Joy and grit were in abundance during a recent Roaring Fork Outdoor Volunteers (RFOV) field day, as nearly 50 volunteers navigated mud, rain and a bit of hail to help restore and support the Roaring Fork Watershed’s best engineers: the beavers. With generous funding from the Roaring Fork Outdoor Coalition, RFOV partnered with Wilderness Workshop, […]
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State of the Crystal: Historic rock glaciers may be drying up
The plane wings vibrated with each acceleration. The small craft picked up speed as it headed north, with the 9,223-foot Triangle Peak as the clear aviation waypoint some miles down the valley. It was the second of three EcoFlight excursions the morning of Tuesday, Aug. 25, coordinated in partnership with the Town of Carbondale to […]
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Roan Plateau public comment ends Sept. 11
The public lands on Garfield County’s Roan Plateau remain in limbo. Multiple advocacy campaigns by coalitions of area sportsmen, conservationists and nonprofits have worked to conserve the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) acreage on the plateau from oil and gas development. The most recent victory, in the mid 2010s, has held for over a decade. […]
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Wild for Good seeks permanent protections for western Colorado lands
Defiende Nuestra Tierra, a Latino outreach program through Wilderness Workshop, partnered with EcoFlight to highlight the Wild for Good initiative, a campaign focused on advancing lasting protections for landscapes in western Colorado. During a recent aerial tour organized by EcoFlight, a nonprofit organization that takes people on educational flights to help communities and organizations better […]
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‘Más allá del hielo y las truchas’
Lo que comenzó como una experiencia nueva para muchos se convirtió en un día lleno de aprendizaje, conexión y descubrimiento compartido. El 7 de marzo, Wilderness Workshop se unió a 62 miembros de la comunidad en el Sylvan Lake State Park para el primer evento de pesca en hielo de Defiende Nuestra Tierra. Entre los […]
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‘Beyond the ice and trout’
What began as a new experience for many became a day filled with learning, connection and shared discovery. On March 7, Wilderness Workshop joined 62 community members at Sylvan Lake State Park for the first-ever Defiende Nuestra Tierra ice fishing event. Among those who attended, 25 participants received sponsored day fishing licenses and many learned […]
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Tierras públicas y regulaciones de gases de efecto invernadero amenazadas desde Washington D.C.
A solo tres meses de iniciado 2026, la nominación de un nuevo director de la Oficina de Administración de Tierras (BLM, por sus siglas en inglés) y la derogación del Hallazgo de Peligro de 2009 de la Agencia de Protección Ambiental (EPA), que regula las emisiones de gases de efecto invernadero, representan nuevas amenazas para […]
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Public has until March 25 to comment on BLM proposal permitting e-bikes on local trails
A proposal from the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) could significantly expand where electric mountain bikes are allowed on public trails across the central Colorado River Valley — and the idea is drawing strong reactions from local trail users. At a public meeting in Eagle on March 11, staff from the BLM’s Colorado River Valley […]
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Public lands and greenhouse gas regulations threatened by D.C.
Only three months into 2026, the nomination of a new Bureau of Land Management (BLM) director and the repeal of the Environmental Protection Agency’s 2009 Endangerment Finding, which regulates greenhouse gas emissions, pose new threats to Western Slope public lands, as well as public health. On Wednesday, March 4, former New Mexico Congressman Steve Pearce […]
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Douglas fir beetle management addressed at Naturalist Nights
The wood-accented room was full. Adults of all ages sat in rows from wall to wall, filling the space from the lit projector screen in front to the conference table in the back at the Aspen Center for Environmental Studies’ Hallam Lake location. Dr. Dan West of Colorado State University (CSU) and the Colorado State […]