If you glance through the viewfinders overlooking Ziegler Reservoir on Rim Trail in Snowmass Village this weekend, you might be shocked to see mammoths, mastodons and giant ground sloths roaming the land like they were 85,000 years ago.
Water samples collected on upper reaches of Woody, Hunter, Avalanche and Thompson creeks Environmental groups in western Colorado are working to designate more reaches of high-elevation tributaries as Outstanding Waters, the state health department’s highest.
The Outstanding Waters designation can be awarded to streams with high water quality and exceptional recreational or ecological attributes, and the intent is to protect the water quality from future degradation. Water samples are being collected on upper reaches of Woody, Hunter, Avalanche and Thompson creeks in the Roaring Fork basin.
Environmental groups in western Colorado are working to designate more reaches of high-elevation tributaries as Outstanding Waters, the state Health Department’s highest water-quality rating. The Outstanding Waters designation can be awarded to streams with high.
The Outstanding Waters designation can be awarded to streams with high water quality and exceptional recreational or ecological attributes, and the intent is to protect the water quality from future degradation.