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Connected Lakes fire and Clifton house fire were both caused by careless cigarette disposal
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KKCO) - A fire this week consumed a family’s entire home, all of their belongings, their car, and their boat earlier this week. Another burned down part of Connected Lakes State Park and prompted pre-evacuation notices for nearby residents, disrupting their day. The cause of both...
Zebra mussels, which pose ‘extreme risk,’ found in Colorado River near Grand Junction
(Colorado Newsline) State wildlife officials detected zebra mussel larvae in three spots along the Colorado River earlier this month, a sign that the invasive species could be spreading in the waterway. Zebra mussels pose an extreme risk of ecological impacts, officials say. Plankton samples from the Government Highline Canal east...
Understand why D51 has to keep what it has
As Mesa County Valley School District 51 firms up ballot language for two school-funding measures that will appear on the ballot this fall, voters need to understand what’s at stake. The district is asking for two important sources of local revenue to continue — neither of which will raise...
Invasive, fast-reproducing zebra mussels found in Colorado River near Grand Junction
Voracious zebra mussels appear to be spreading into the Colorado River near Grand Junction and infesting the Government Highline canal watering Mesa County farms, less than two years after the invasive species first appeared in a Western Slope lake, wildlife officials said Tuesday. Western Slope officials called the news “devastating,”...
Zebra mussels found in Colorado River near Grand Junction
(Colorado Newsline) State wildlife officials detected zebra mussel larvae in three spots along the Colorado River earlier this month, a sign that the invasive species could be spreading in the waterway. Zebra mussels pose an extreme risk of ecological impacts, officials say. Plankton samples from the Government Highline Canal east...
Zebra Mussels May Pose ‘Extreme Risk’ in Colorado River
This story by Sara Wilson appeared on Colorado Newsline on July 17, 2024. State wildlife officials detected zebra mussel larvae in three spots along the Colorado River earlier this month, a sign that the invasive species could be spreading in the waterway. Zebra mussels pose an extreme risk of ecological...
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