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• Locations: News By Amy Hadden Marsh Published Dec. 21, 2022

  Re-United for Thompson Divide

  Aspen trees in the Thompson Divide near McClure Pass. The aspen groves in the Thompson Divide are some of the largest in Colorado and are one of the main reasons why this area is so ecologically important and valuable to the community and wildlife. Photo by Amy Hadden Marsh

  Despite the efforts of Colorado Senators Michael Bennett and John Hickenlooper and Colorado Congressman Joe Neguse (D-CO-2), the Colorado Outdoor Recreation Economy (CORE) Act, which would have protected the Thompson Divide from new natural gas leasing in perpetuity as well as Camp Hale and other landscapes in Colorado,… read more →