In 2008 after 25 years of legal.
Fishingg on the vallery floor telluride.
The 570 acre parcel is home to the san miguel river.
This 3 mile stretch has been preserved as open space and creates a winter playground for outdoor enthusiasts.
The valley floor located before the entrance to telluride represents one of the region s greatest achievements in preservation.
Telluride s valley floor the expansive open space on your right you pass for several miles on your drive into town is one of the region s greatest triumphs in land preservation.
The valley floor at telluride is one of the most peaceful places i have visited.
A river rechanneling and tailings recap project on the west end of the valley floor has been put in motion this week after a year s delay.
The valley floor is well groomed nordic wonderland.
Tracks run through snow covered.
May 2007 vfpp and the town of telluride successfully raise 50m to acquire the valley floor.
August 2009 the telluride town council unanimously approves a conservation easement perpetually protecting the property as open space.
The valley floor located before the entrance to telluride represents one of the region s greatest achievements in preservation.
Easy to get to on the grey goose free town shuttle with a park panic table at the start to help get ready.
Image courtesy of the town of telluride as featured on.
This image captured by drone looks west at the work being done on the 3 3 million valley floor project that has capped society turn tailings pile no.
In the summer fly fisherman wade into the waters in hopes of catching trout.
Butterflies caterpillars and other insects share this space too.
Originally green lighted by telluride town council last year the project was put on hold when abundant winter snowpack made for what town project manager lance mcdonald called abnormally high flows in june and july.
1 and rerouted the san miguel river so that it creates a natural wetlands buffer between the newly capped tailings and the river.
Swampy areas exist on the north side of the trail toward the middle of the valley floor.
Kayakers and rafters float westward.
These wetlands welcome several species of waterfowl and are an ideal place to bird watch.
The telluride valley floor is an example of the incredible things that can happen when people come together in support of the same good cause.
Just 15 years ago the land was on the national trust for historic preservation s list of most endangered places in the u s.
When fish won t rise catch them on nymphs ranging from the pat s rubber legs following rain to the mayhem killer mayfly and every version of a pheasant tail.
Ducks geese magpies warblers and other birds can be easily observed.
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