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 [...]
Let’s not beat around the snowberry. If you live in Western Colorado you are likely STILL gazing up at the mountains and dreaming of the time when you can break out the old shred sticks and careen across the hills through clouds of puffy pow. It’s been a bleak winter for Colorado’s snowpack, [...]
On June 10, the WSCC Watershed Stewardship Committee enjoyed a tour of the Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) seed warehouse on the edge of the Escalante Wildlife Area west of Delta, led by Tanya Banulis, CPW Warehouse Manager and longtime federal biologist. Committee members got behind-the-scenes [...]
Thank you to our community for helping support the North Fork Delegation’s Annual Trip to Washington DC. We appreciate you trusting us to bring your voice directly to policymakers in our Nation’s [...]
Until Monday, April 14th, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has a public comment period open for the Supplemental Environmental Assessment for the Bull Mountain Unit MDP EIS and Dual Operator 5-Pad Proposal EA (Supplemental EA). [...]
Speaking out with a collective voice is one of the most powerful ways to enact change. All concerned citizens should call or write our Members of Congress or consider joining WSCC at any of our upcoming community events to learn more. Click to learn [...]
As promised, the new Administration has moved aggressively to “drill, baby, drill” and assert “energy dominance” across our public lands. As these campaign slogans are translated into policy they begin to form a clear picture of the threats our public lands face. At the heart of this scheme [...]
The actions taken by a newly-elected President on their first day in office reflect their priorities and help define their policies for the next four years. Unfortunately, many of the Executive Actions taken since January 20th do not reflect the priorities of North Fork Valley [...]
It’s that time of year again. The holidays are winding down and our thoughts turn towards…the Snow Water Equivalent (SWE) of our snowpack. Well…at least they do for us! Here in western Colorado, a snowy winter is the promise of a good water year and that hope that our rivers will run [...]