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Of the 8 native fish species found in the Grand Canyon National Park stretch of the Colorado, two (Humpback Chub and Razorback Sucker) are currently endangered, three (Colorado Pikeminnow, Roundtail Chub and Bonytail) have disappeared from the river system entirely, and three (Bluehead Sucker, Flannelmount Sucker, and Speckled Dace) are persisting.
The Waldo Canyon fire was a forest fire that started approximately 4 miles (6.4 km) northwest of Colorado Springs, Colorado on June 23, 2012, and was declared 100 percent contained on July 10, 2012, after no smoke plumes were visible on a small portion of the containment line on Blodgett Peak. The fire was active in the Pike National Forest and ...
- 346
- June 23, 2012 – July 10, 2012
- 18,247 acres (74 km²)
Jul 4, 2014 · July 04, 2014. •15 min read. Twenty years ago, at 4 p.m. on July 6, a wave of flame swept along a ridge on Colorado's Storm King Mountain, killed 14 firefighters, and became a benchmark for ...
Jan 8, 2023 · Fish native to Grand Canyon, from left to right: humpback chub, razorback sucker, bluehead sucker, flannelmouth sucker, speckled dace, and the three extirpated species: Colorado pikeminnow, roundtail chub and bonytail. Illustrations by Joe Tomelleri.
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Jun 23, 2022 · The Waldo Canyon Fire started on June 23, 2012. It claimed two lives, scorched 18,247 acres and destroyed 346 homes. It was -- until the Black Forest Fire -- the most destructive in Colorado history.
Oct 26, 2021 · Fish Count In Poudre River 1 Year After Destructive Cameron Peak Fire Brings 'Shocking' News. October 25, 2021 / 11:59 PM MDT / CBS Colorado. LARIMER COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) - For the first time ...
What about the endemic fish — species found in the Colorado River Basin and nowhere else on Earth — that rely on these waters? Uniquely adapted to warm, muddy waters, these rare fish are running out of river. Here are four finned friends of the upper Colorado River Basin: Colorado pikeminnow
