On February 10th, the Bureau of Land Management released a draft plan for the Jumbo Mountain Special Recreation Area. This plan aims to create a management framework for managing trails, wildlife, and other resources on Jumbo Mountain outside of Paonia, CO. The plan involves about 1,900 acres of [...]
In October, the Biden-Harris administration began the process for an administrative withdrawal for the Thompson Divide, which would close the area to oil and gas leasing and mining for 20 years – a huge step forward! The Thompson Divide is a spectacular landscape of a quarter of a million [...]
RSVP here for our Pint Night with Backcountry Hunters and Anglers Join Backcountry Hunters & Anglers and Western Slope Conservation Center (WSCC) on Thursday, September 29th at Chrysalis Barrel Aged Beer at 6:30pm. Colorado Chapter Leader Adam Gall will be updating you on our chapter [...]
Fill out my LGL Form! Dates: Friday, August 19th, 8 AM to 4 PM Location: The old Hay Park timber sale. This is off of Forest Service Road 129, best accessed from Forest Service Road 121 (Trickel Park Road), or from Forest Service Road 123 (Old Grand Mesa Road). I’ve attached a map of the project [...]
Fill out my LGL Form! We are excited to announce Trail Days 2022! Join WSCC, the Nature Connection, and the US Forest Service on a trip in the West Elk Wilderness for two days of trail work and a night under the stars. Supported by a horse crew, participants will complete trail work projects on the [...]
The Gunnison Public Lands Initiative The Gunnison Public Lands Initiative (GPLI) is a coalition of stakeholders from ten community groups with interests including ranching, water resources, motorized recreation, conservation, mountain biking, hunting, and angling. In 2019, after years of discussion [...]