The Gunnison Public Lands Initiative (GPLI) is a coalition of community organizations that are committed to the incredible landscapes, recreation opportunities, and healthy habitats and wildlife of Gunnison County. As the GPLI advocates for congressional protection of our public lands, we [...]
The Western Slope Conservation Center has worked to protect and conserve the natural resources of the Lower Gunnison Watershed for the past 39 years. Just as we have supported the responsible development of local coal, we also support the responsible development of renewable energies. Renewable [...]
The Western Slope Conservation Center is proud to announce that it has received over $137,000 from the Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission to complete the trail system at the Paonia River Park. The Paonia River Park is the only developed public access point along the North Fork of the Gunnison [...]
Introduction The Western Slope Conservation Center 2016 Strategic Plan is the product of a multi-year process of stakeholder gatherings, board sessions, and committee meetings. It defines who we are, what we do, and why we do it. It prioritizes three program goal areas: Public Lands, Watershed [...]
The Western Slope Conservation Center has a long legacy of working towards responsible conservation solutions with unlikely partners. With the help of Arch Coal Company, we developed the Conservation Assistance Program (CAP) which we used to permanently protect over 10,000 acres of land in [...]
On January 8th, 2016, the Western Slope Conservation Center added its voice to the groundswell of community support to cancel all or part of the 65 leases issued without appropriate NEPA analysis since 1993 on the White River National Forest (WRNF), an area that includes the Thompson Divide. In [...]
The Western Slope Conservation Center, supported by the Colorado Water and Energy Research Center (CWERC) at the University of Colorado Boulder, collected local groundwater samples in September of 2014 and June of 2015 in order to provide a baseline of water quality conditions in the North Fork of [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]