Every year the agriculture ditch that branches off of Boulder Creek at Boulder Central Park is turned off for the winter. Unfortunately it results in some fish getting caught on the wrong side of the gates and facing receding water. We’ve been given permission to rescue these fish and get them back into Boulder Creek. A quick visual inspection on Thursday found at least 30 fish holding in that water (which means there’s likely more).
On December 10th at 10am, we’ll be meeting at the head gates in Boulder Central Park. We welcome volunteers who wish to help out and have the ability to. We will be netting the fish in the ditch and moving them a small distance over to Boulder Creek in buckets. The water is in a spot with concrete walls on each side, so the water is only accessible through wading. So bring your waders, base layers, and a net (gloves and warm hat would be wise as well). We’ll do our best to rescue the fish we’re able to but due to the cold, it will likely only be 2-3 hours that we’re out there.
If you have any additional questions or clarification, please reach out through the contact us form.