A berm to block roadside spoils from view remains incomplete, and tensions are high. Some backstory: In 2007, the Crystal Valley Environmental Protection Association (CVEPA) noticed the Colorado Department of […]
Isabel Hicks
News Analysis: Reimagining our agricultural future
When Jerome Osentowski declared he would build a tropical greenhouse oasis on the rocky slopes of Basalt at 7,200 feet above sea level, people thought he was crazy. Fast forward […]
Roaring Fork graduates plan for college in a pandemic
Instead of walking across a stage, Lucia Penzel, 18, graduated high school from inside her car. She is one of the many members of the Class of 2020 whose education […]
Virtual roundtable discusses a tumultuous season for agriculture
On Tuesday, Colorado Department of Agriculture’s Colorado Proud held a virtual roundtable to discuss the challenges local agriculture faces this growing season: peach freeze, pandemic, and drought. The discussion featured […]
UpRoot gets local produce to pantries and limits bear encounters
62,326 servings gleaned. 617 community volunteer hours. $50,802 of surplus food—and that’s just on the Western Slope. These are the numbers that showcase the work of the three-year-old nonprofit UpRoot […]
Drought draws parallels to Lake Christine Fire
This summer’s drought has firefighters on the edge of their seats. On Independence Day weekend, “instead of wearing their regular duty pants… [firefighters] were wearing their wildland pants and their […]
Carbondale’s fight against development on new City Market land
Eager City Market shoppers may not realize the historical significance of the land below their feet when they walk through the store’s shiny new doors this fall. The lack of […]
Effort to conserve Coffman Ranch takes big step forward
Major headway was made in the effort to conserve the Coffman Ranch last month when Great Outdoors Colorado (GOCO) awarded a $2.5 million grant to Aspen Valley Land Trust (AVLT) […]