UPDATE!!! Leah DID it! Leah DID it! On Saturday, May 20th, Leah ran 28.03 miles, longer than she has ever run in her first 40 years! Family and friends supported and cheered Leah on along the way, with a stop at the Paonia River Park, Hotchkiss Fairgrounds, and culminating with a welcoming crowd at [...]
Title: “Mule deer population dynamics in the Piceance Basin: responses to recent energy development activities and historic changes in deer demographic parameters.” 7:00 pm Tuesday, April 11th Paonia Public Library Background: This project was initiated in 2008 to address mule deer/energy [...]
Senator Bennet has been making news lately with several bills and actions. Read more below. Bennet Statement on President’s Anti-Climate Executive Order Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today released the following statement in response to President Trump’s Executive Order that attempts to [...]
The Western Slope Conservation Center and the Hotchkiss Fire Department Swift Water Rescue Team worked together to remove hazards along the North Fork of the Gunnison to improve boater safety on Sunday March 12. Wyatt Wilson and John Tujague of the Swift Water Rescue Team were present along with [...]
Western Slope Conservation Center installed nine new interpretive signs at the Paonia River Park. The signs are a colorful array of watercolor paintings, helpful graphics, and educational text. They serve as an interpretive guide for visitors who wander down the River Park trail. Each sign [...]
Position Title: Associate Director Position Summary: This is a full-time exempt staff position with the Western Slope Conservation Center, a fun and dynamic grassroots environmental organization that has been carrying out watershed stewardship, public lands advocacy, and education for the last 40 [...]
The 2017 WSCC Annual Meeting included a powerful talk by Dr. John Hausdoerffer, Professor of Environmental Sustainability & Philosophy at Western State Colorado University. Dr. Hausdoerffer spoke on how we as a community draw inspiration from the land with an interactive talk titled “A [...]
Over 100 attend Western Slope Conservation Center’s 4oth Anniversary Annual Meeting on Sunday, February 12th 2017 A packed house of Conservation Center members, staff, and board brought their chili, thoughtful questions, and checkbooks to celebrate a remarkable year of conservation on the [...]
In 2016, the Western Slope Conservation Center completed our analysis of water quality in the North Fork watershed using data gathered by our River Watch volunteers every month for the past 15 years, and it’s looking good! Because of our volunteers, we’ve gathered one of the most robust [...]
Position Announcement: Watershed Coordinator Location: Western Slope Conservation Center To Apply: Please submit a cover letter, resume, and three reference contacts to [email protected]. Application deadline: Posted until position filled Position Summary: The Watershed Coordinator [...]