UPDATE!!! Leah DID it! Leah DID it! On Saturday, May 20th, Leah ran 28.03 miles, longer than she has ever run in her first 40 years! Family and friends supported and cheered Leah on along the way, with a stop at the Paonia River Park, Hotchkiss Fairgrounds, and culminating [...]
Title: “Mule deer population dynamics in the Piceance Basin: responses to recent energy development activities and historic changes in deer demographic parameters.” 7:00 pm Tuesday, April 11th Paonia Public Library Background: This project was initiated in 2008 to address mule deer/energy [...]
Senator Bennet has been making news lately with several bills and actions. Read more below. Bennet Statement on President’s Anti-Climate Executive Order Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today released the following statement in response to President Trump’s Executive Order that attempts to [...]
The majority of people in the country support the BLM’s new methane rule, modeled after Colorado’s own rule, which seeks to significantly reduce the venting and loss of methane from oil and gas activities. Not only is methane a potent greenhouse gas, but it is a valuable resource being [...]
The Western Slope Conservation Center and the Hotchkiss Fire Department Swift Water Rescue Team worked together to remove hazards along the North Fork of the Gunnison to improve boater safety on Sunday March 12. Wyatt Wilson and John Tujague of the Swift Water Rescue Team were present along [...]
The Colorado Environmental Film Festival comes to Paonia! Come support the Western Slope Conservation Center while indulging in 2 hours of inspiring and beautiful films. Film topics range from climate change to the bee crisis to the Grand Canyon. Drink cider, eat popcorn, and watch films with your [...]
Western Slope Conservation Center installed nine new interpretive signs at the Paonia River Park. The signs are a colorful array of watercolor paintings, helpful graphics, and educational text. They serve as an interpretive guide for visitors who wander down the River Park trail. Each sign [...]
Position Title: Associate Director Position Summary: This is a full-time exempt staff position with the Western Slope Conservation Center, a fun and dynamic grassroots environmental organization that has been carrying out watershed stewardship, public lands advocacy, and education for the last 40 [...]