Electric mountain bikingThe Bureau of Land Management is seeking public input on a proposal to allow Class 1 e-bikes on all currently designated mechanized mountain bike trails within the Colorado River Valley Field Office boundary. Approval would affect more than 220 miles of trail in Eagle, Garfield and Pitkin counties. “Class 1 e-bikes have a […]
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Basalt art grantsGrants of up to $10,000 are available to local artists, organizations and nonprofits via the Basalt Public Arts Commission. Funding may be used for one-time or continuing public arts projects and programs that have a measurable benefit within Basalt. Submissions are due by 5pm, Feb. 20. Find details at www.basalt.net/bpac RFSD declining enrollmentThe […]
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Novedades: Arte Navideño, Permisos de Árboles, Aeropuerto GarCo y Más en el Valle
Resumen de las últimas noticias del Roaring Fork Valley: convocatoria de arte navideño del Sopris Sun, permisos para cortar árboles de Navidad, participación comunitaria en el Aeropuerto Garfield, logros de RFOV, actualización del piloto Zero-Fare de RFTA y más. Dale brillo al Sopris Sun¡Es esa época del año! Se invita a jóvenes, desde preescolar hasta […]
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La amenaza a tierras públicas provocó resistencia bipartidista
Habitantes y líderes de Colorado unieron fuerzas para oponerse a una disposición federal que buscaba vender tierras públicas. La propuesta fue eliminada del proyecto de ley One Big Beautiful Bill tras fuerte resistencia comunitaria.
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Red Hill steward earns accolades from public lands agency
Chris Brandt first started mountain biking the rugged single-track trails on Carbondale’s Red Hill in 2009 and immediately noticed something both aesthetically beautiful and ecologically fragile about it.“I was blown away by how awesome it was, and how it encompassed everything I loved about mountain biking, with its natural challenges and the scenery,” Brandt said.At […]
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USFS seeks input for Thompson Divide withdrawal proposal
On Dec. 8, the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) in coordination with the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) released a draft environmental assessment for the Thompson Divide Withdrawal. If approved, this would withdraw nearly 225,000 acres of public land from future mining and oil and gas development for a period of 20 years.The draft assessment is […]
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Thompson Creek Road: Whose land is it, anyway?
Locals and out-of-towners alike enjoy the pristine beauty of South, Middle and North Thompson Creek, but the jurisdictional and property lines can cause some confusion. Earlier this summer, a lot of Facebook attention was focused on the area due to assumed partiers along the road heading to North Thompson. About a quarter of a mile […]
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Thompson Divide meeting welcomes public
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and Forest Service (FS) have scheduled a public meeting for Wednesday, Dec. 14, from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Carbondale Firehouse (300 Meadowood Drive). The purpose of the meeting is to provide information and hear public feedback on the proposed federal administrative withdrawal of oil and gas […]
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BLM headquarters’ Colorado sojourn: Short and maybe not so sweet
In July 2019, then-U.S. Senator Cory Gardner announced that the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) — a component of the Department of the Interior (DOI) — was relocating its headquarters from Washington, D.C., to Grand Junction. The Republican had been among those championing the move for years, arguing that since almost all of the nearly […]