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 [...]
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 [...]
February 26, 2015 – Presentations to Explore Future of Agriculture in the Smith Fork Valley All Crawford area residents, especially those working agricultural land or with an interest in the future of water use, are invited to a meeting on Wednesday March 11, from 4-6 pm, at the Black Canyon [...]
November 26 — There’s a new film festival coming to town. On Saturday, December 13 the Western Slope Conservation Center is teaming up with the Winter Wildlands Alliance to present the Backcountry Film Festival, a collection of professional and grassroots films aimed to inspire winter [...]