Have a passion for the outdoors, species identification, or your local river? Perhaps all three? If you’re craving an outlet for any of these, then we have good news for you: on August 7th and 8th the Conservation Center is hosting a BioBlitz at the Paonia River Park! The goal of a [...]
Over 400,000 acres of spruce-fir and aspen groves throughout the Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre, and Gunnison National Forests have died in the last decade, and everyone on the Western Slope likely has questions about the beetle epidemic and diseases that are to [...]
When the weather is hot and the water is cool, there’s only one thing to do: get down to the Paonia River Park and splash around! The Paonia River Park is just a quarter mile from Paonia, and it is one of the few public access points along the North Fork. Peruse the diftwood caught in the [...]
June is Great Outdoors month, a national celebration of the public lands that provide us with recreation opportunities, clean water, and abundant resources. Public lands are stretched from coast to coast, strung between cities and towns, offering sanctuary and adventure, respite and thrill. [...]
You’ve no-doubt heard by now about Texas-based oil and gas driller SG Interests’ proposed lease swap. SG has proposed to give up its leases in the Thompson Divide in exchange for acquiring new ones in the headwaters of the North Fork of the Gunnison watershed. We're working together with our [...]
May 4, 2015 - The locally based Western Slope Conservation Center hosted its 4th Annual Conservation Days Field Trip on April 23 and 24, drawing over 300 4th grade students from all six Delta County Elementary Schools. The 2015 Conservation Days Field Trip was the largest the Conservation Center [...]
The CWCB is accepting public comments on the draft Colorado Water Plan until May 1st. We want our Western Slope voices to be heard! Governor Hickenlooper and the Colorado Water Conservation Board (CWCB) are accepting comments on the draft Colorado Water Plan. This plan represents the strategies, [...]
April 2015 - Tell the BLM to consider a conservation-minded alternative! The Bull Mountain Unit Master Development Plan (MDP) is a proposal by SG Interests to drill up to 146 new gas wells near McClure Pass. The proposed development spans nearly 20,000 acres in some of Colorado's best wildlife [...]
April 7, 2015 – Local community organizations band together to lead Earth Day events Each year, Earth Day — April 22 — marks the anniversary of what many consider the birth of the modern environmental movement in 1970. This year Earth Day organizers anticipate that over a [...]
April 3, 2015 – Colorado’s largest homegrown film festival is traveling to the North Fork Valley. On April 23 and 24, the Paradise Theater and Western Slope Conservation Center are partnering to present Mountainfilm on Tour, a collection of independent films focusing on the natural [...]