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 →
John Armstrong
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Apr. 20, 2022
CVEPA Views: Learning, challenging, collaborating
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Jan. 19, 2022
CVEPA Views: To trap an elk in 1972...
The 500-pound cow elk was wild-eyed as she kept trying to escape the trap.
She continued to jump up on the eight-foot-tall walls of her plywood pen until she finally broke down a section. The “wapiti” (the Shawnee and Cree word for elk) struggled to get her front legs… read more →
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Nov. 23, 2021
CVEPA Views: Weighing methane capture
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 →
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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 →
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Aug. 25, 2021
CVEPA contemplates history
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 →
