/tags/big-thompson-river Big Thompson River en-US Copyright KUNC/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Mon, 14 Jan 2019 15:27:18 GMT /environment/2019-01-14/big-thompson-river-restoration-under-way-in-loveland Work has begun in northern Colorado on a $4 million project to improve the habitat in and around the Big Thompson River and make the waterway itself more… Mon, 14 Jan 2019 15:27:18 GMT /environment/2019-01-14/big-thompson-river-restoration-under-way-in-loveland Associated Press /business/2018-06-20/how-water-is-raising-home-prices-in-greeley-fort-collins-and-all-of-northern-colorado When Nancy and Steven Innis built their new home in Greeley, they equipped it with the latest in water conservation tech.The automatic kitchen faucet… Wed, 20 Jun 2018 20:42:54 GMT /business/2018-06-20/how-water-is-raising-home-prices-in-greeley-fort-collins-and-all-of-northern-colorado Matt Bloom /environment/2018-06-13/water-is-leaving-colorado-farmland-for-the-city-but-will-it-ever-return An old water cliché tells us that “water flows uphill toward money.” It’s an adage born out of people’s frustrations about who benefits when water moves… Wed, 13 Jun 2018 11:00:00 GMT /environment/2018-06-13/water-is-leaving-colorado-farmland-for-the-city-but-will-it-ever-return Luke Runyon, Matt Bloom /business/2018-05-29/price-of-key-northern-colorado-water-supply-reaches-new-peak The price of water within northern Colorado’s largest reservoir system is the highest it’s ever been.Units of water within the Colorado-Big Thompson (CBT)… Tue, 29 May 2018 14:55:12 GMT /business/2018-05-29/price-of-key-northern-colorado-water-supply-reaches-new-peak Luke Runyon /environment/2017-07-24/colorados-history-of-july-floods-isnt-a-coincidence The last week of July has seen two of the most severe floods in Colorado’s history - and that’s not a coincidence.Both floods began at night and both had… Mon, 24 Jul 2017 10:30:00 GMT /environment/2017-07-24/colorados-history-of-july-floods-isnt-a-coincidence /business/2017-04-04/another-7-month-closure-of-highway-34-has-business-owners-worried In September 2013 torrential rain caused a swollen Big Thompson River to tear away -- and in some places completely destroy -- parts of U.S. Highway… Tue, 04 Apr 2017 11:30:00 GMT /business/2017-04-04/another-7-month-closure-of-highway-34-has-business-owners-worried /2017-01-04/fish-recovery-and-its-economic-implications-in-the-big-thompson About three years ago, flood waters rushed down the Big Thompson River through Estes Park and eastward to Loveland, destroying whole stretches of the... Wed, 04 Jan 2017 19:10:59 GMT /2017-01-04/fish-recovery-and-its-economic-implications-in-the-big-thompson Maeve Conran, Rocky Mountain Community Radio /business/2015-08-27/estes-park-may-build-a-transit-center-in-lieu-of-the-loop If you visit Estes Park, you’re part of the problem.The town is grappling with increasing tourist traffic and parking problems, which have only gotten… Thu, 27 Aug 2015 11:00:00 GMT /business/2015-08-27/estes-park-may-build-a-transit-center-in-lieu-of-the-loop /environment/2014-10-30/state-officials-trout-restoration-planning-ongoing-since-2013-floods On the heels of a story published in the Coloradoan linking declining trout populations to road reconstruction after the 2013 floods, the Colorado… Thu, 30 Oct 2014 11:00:00 GMT /environment/2014-10-30/state-officials-trout-restoration-planning-ongoing-since-2013-floods Grace Hood /environment/2014-10-28/the-rush-to-rebuild-flood-ravaged-roads-has-cost-colorado-trout Colorado officials scrambled to reconnect dozens of destroyed roadways after September's 2013 floods — most notably U.S. Highways 34, 36 and Colorado… Tue, 28 Oct 2014 21:25:09 GMT /environment/2014-10-28/the-rush-to-rebuild-flood-ravaged-roads-has-cost-colorado-trout Grace Hood