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Local News

Hermosa Creek culvert installation will improve fish habitat

Juan National Forest to begin construction in September; road closures expected

February 18, 2026

Local News

Bureau of Land Management restores significant water right north of Silverton

Mineral Point Ditch once diverted 11 cubic feet per second from Animas River

April 29, 2025

Local News

Part of Hermosa Park Road near Purgatory closes through Sept. 13

San Juan National Forest is installing new culverts to improve fish habitat

August 22, 2024

Local News

Infrastructure money arrives in Colorado via U.S. Forest Service

to be used for fire mitigation and watershed restoration

November 18, 2022

Local News

Purgatory Resort suing Forest Service in water rights dispute

Conservation of cutthroat trout lies at core of the conflict

November 3, 2022

Southwest Life

Dolores River Anglers seeks water quality protection for streams

Outstanding Waters status would preserve water quality, not affect water rights

April 17, 2021

Southwest Life

Rising water temperatures threaten fish populations

Drought, lower flows pose serious challenges to aquatic life in Southwest Colorado

August 13, 2020

Local News

La Plata County wants Rep. Scott Tipton to oppose bill on public lands

would give local law enforcement authority on BLM, Forest Service lands

February 28, 2017

Local News

Public land support draws crowd to La Plata County Commission meeting

supporting federal land ownership approved

February 14, 2017

Southwest Life

Climate study shows trouble for upper Dolores River basin

temperatures, longer droughts could hurt fishery

February 14, 2017

Local News

Wildlife officials to poison invasive fish in East Fork of Hermosa Creek

Removal of brook trout part of effort to restore native cutthroats

July 25, 2016

Local News

Animas River trout in decline

young browns particularly worrisome

December 7, 2014

Local News

Beaver dams breached on Hermosa Creek

Breaching the beaver dams will allow treatment of Hermosa Creek tributaries with Rotenone to kill non-native fish, to be followed…

July 15, 2014

Local News

Hermosa Creek restoration to help native cutthroat trout

Volunteers are need to help with a cutthroat trout restoration project Saturday on Hermosa Creek. Information is available from Buck…

July 10, 2014

John Peel

Hermosa bill up in the air

it’ll take flight, only Congress can say

June 7, 2014

Local News

From eggs to hatchlings

study life cycles, students get special delivery

December 13, 2013