Crystal Valley Environmental Protection Association (CVEPA) supporters, from Crystal City to Satank, met at the Raspberry Cafe in Marble Sunday afternoon to recognize 53 years of environmental defense. Topics ranged from the proposed Crystal Ski Resort and a 190-foot communications tower on McClure Pass to the management of off-road vehicles in Lead King Basin. The event’s keynote speaker, Garfield County Commissioner Perry Will, spoke to the importance of defending public lands, securing the Shoshone water rights, defending the Thompson Divide and his opposition to Uinta Basin oil trains rolling through Glenwood Canyon. Pitkin County Commissioner Francie Jacober also spoke and everyone engaged in a lively Q&A. Photo and text courtesy of John Armstrong, CVEPA