BLM

• Locations: News By Ken Pletcher Published Dec. 7, 2022

  Thompson Divide meeting welcomes public

  Erin Riccio and Michael Gorman from Wilderness Workshop, with help from Mark Taylor at the Third Street Center, hang a sign alerting commuters about the Dec. 14 meeting. Photo by Grant Stevens

  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… read more →

• Locations: News By Ken Pletcher Published Aug. 31, 2022

  BLM headquarters' Colorado sojourn: Short and maybe not so sweet

  The BLM's western headquarters, photo captured using Google Maps Street View

  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… read more →

• Locations: News By Raleigh Burleigh Published Sep. 22, 2021

  Scuttlebutt / Calendar - Sept. 23, 2021

  On the night of Sept. 17, Carbondale & Rural Fire Protection District responded to a structure fire at 11 Crystal Circle. Upon arrival, firefighters found a shed fully engulfed in flames, with the fire spreading to the home’s garage and apartment above it. Help was received by the Glenwood Springs Fire Department, who had the favor returned on Saturday afternoon, Sept. 19, while responding to a structure fire at 710 Lincoln Avenue. A two-story home was engulfed in flames and nearby homes were evacuated. “Without support from our neighboring agencies, the outcome of this incident would have been much worse,” said Incident Commander Jesse Hood. The causes of both fires remain under investigation. Courtesy photo.

  Climate and the Comp Plan

  On Thursday, Sept. 23, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., CLEER and the Town of Carbondale will host a public input session in the Community Room at the Third Street Center regarding how climate change factors into the Town’s Comprehensive Plan update. Folks… read more →