The Denver Post

Warning to tubers: Clear Creek is “not a lazy river,” officials say

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Clear Creek Whitewater Park was closed to tubers and swimmers this week due to high water and raging currents flowing over its man-made rapids, but there was ...
Duluth News Tribune

Brule River anglers greeted by deep snow, clear water and a few nice trout

ALONG THE BOIS BRULE RIVER, Wis. — It might have felt more like an early spring morning here, what with fairly mild temperatures and a warm sun eventually peeking over the river valley, except for the ...
Mansfield News Journal

Macroinvertebrates help reveal river health at B&O Trail event

The Richland County Park District is celebrating the 30th anniversary of the B&O Trail with a series of events throughout September. According to a community announcement, the district is hosting 30 ...
The Denver Post

Where does all the Colorado River water go? A huge amount goes to grow cattle feed, new analysis shows.

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... More Colorado River water is used to grow a single crop than for drinking water, business needs and industrial uses combined across the seven-state river ...
Los Angeles Times

Hay grown for cattle consumes nearly half the water drawn from Colorado River, study finds

With chronic water shortages afflicting the Colorado River, discussions about how to cut usage have increasingly focused on a thirsty crop that consumes an especially large share of the river’s water: ...