If gray wolf recovery in Colorado is to succeed this year, the wolves already in the state are on their own. Meaning that Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) will not be bringing new wolves from outside the state. The reintroduction of gray wolves in Colorado started with voter approval of Proposition 114 in 2020, and, […]
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GarCo Report: Property value complaints, South Bridge permit dispute, CPW Commission woes
The Garfield County Commissioners (BOCC) meeting opened Monday without public comment. The board jumped right into five property valuation abatement hearings, three of which were resolved in the appellant’s favor due to distinct, clerical errors. County Assessor Jim Yellico and his team denied two requests that did not involve clerical errors. Remember, we’re looking at […]
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Letters – March 19, 2026
Carbondale gymnasticsLast year, The Sopris Sun asked an important question about the former City Market building: “Is anything happening?” If the answer is still “not yet,” I’d like to offer a suggestion — could it become a gymnastics facility for the mid-valley? Right now, families in Glenwood, Carbondale, Basalt and the surrounding communities have very […]
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Highway 133 tragedyThe evening of March 1, Diana Quinn, a 76-year-old woman from the Carbondale area, lost her life after colliding with the back of a semi and trailer on Highway 133 south of Carbondale. At the time of the crash, the semi was parked in the northbound lane of the highway and unoccupied while […]
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Impuestos, foro comunitario, concurso de cine y más
La Junta Directiva del Distrito de Bibliotecas Públicas del Condado de Garfield está considerando incluir en la boleta de noviembre una extensión de 1.00 mill levy.
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Carbondale forumThe Sopris Sun and KDNK Community Access Radio are hosting a forum for the Carbondale trustee and mayoral candidates on March 25 at Town Hall from 6 to 7:30pm. Questions for the candidates can be submitted in advance at www.tinyurl.com/CarbondaleCandidates Teller Springs conservedAspen Valley Land Trust announced that 31 acres at Teller Springs, a […]
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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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En medio de la pérdida de hábitat, la fauna silvestre se “está adaptando a lo que nos queda”
¿Alguna vez has visto una manada de alces reunida en un lugar que no parece del todo adecuado? Tal vez en la pila de compost del vertedero. ¿O en un campo de golf, rodeado de casas? “Algunos de estos lugares que no parecen entornos naturales —no lo son—”, dijo Matt Yamashita, de Colorado Parks and […]
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The Arctic Hoarder returns to Colorado
The North American wolverine (Gulo gulo luscus) is a survivor. It is called the Arctic Hoarder for good reason. This small mammal, a member of the weasel family, lives at high elevations where it’s cold and snowy. Wolverines scavenge for food in the summer and cache it away for winter. And they are returning to […]
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Novedades: medio ambiente, seguridad escolar y comunidad
Resumen de las últimas noticias locales en el valle del Roaring Fork: acciones ambientales, seguridad en escuelas de Basalt, cambios en organizaciones comunitarias, energía, conservación y eventos naturales en Colorado. Impulso al ríoRoaring Fork Conservancy se ha asociado con el Distrito de Conservación del Agua del Río Colorado, el municipio de Basalt, el Basalt Water […]