animas River

Company contends agency not operating treatment plant at capacity

April 11, 2018

Local News

Water cycle key to Durango’s economy, parks and rec director says

Water Seminar draws a crowd of 200

April 6, 2018

Southwest Life

Groups push to increase boater access to Animas River south of Durango

seeks access points all the way to Aztec

April 6, 2018

Southwest Life

Is the Animas truly the ‘River of Lost Souls’?

Myths, tragedies embellish the waterway’s name

April 1, 2018

Regional News

EPA may be overstating claims from Gold King Mine spill

says it is still reviewing requests for compensation

March 16, 2018