During this week’s meeting, members of Girl Scout Troop 17080 were awarded with special new badges and a round of applause from Town Council for their contribution to Basalt’s Safe Routes to School project. Since 2022, the Town of Basalt has been investigating ways to improve sidewalks and pedestrian crossings around Two Rivers Road, Cottonwood […]
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Basalt Report: Front Range and Basalt students connect through shared water
During this week’s Town Council meeting, four students from Basalt Middle School shared valuable lessons they’ve learned about the importance of waterways through the Roaring Fork Conservancy’s semester-long Watershed Pen Pals program. From across the continental divide, students from Basalt Middle School connected with students from Vista Peak Exploratory in Aurora to talk about the […]
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Informe de la Biblioteca: La Junta aprueba política de protección de la información, examina los ingresos
El 2 de octubre, la Junta del Distrito de Bibliotecas Públicas del Condado de Garfield (GCPLD) aprobó en segunda lectura una política para proteger la información personal de los usuarios y del personal de la biblioteca frente a las autoridades federales de inmigración. La política fue redactada en respuesta a la Sección 24–74–103 del C.R.S., […]
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Library Report: Board approves information protection policy, examines revenue
On Oct. 2, the Garfield County Public Library District (GCPLD) Board of Trustees approved a policy on second reading protecting the personal information of library patrons and staff from federal immigration authorities. The policy was drafted in response to C.R.S. Section 24–74–103, which states that state agency employees may not disclose personal identifying information which […]
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El informe “Wild for Good” orienta la defensa de paisajes en peligro
El viernes 29 de septiembre, la organización sin fines de lucro Wilderness Workshop, con sede en Carbondale y dedicada a la defensa de la conservación, publicó Wild for Good, un informe que destaca 10 de los paisajes ecológicamente más ricos del oeste de Colorado que ahora enfrentan un riesgo creciente de desarrollo. El informe se […]
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‘Wild for Good’ report directs advocacy for endangered landscapes
On Friday, Sept. 29, Carbondale-based conservation advocacy nonprofit Wilderness Workshop released Wild for Good, a report highlighting 10 of western Colorado’s most ecologically-rich landscapes now at increasing risk of development. The report was released as a call to action to protect Coloradan public lands, and directs citizens to both experience their local landscapes for themselves […]
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A pesar de las dificultades financieras, Lift-Up redobla esfuerzos por la seguridad alimentaria
En medio de una creciente demanda de alimentos y una disminución constante de fondos en los últimos años, la organización sin fines de lucro Lift-Up ha tenido que reducir parte de sus programas para recortar gastos y redirigir recursos a donde más importan: proporcionar alimentos confiables y nutritivos a los residentes de los valles de […]
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Basalt Report: Council considers incentivizing ADUs
Correction: Despite what the graph above says, Carbondale is now at 25% for inclusionary zoning. This week, Basalt Town Council held a public work session to discuss the possible creation of an accessory dwelling unit (ADU) incentive program in order to address affordable housing scarcity. Last year, the Town of Basalt contracted Economic Planning Systems […]
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Despite financial strains, Lift-Up doubles down on food security
Amidst increased demand for food and steadily diminishing funds over the past several years, food security nonprofit Lift-Up has had to reduce some its programming in order to cut back costs and redirect resources to where they matter most — providing reliable, nutritious food to residents of the Roaring Fork and Colorado River valleys. Following […]
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Steadman Philippon awarded nearly $1 million from DoD for clinical study
On Sept. 1, the Steadman Philippon Research Institute (SPRI) was awarded a $962,977 contract from the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) for a year-long clinical study into improving treatments for osteoarthritis and other musculoskeletal conditions. The study will focus on the use of microscopic particles in the body, known as extracellular vesicles, and be conducted […]