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CSQ strikes ‘gold’ in Marble

by Ken Pletcher February 1, 2023November 17, 2023

In the fall of 2022, Colorado Stone Quarries, Inc. (CSQ) announced in a newsletter the discovery of a special type of gold-veined white marble at its Pride of America Quarry […]

Posted inColumns, Opinion, Uncategorized

Have you seen the Ghost of Marble Past?

by John Armstrong December 21, 2022November 17, 2023

On a gray winter day, you can hear the eerie wind whistle down the long corridors which stretch out almost as long as a football field. It is the skeleton […]

Posted inColumns, Opinion, Uncategorized

CVEPA Views: Marble Airstrip river project challenged

by John Armstrong September 14, 2022November 17, 2023

On Aug. 7, the Crystal Valley Environmental Protection Association (CVEPA) responded to a citizen complaint about numerous large backhoes and loader(s) in the Crystal River adjacent to the Marble Airstrip […]

Posted inColumns, Opinion, Uncategorized

CVEPA Views: Marble’s Treasure

by John Armstrong May 25, 2022November 17, 2023

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 […]

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CVEPA Views: Learning, challenging, collaborating

by John Armstrong April 20, 2022November 17, 2023

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 […]

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CVEPA Views: To trap an elk in 1972…

by John Armstrong January 19, 2022November 17, 2023

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 […]

Posted inColumns, Opinion, Uncategorized

CVEPA Views: Weighing methane capture

by John Armstrong November 23, 2021November 17, 2023

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 […]

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

by John Armstrong September 29, 2021November 17, 2023

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 […]

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CVEPA contemplates history

by Raleigh Burleigh August 25, 2021November 17, 2023

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 […]

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