By Spencer McKee | Out There Colorado
Fish are getting killed en masse at the popular Denver-area Sloan’s Lake, leaving locals scratching their heads with regard to why the die-off is taking place.
Several different organizations have chimed in to provide some insight, and it looks like multiple factors are at play with Sloan’s Lake Park Foundation reporting that around 2,000 fish are estimated to have died at the location over the past week.
Denver Gazette’s Anya Moore reports that it’s a combination of multiple factors, according to the Denver Department of Public Health and Environment – blue-green algae, heat, and environment processes. That said, one major underlying issue might be behind a lot of the problems.