{"id":2443745,"date":"2019-05-03T22:36:00","date_gmt":"2019-05-04T04:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/?p=305206"},"modified":"2019-05-03T22:36:00","modified_gmt":"2019-05-04T04:36:00","slug":"a-sure-sign-summer-is-coming-for-basalt-ruedi-reservoir-boat-ramp-is-open","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/local-news\/a-sure-sign-summer-is-coming-for-basalt-ruedi-reservoir-boat-ramp-is-open\/","title":{"rendered":"A sure sign summer is coming for Basalt \u2014Ruedi Reservoir boat ramp is open"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"swift-gallery\" readability=\"5.9479768786127\">\n<ul id=\"imageGallery-305206-712\" class=\"gallery list-unstyled\">\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/05\/ruediopens-atd-050419-1-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/05\/ruediopens-atd-050419-1.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"U.S. Forest Service\/courtesy image | A sign Ruedi Reservoir informs boaters they must take action to help prevent invasive species from taking hold.\" class=\"h-100\">\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\" readability=\"6.5\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/05\/ruediopens-atd-050419-1.jpg\" alt=\"A sign Ruedi Reservoir informs boaters they must take action to help prevent invasive species from taking hold.\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"8\">\n<p><strong>A sign Ruedi Reservoir informs boaters they must take action to help prevent invasive species from taking hold.<\/strong><br \/>U.S. Forest Service\/courtesy image<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/05\/ruediopens-atd-050419-1-1-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/05\/ruediopens-atd-050419-1-1.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"|\" class=\"h-100\">\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/05\/ruediopens-atd-050419-1-1.jpg\" alt>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"caption-toggle\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/news\/local\/a-sure-sign-summer-is-coming-for-basalt-ruedi-reservoir-boat-ramp-is-open\/#\" class=\"show-captions\">Show Captions<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/news\/local\/a-sure-sign-summer-is-coming-for-basalt-ruedi-reservoir-boat-ramp-is-open\/#\" class=\"hide-captions\">Hide Captions<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">The Ruedi Reservoir boat ramp is open for the summer and inspections for invasive species are being held prior to launch.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">The boat inspections will take place through Oct. 31. The hours of operation are 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. through May 19, then 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. from May 20 through June 30.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">The inspection hours expand to 6 a.m. through 10 p.m. from July 1 through Sept. 2, then are reduced to 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. for the remainder of the season.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">A partnership between the U.S. Forest Service, Colorado Parks and Wildlife and Ruedi Water and Power Authority makes the inspections possible. The goal is to prevent invasive species such as guagga mussels and zebra mussels from entering the reservoir. Ruedi has been considered at moderate risk, but many who boat there also take their craft to Lake Powell, which has tested positive for mussels. In 2018, two boats were decontaminated at Ruedi after mussels were found on them. Both had been at Lake Powell.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cWe want to provide a great experience for boaters and anglers using Ruedi Reservoir while also ensuring that aquatic nuisance species do not take hold and cause irreversible damage to our waterways,\u201d said Aspen-Sopris District Ranger Karen Schroyer. \u201cWe appreciate the public\u2019s help keeping Ruedi free of these destructive species by cooperating with inspection regulations.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Access down the concrete boat ramp will be limited to times when the boat inspection station is open. Boaters who return to the ramp after the gate is locked in the evening will have to anchor their watercraft or tie it to the boat dock and return when the station is open to retrieve it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Colorado Parks and Wildlife reminds boaters that the purchase of the ANS stamp is required prior to operating on Colorado\u2019s waters in 2019. More information that can be found on CPW\u2019s website at <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/2GIVkfH\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/bit.ly\/2GIVkfH<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Non-motorized vessels such as canoes and kayaks are not required to undergo inspection and can launch from Ruedi Boat Ramp and other locations around Ruedi Reservoir.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/news\/local\/a-sure-sign-summer-is-coming-for-basalt-ruedi-reservoir-boat-ramp-is-open\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">via:: The Aspen Times<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A sign Ruedi Reservoir informs boaters they must take action to help prevent invasive species from taking hold.U.S. Forest Service\/courtesy image Show CaptionsHide Captions The Ruedi Reservoir boat ramp is open for the summer and inspections for invasive species are being held prior to launch. The boat inspections will take place through Oct. 31. 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