The Earth Beneath Our Feet – Family Fossil Hunt! **UPDATE – NEW DATE – Now Saturday, November 10, 2018** 10am to 12pm FROM THE DELTA COUNTY LIBRARIES: For all of you who have kids who are curious about geology and fossils, this event is for you! It’s a fossil hunt especially for the [...]
The Western Slope Conservation Center has been collecting important water quality data in the North Fork of the Gunnison River watershed for over 15 years as part of the Colorado River Watch program. The North Fork of the Gunnison has one of the longest, most consistent sets of data of any river in [...]
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 [...]
Capture, Recycle, and Reuse Your Home Water! Join the Western Slope Conservation Center’s Watershed Committee on Thursday, August 16 for a free workshop on greywater systems, rain collection systems, and current state regulations. The workshop will be led by Avery Ellis, a [...]
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). [...]