Caroline Llanes

Water monitors will now start measuring water and precipitation as snowpack at high altitudes, instead of rain and runoff. In the Roaring Fork Watershed, forecasters are hoping for a year where streamflows hit the status quo.

The Wilderness Act, passed in 1964, gave Congress the authority to designate wilderness areas. It led to the establishment of many popular outdoor recreation areas, including the Maroon Bells Snowmass Wilderness, and Flat Tops Wilderness, where the idea first began.

Democrat Elizabeth Velasco and Republican Caleb Waller have differing visions of what role the government should play, but agree on certain issues like addressing wildfires.

The Wilderness Act, passed in 1964, gave Congress the authority to designate wilderness areas. It led to the establishment of many popular outdoor recreation areas, including the Maroon Bells Snowmass Wilderness, and Flat Tops Wilderness, where the idea first began.

Garfield County voters will elect a representative for district 3 of the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC). District 3 represents Rifle, Parachute

The complaint points to an article in the Glenwood Springs Post Independent, where it says city employees advocated for the sales tax issue. The city stated it doesn’t take a position on the issue.

Policies that are popular with voters across the country, like solar and wind development and other renewables, are also popular with Roaring Fork and Colorado River valley locals.

In 2022, Adam Frisch lost by 554 votes. His 2024 loss to a far less polarizing Republican was closer to 12,000 votes.

Though voter turnout was higher than two years ago, it was lower than the 2020 presidential election.

As President-elect Donald Trump continues to announce appointments for key cabinet positions, his administration's priorities for public lands, extraction, energy, and tribal relations are becoming clearer.