Olivia Emmer is a freelance journalist and photographer covering the environment in western Colorado.
Recognition
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Emmer won first-place in Best Environmental Story, Class Five, in the annual Colorado Press Association contest for her piece Relying on a wild river published in the Sopris Sun newspaper.
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Emmer was one of 10 journalists selected for this five-month fellowship to strengthen water reporting across the state of Colorado. Learn more.
Published in: Water Education Colorado, Fresh Water News, Aspen Daily News, the Sopris Sun and Aspen Journalism.
Work
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![Rancher "Bill Fales" stands in a pasture in Carbondale, Colorado. Photo by Olivia Emmer.]()
Carbondale ranch, water trust launch 2nd effort to boost Crystal River flows
Fresh Water News, Aug 17, 2022
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![A culvert being retrofitted to improve fish passage. Photo by Olivia Emmer.]()
Helping out the trout at Canyon Creek
Sopris Sun, Dec 8, 2021
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![The Crystal River flows into Carbondale, Colorado with Mount Sopris in the background. Photo by Olivia Emmer.]()
Relying on a wild river: Reflections from the Crystal watershed
Sopris Sun, Dec 16, 2021
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![Colorado senator Michael Bennett in Redstone, Colorado. Photo by Olivia Emmer.]()
Coalition grapples with climate pollution at local defunct mine
Sopris Sun, Aug 18, 2021
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![A beaver dam covered in snow in Marble, Colorado. Photo by Olivia Emmer.]()
Marble Wetlands Preserve created through land donation
Sopris Sun, Feb 23, 2022
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![A young woman holds up an invasive thistle, burned trees in the background. Photo by Olivia Emmer.]()
Recovery from wildfire can take a generation
Sopris Sun, July 14, 2021
