Crystal Valley Environmental Protection Association Archives

Locations: News By Sue Rollyson Published Aug. 24, 2022

CVEPA celebrates 50 years

Photos by Sue Rollyson

For its 50th anniversary celebration at Sunfire Ranch on Sunday, Aug. 21, the Crystal Valley Environmental Protection Association welcomed well over a hundred attendees, ranging from longtime supporters to newcomers bracing to take up the charge of protecting the Crystal Valley for another 50 years to come. Founding board member…… read more →

Locations: Columns, Opinion Published Aug. 17, 2022

CVEPA Views: Local Food in the Crystal Valley

CVEPA Views : Dale Will

By Dale Will

It wasn’t long ago that many were predicting the end of agriculture in our valley. Rising real estate values were seen as the death knell to our local capacity to grow food. Fortunately, we’re now in the midst of a true renaissance in public concern about local… read more →

Locations: Columns, Opinion By John Armstrong Published Jun. 29, 2022

CVEPA Views: The Critically Thirsty West

At this time, 39 years ago, “federal officials scrambled to avoid one of the most dramatic dam failures in history.” Glen Canyon Dam was bursting at the seams with water and rock blasting out around its foundation while crews raced to install a rampart of plywood sheets across the top… read more →

Locations: Columns, Opinion By John Armstrong Published May. 25, 2022

CVEPA Views: Marble’s Treasure

It was early that cold morning in late September, 1982, when we approached the Skyline Mine Portal at 11,776 feet of elevation on Treasure Mountain.

I had to rub my eyes at what unfolded in front of us. In a Neanderthal scene, a young man came out of the dark… read more →

Locations: Columns, Opinion Published Apr. 20, 2022

CVEPA Views: Learning, challenging, collaborating

John Armstrong - CVEPA Views

On April 14, the Crystal Valley Environmental Protection Association (CVEPA) board meeting enjoyed a delightful levity which is uncommon these days. Solidarity is not synonymous with unanimity, so it is refreshing when we all agree on something. The pact to agree to disagree, respectfully, is a basic tenet of… read more →

Locations: News By Olivia Emmer Published Feb. 23, 2022

Marble Wetlands Preserve created through land donation

A 54-acre Marble property was recently donated with the intent to preserve public access and wildlife habitat. The property boasts extensive wetlands with ample beaver activity. Photo by Olivia Emmer

A long-sought Marble-area land donation was completed at the end of 2021 between an anonymous donor and the Trust for Land Restoration (TLR), a Ridgway-based nonprofit. The property, a 54-acre strip of land with wetlands on one side and steep forested hillside on the other, has been used by the… read more →

Locations: Columns, Opinion By John Armstrong Published Nov. 23, 2021

CVEPA Views: Weighing methane capture

CVEPA Views By John Armstrong

The view from the Dutch Creek Mine Number One, above Redstone, was breathtaking but the air was breathless. The stillness made the constant coursing of the methane gas from the old mine portal even more pronounced.

Chris Caskey is a climatologist from Paonia and owner of the Delta Brick… read more →

Locations: Columns, Opinion By John Armstrong Published Sep. 29, 2021

CVEPA Views: What’s all the fuss about Marble?

Every time you pick up the paper it seems there is an article about Marble. It might be about the Marble Quarry, off highway vehicle (OHV) impacts, Wild and Scenic Designation or simply overcrowding. Why all the interest in this little hamlet way up the Crystal River? For… read more →

Locations: News By James Steindler Published Sep. 1, 2021

CVEPA shares perspective

CVEPA board member Dorthea Farris gives her two cents during the Aug. 29 public meeting. Photo by James Steindler.

On Aug. 29, the Crystal Valley Environmental Protection Association (CVEPA) board conducted their annual public meeting at Propaganda Pie in Redstone. Longtime Western State University professor of history Dr. Duane Vandenbusche was the keynote speaker and focused on the importance of water conservation in the West.

CVEPA contemplates history

Colorado historian, Dr. Duane Vandenbusche, is the keynote speaker at CVEPA's annual meeting. Photo by Larry Meredith.

By Suzy Meredith-Orr

“Water, Lifeblood of the West” is the topic for the 49th annual meeting of the Crystal Valley Environmental Protection Association (CVEPA). The meeting is set for Sunday afternoon, Aug. 29, in Redstone. CVEPA is the only group devoted solely to the environmental defense of… read more →