By Marj Perry The Copper Creek pack was removed from Grand County for chronic depredation and translocated to Pitkin County — an act going against the Colorado wolf plan. Within a month several heifers were killed on Capitol Creek, presumably by the Copper Creek pack. They have continued to kill calves and been seen in […]
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Múltiples ataques de lobos reportados en ranchos cerca de Aspen durante el fin de semana del Día de los Caídos
Los rancheros llaman a múltiples ataques de lobos contra ganado durante el fin de semana del Día de los Caídos en el condado de Pitkin “devastadores” y evidencia de que Parques y Vida Silvestre de Colorado está fallando en cumplir su promesa de alertar a los rancheros cuando los lobos están cerca de su ganado.
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Beneath 133 bridge, litter and more causing concern
At recent Carbondale Board of Trustee meetings, members of the public have brought forth concerns about pollution accumulating beneath the Veteran Memorial Bridge. That bridge, connecting Carbondale with Highway 82, has long attracted homeless campers and gained extra attention in the fall of 2023 when a large group of migrants was found to be sheltering […]
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Carbondale ArtsCarbondale Arts is seeking volunteers to help with First Fridays, from setting up to breaking down. Visit www.carbondalearts.com/first-friday to sign up. Carbondale Arts is also recruiting youth-oriented organizations to have a booth at Mountain Fair’s Oasis Block Party. Visit www.tinyurl.com/MountainFairOasis for more information and to register by May 28. Picnic/plant partiesBee Friendly Carbondale invites […]
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Mobile home parksAs reported by Aspen Daily News on March 25, two Valley mobile home parks are being sold for a combined $42 million — Mountain Valley Mobile Home Park, behind Garcia’s Market in Carbondale, and Aspen-Basalt Mobile Home Park, between Basalt and Willits. In accordance with Colorado law, residents were notified of the intent […]
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CPW pays over $300,000 for two Grand County wolf predation claims
“It’s a large claim,” said Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) director Jeff Davis at the CPW Commission meeting earlier this month. He was talking about Grand County rancher Farrell Livestock’s 2024 wolf predation claim, which was originally around $400,000. CPW’s Northwest Regional Manager Travis Black recommended that Farrell be awarded about $287,000. “That claim has […]
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Potato DaysCarbondale’s longest-standing community celebration, Potato Days, is just around the corner, with the parade and lunch on Saturday, Oct. 5. And you can help make it all happen! Sign on as a sponsor by emailing esavard@carbondaleco.net, or to reserve a space for a float in the parade, email tkallassy@gcpld.org. It takes a village to […]
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Carbondale rancher Tai Jacober steps up to CPW Commission
On Friday, Aug. 16, Governor Jared Polis appointed Carbondale cattle rancher Tai Jacober to the Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) Commission. Selected to represent agricultural producers west of the Continental Divide, Jacober intends to bring the concerns of ranchers in the Roaring Fork Valley to Denver and find a balance between Colorado’s booming recreation economy […]
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Bear in mind
As a Colorado native, I have traditionally bristled at the comparison of nuisance bears to overgrown city rats. Nestled in the White River National Forest, I see myself more like Goldilocks living in the bears’ home. I estimate five bears are habitating around my one-acre lot that serves as a conduit to their water source: […]
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CPW faces tough call for sake of Avalanche Creek bighorns
If you find yourself mucking around Filoha Meadows or up behind Sopris this spring, keep an eye peeled for bighorn sheep. If you’re lucky, you might catch yourself a glimpse of one of Colorado’s few indigenous herds. However, as sure-footed as the species is, Avalanche Creek’s herd stands on unsteady ground.Over the years, disease has […]