Tag: White River
Seven candidates vying for Meeker board, mayor seat
MEEKER | Seven of nine candidate petition packets were returned to Town Clerk Amy Tupy for the town’s municipal election in April. Mayoral candidates are Kent Borchard and Rodney Gerloff. Trustees candidates are incumbents Wendy Gutierrez, Melissa Kindall and Travis Day and challengers Matt Scott and Jared Harvey. ELECTION 2020: Town[Read More…]
Second annual White River Water Expo draws 100+
RBC | Approximately 115 people attended the White River Water Expo and White River Conservation District’s second annual meeting on Jan. 17 in Meeker. White River Conservation District President Marc Etchart said, “We appreciate everyone that took time to attend the second annual Water Expo to learn more about the water[Read More…]
White River Planning Advisory Committee begins process of gathering input from local residents
RBC | A group of local conservationists and environmentalists (many of which are agriculture and industry producers and elected officials) held their first White River Planning Advisory Committee meeting. The purpose was to begin the process of gathering local input regarding the possible development of a management plan for the White[Read More…]
White River Algae Study Update
RBC | The White River Algae Study is beginning to wind down the second year of data collection. The goal of the study is to determine what is driving algal growth in the White River. The 2019 White River flows peaked at nearly 5,000 cubic feet per second (cfs) compared to[Read More…]
White River Whopper …
Herald Times subscriber Vance Herring caught (and released) a whopper of a trout in the White River. An avid fisherman, Herring said the fishing on White this year is good, and that stream flows are almost double the norm for this time of year. Courtesy Photo
RIVER REPLANTING …
On the morning of Saturday, June 8 approximately 100 community volunteers and Chevron staff from Rangely and Houston, Texas, replanted the banks of the White River near Rangely with 500 saplings. Chevron had spent months reclaiming and cleaning up a section of leased land that was previously a dumping ground.[Read More…]
Water district hosts ‘State of the River’ meeting in Rangely
RANGELY | The Rio Blanco Water Conservancy District (RBWCD) held a community networking meeting May 28 on the “State of the River.” Did you know that an estimated 916,000 Colorado recreational anglers account for $8.2 million in state economic impact? These statistics and more were presented by the Rangely 4-H Sportfishing program. Six[Read More…]
Fish bounties started June 1
RANGELY | Lori Martin, Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) senior aquatic biologist for the northwest region, spoke about the presence of Northern pike and small mouth bass in Kenney Reservoir and the White River during the May 29 Rio Blanco Water Conservancy District (RBWCD) board meeting. Both species are problematic to[Read More…]
State of the River, networking meeting
RBC | The Colorado River District and the Rio Blanco Water Conservancy District are co-sponsoring a Rangely State of the River meeting to be held in conjunction with the monthly Community Networking meeting from 11:45 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 28, at the Colorado Northwest Community College campus.[Read More…]
River clean up this Saturday
MEEKER | Several agencies have joined forces for a community clean-up effort along the White River from Sulphur Creek to the 10th Street Bridge. Spearheaded by Shawn Welder from the White River Alliance and the Yellow Jacket Conservation District, the goal is to “bring more attention to the river and[Read More…]
BUY-FLY FISHING TOURNEY (PHOTOS) …
The Sable Mountain Outfitters team of (left to right) Eva Scritchfield, Averee Woodward, Ryan Sullivan and Kaleb Nielsen participated in the annual Buy-Fly Fishing Tournament March 9 and all received awards for the highest number of catches after first place winner Porter Briscoe. The fillets will be served at the[Read More…]
