Wilderness Workshop (WW) continues its work to protect parts of the White River National Forest, including the Thompson Divide from oil and gas development. The folks at WW were pleased to learn that Congressman Joe Neguse, representative of Colorado’s second congressional district, has included funding for the protection of 200,000 acres of the Thompson Divide […]
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Eighty vigilant years of keeping watch
Two organizations – Wilderness Workshop (WW) and Honor the Earth (HTE) – have a combined 80 years of dedicated service to raising public awareness and calling citizens to action for the conservation and protection of our lands. On Aug. 12, Winona LaDuke, HTE executive director, spoke at WW’s annual fundraising event, which included a dinner […]
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Restoring Rifle habitat
As mountain meadowlarks called out, Lisa Tasker buzzed about Rifle Creek’s banks among a sea of small pink flags emerging from the ground. She delivered cottonwood, willow, rose, serviceberry, sumac sage, and oak saplings to be planted at each flag to about 30 shovel-bearing volunteers organized by Middle Colorado Watershed Council and Wilderness Workshop. These […]
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Scuttlebutt / Calendar – May 13, 2021
Youth art Aspen Art Museum’s “Teen Curators” exhibits are on display. Glenwood Spring High School presents “Everybody Has a Story to Tell,” a show curated by Annika Bucchin, through May 14. Meanwhile, Rifle Public Library shows Lily McCann-Klausz’s “What Does Gender Mean to You?” with additional submissions open through May 24. For more info, visit […]
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Lynx tolerate recreation, but rely on limited habitat
On Feb. 4, Lucretia Olson, ecologist for the Rocky Mountain Research Station of the United States Forest Service (USFS), will present her research on lynx in Colorado as part of Naturalist Nights. This local series is hosted by Wilderness Workshop, Aspen Center for Environmental Studies, and Roaring Fork Audubon. Olson’s work was instigated by ecologist […]