Tag: eleven mile
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Scientists studying effects of dam removal at Eleven Mile Canyon
Scientists are studying the effects of removing an abandoned concrete dam in Eleven Mile Canyon, Colorado, to observe how the ecosystem repairs and reshapes itself. They’re closely monitoring changes in the streambed, habitat recovery, and the response of fish populations, aiming to apply their findings to similar dam removal projects in the future, with particular…
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LIFE | At her post in the Colorado mountains, this ice skating ranger patrols in style
During the winter, Colorado Parks and Wildlife Ranger Kelli Lewis Lewis frequently patrols Eleven Mile Reservoir on ice skates. Lewis started skating on the ice last year when a warm winter made the ice unsafe to patrol on a snowmobile. (Video by Skyler Ballard/ The Gazette)