Towering over 11,400 feet, Mount Lamborn defines the North Fork Valley landscape and provides stunning views of the Gunnison Gorge, West Elk Mountains and Wilderness, San Juan Mountains, Grand Mesa, and everything in between. Standing as the tallest point in Delta County, the eroded igneous [...]
The Roadless Area Conservation Rule protects nearly 45 million acres of national forests, or one-third of our national forest system, in 36 states from road-building and industrial development such as logging. Adopted in 2001, the Roadless Rule, as it is commonly known, is the result of years [...]
In June, the Department of the Interior launched a review of five foundational policies that guide how wilderness and wilderness-quality lands are managed across the BLM, NPS, and USFWS. No specific changes were proposed, but rather the sweeping review was buried inside an announcement regarding [...]
Make an impact on the public lands you love! Volunteer with WSCC and the USFS — Paonia Ranger District on Friday, June 26, Saturday, June 27, and/or Tuesday, August 4 as we work to improve trails in the Gunnison National Forest near Kebler Pass. With your help, our volunteer trail crew will be [...]
On Sunday, May 31, Western Slope Conservation Center (WSCC) supporters and staff took to the Gunnison River. As part of the annual Riverfest celebration, more than 40 floaters launched from Pleasure Park in the Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area (GGNCA) and took out at Orchard Boat Ramp, [...]
Local community members deliver a resounding message of conservation, community, and rural resiliency Representatives have returned to Western Colorado following the 14th annual North Fork Valley and Delta County DC fly-in. The delegation, composed of five community members, included [...]
The people of the American West have spoken, and support for public lands is stronger than ever. For 16 years, Colorado College has conducted the Conservation in the West Poll, a bipartisan survey of voters in eight Western states that is part of the school’s State of the Rockies project to gauge [...]
Western Slope Conservation Center (WSCC), along with Valley Organic Growers Association (VOGA) and other community members, will be participating in the 14th Annual North Fork Valley DC Fly-In later this month. The trip’s purpose is to advocate for conservation, public lands, farm policy, [...]
In 1969 the Cuyahoga River was on fire, not for the first time, but the tenth. While Clevelanders accepted this as a normal part of life in their industrial city, this environmental catastrophe stood for something bigger. America’s waters were polluted, unsafe, and dying. In 1972, the Clean Water [...]
The Bureau of Land Management manages 245 million acres of federal land, including 8.3 million acres in Colorado. Here in Delta County, these lands include Jumbo Mountain, Dominguez-Escalante National Conservation Area (NCA), Gunnison Gorge NCA, the Adobe Badlands, and more. Our region’s [...]