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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
FRAM Exploration, the Norway-based gas and oil company developing the Whitewater Unit in Mesa county, is considering installing 5-6 multiple well well-pads which will serves as exploration for up to 20 more wells. [...]
A proposal by Fram Operating, LLC, to develop up to 108 wells from 12 new well pads over four years beginning in 2012. About one mile of new roads and 27 miles of pipeline would be constructed. The proposal area covers 26,000 acres in Mesa County. Public comment period closed on August 14, 2013. [...]
2,569 acres of BLM land northwest of the City of Delta have been nominated for the August 2013 Oil and Gas Lease Sale. UPDATE: Leases [...]
Encourage Congress to protect our air, water, and spectacular public lands through wilderness. [...]
Approximately 30,000 acres of BLM and private land in the North Fork Valley have been nominated for the August 2012 and February 2013 Oil and Gas Lease Sale. UPDATE: Leases Deferred [...]
SGI’s multiple-well drill pad on the Gunnison National Forest. UPDATE: The USFS has withdrawn approval of the well. [...]