Eagle River Coalition: Protecting the Eagle River starts at home

Read this on Vail Daily online   Robyn Janssen, the author of this column, sits on the board od directors of Eagle River Coalition, and can be found wearing the beanie in the front center row of this photo. Summer’s here — and if you spend time on the water…

Eagle River Coalition unveils new river flow and water temperature report dashboard

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Read this on Vail Daily online   As the Eagle River Valley enters a season of high temperatures, traditionally low precipitation and declining flows in local waterways, the Eagle River Coalition has launched a dashboard displaying current temperature and flow conditions throughout the local watershed. The dashboard is accessible for…

What makes a sculpin in Gypsum Creek like a canary in a coal mine?

The Eagle River Coalition team and folks from Colorado Parks & Wildlife were out doing a fish population study on Gypsum Creek recently. The team found evidence to prove that Gypsum Creek is important spawning grounds for our local trout populations, and found many sculpin in the reach. DID YOU…

Meet Brad Ernest, Eagle River Coalition’s 2025 Tire Removal Project Hero!

The Eagle River Coalition team is thrilled to collaborate with the Re/Max Elevate Vail Valley team to remove tires from in and near the Eagle River in Edwards later this summer! Tires don’t belong in the river – they can leach chemicals into waterways and lead to water quality issues,…

Homestake Fenlands and Irish Boglands

In May, I found myself on a tour bus wearing a damp rain jacket, looking out the big windows at the rainy Irish countryside in the north part of County Galway. It was a long-awaited trip with my mother and my older sister, and the experience was as much about…