The Journal

With rising temperatures, flows surpassing 4,000 cubic feet per second last week and community attention on spring runoff, the release of the educational booklet “Our Animas” arrives in time to answer questions on the watershed.

With the memory of the Gold King Mine release and the 416 Fire still fresh on the public’s minds, the Animas River Community Forum published the booklet to answer questions about water safety, impacts to the river, and the river’s ability to recover.

The collection of data and writing of “Our Animas” was a collaborative effort between multiple community partners, including representatives from Animas Watershed Partnership, Colorado Parks and Wildlife, La Plata County, Mountain Studies Institute, Querencia Environmental, River Watch, San Juan Basin Public Health, San Juan Citizens Alliance, and Animas River Community Forum.

Learn more about the Animas River watershed and actions you can take at www.animasrivercommunity.org/our-animas.