RBC | The next county work group meeting on the White River algae problem has been postponed until Oct. 20. The time of the meeting has yet to be decided. Call Keely Winger, Administrative Staff Assistant, Rio Blanco County, [email protected], 970-878-9582 for more information.
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Algae problem meeting Oct. 20
RBC | The next county work group meeting on the White River algae problem, originally scheduled for next week, has been postponed until Oct. 20. The time of the meeting has yet to be decided. Call Keely Winger, Administrative Staff Assistant, Rio Blanco County, [email protected], 970-878-9582 for more information.
Algae problem meeting postponed
RBC | The next county work group meeting on the White River algae problem, originally scheduled for next week, has been postponed until Oct. 20. The time of the meeting has yet to be decided. Call Keely Winger, Administrative Staff Assistant, Rio Blanco County, [email protected], 970-878-9582 for more information.
Algae causes problems for Rangely water plant
RANGELY | During the last few years the increase in the algae bloom of the White River has been cause for many discussions. Meetings have been held in Meeker and Rangely to seek answers from various tests and experts. While the exact cause of the increasing algae has yet to[Read More…]
White River algae meeting Aug. 30
MEEKER | The RBC Commissioners’ office has announced a follow-up meeting on White River algae and water quality concerns for Wednesday, Aug. 30, at the county courthouse in conference room No. 1 beginning at 9 a.m. The meeting is scheduled to run until 3 p.m., but may not need to[Read More…]
White River algae meeting Aug. 30
MEEKER | The RBC Commissioners’ office has announced a follow-up meeting on White River algae and water quality concerns for Wednesday, Aug. 30, at the county courthouse in conference room #1 beginning at 9 a.m. The meeting is scheduled to run until 3 p.m., but may not need to run[Read More…]
Program about algae problem tonight
MEEKER | The Meeker Public Library will host a program Thursday, Aug. 10 at 7 p.m. by Dr. Bob Dorsett to inform the community about the algae problem in the White River and to encourage work toward a solution.
Letter: Some advice from ‘Uncle Al’ might be good for the river
Dear Editor: Sidney Korshak, a legendary attorney active in Chicago in the 1930s, was famous for his negotiating skills, particularly in labor and union affairs. He did favors for his friends and he had many. Some people thought some of his friends were gangsters, but it could not be proved.[Read More…]
Letter: Searching for a lost landing net on the White River
Dear Editor: I experienced a heartbreaking loss. While releasing a fish in the middle of the White River at Sizemore’s above Buford on July 30, I bone-headedly failed to secure my landing net and watched it float away. Thought about swimming after it but its head start was too big.[Read More…]
Editor’s Column: It’s not nice to fool Mother Nature
When I was a kid there was a popular series of television commercials for margarine that ended with the words, “It’s not nice to fool Mother Nature,” followed by dramatic thunder and lightning triggered by an angry middle-aged woman. (As a middle-aged woman there are so many places I could[Read More…]
As the White River turns green again, work to seek a solution begins
RBC | What Rio Blanco County Commissioner Si Woodruff envisioned as a small core group meeting to discuss the problems and needs of the water quality in the White River expanded Tuesday to more than 25 participants who share a deep concern for the river’s health. Individuals from Colorado Parks[Read More…]
Commissioners discuss river health
RBC | Commissioner Si Woodruff told the board and staff he has been meeting with various individuals and entities around the county to discuss the health of the White River following another algae bloom and an additional bloom of a diatom commonly referred to as “rock snot.” “I’m hoping to[Read More…]
