The Western Slope Conservation Center is currently accepting applications for Public Lands Program Director. Position Summary: The Public Lands Program Director is a full-time exempt staff position with the Western Slope Conservation Center (WSCC). This position provides a unique opportunity [...]
UNITED STATES SENATE & STATE OF COLORADO FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, September 11, 2018 Bennet, Hickenlooper Call on BLM to Defer Colorado Oil and Gas Leases Slated for December Sale [...]
Colorado lease sale would have broad impacts on local wildlife and communities, says Governor DENVER, CO (July 19, 2018) An upcoming December oil and gas lease sale on public lands in Colorado would have broad impacts on local wildlife and communities, exacerbating conflicts between the Trump [...]
****UPDATE – NOVEMBER 2, 2018**** ALL NORTH FORK PARCELS DEFERRED FROM DECEMBER 2018 OIL & GAS LEASE SALE! On November 2, the BLM announced the deferral of ALL remaining North Fork area parcels from the December 2018 Oil & Gas Lease Sale. Thank You to John W. [...]
WSCC announces 1st Summer Trail Work Day July 14th at Cliff Creek Trail. WSCC is getting out on the trail! Join us and the U.S. Forest Service for a day of trail work at Cliff Creek Trailhead on Kebler Pass. Volunteers and Forest Service staff will be making crossing a muddy section of trail [...]
On May 19 – Colorado Public Lands Day – a group of community members are organizing a clean-up day at the location of what has become an unofficial shooting range on BLM lands. Volunteers will be meeting at 10am at 9662 Crawford Road, Hotchkiss, CO (approximate location). [...]
Advocating for Rural Colorado in Washington D.C.! Join WSCC, Colorado Farm and Food Alliance, Valley Organic Growers Assocation, and Solar Energy International on April 17 at 6pm for a recap of our recent North Fork Valley advocacy trip to Washington D.C! RSVP to the Event on Facebook! FOR [...]
Let’s reminisce for a minute. Remember when “Thriller” was a #1 hit? That was 1983. Remember when Sally Ride became the first woman in space? Also 1983. Remember the last time the Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre, and Gunnison (GMUG) National Forest Plan was revised? You guessed [...]