Although humans are accustomed to thinking about land uses altered or pollution choking the atmosphere, more attention ought to be paid to sounds we produce, and the natural sound patterns we alter.
Author Archives: Curtis Wackerle
Curtis Wackerle is the Editor and Executive Director of Aspen Journalism, where he guides the nonprofit’s mission to deliver in-depth, independent reporting on environmental and community issues in Colorado’s mountain regions. He has extensive experience in journalism and editorial leadership, including 14 years at Aspen Daily News, where he covered city hall and, from 2016 until joining Aspen Journalism in 2020, served as editor in chief. Under his direction, Aspen Journalism has grown as a trusted source for nuanced coverage of water, land use, public policy and socioeconomic issues in the West. He grew up in Portland, has a journalism degree from the University of Montana, and lives in Woody Creek.
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The Roundup | How to divide the Colorado River
Today, we bring you stories we have published over the last two weeks, including a piece from Water Desk Editor Heather Sackett recognized as required reading ahead of this week’s Colorado River Water Users Association conference in Las Vegas, which Sackett is attending, and the weekly local data dashboard produced by Laurine Lasalle.
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The Roundup | Hope Mine, e-bikes, local data & Giving NewsDay
New matching gift opportunity this Giving NewsDay; e-bike accidents on the rise; Tim Cooney on Aspen’s Hope Mine, and local Aspen data updates.
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The Roundup | Engaging from a different angle
Aspen Journalism expands reach through ongoing collaboration with Aspen Public Radio to bring COVID-19 news to the Roaring Fork Valley; freelance reporter, Will Grandbois, on assignment for Aspen Journalism, interviewed on KDNK to discuss recent river restoration initiative along a key stretch of the Crystal River, and Aspen Journalism is sponsoring an event put on by the Aspen Center for Environmental Studies taking place next month, where local photographer, filmmaker and storyteller (and Aspen Journalism board member) Pete McBride will give a presentation at Aspen’s Wheeler Opera House on his recent book, “Seeing Silence: The Beauty of the World’s Most Quiet Places.”
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The Roundup | The reason for a delay in a river restoration project
As spelled out in a Water Plan, grant request improvements to the section along the Crystal River will include streambank stabilization, river channel restoration, plant diversification, better access to the park, as well as an automated ditch headgate, if the town of Carbondale and the Roaring Fork Conservancy can convince Colorado Parks and Wildlife that it can be done with a light touch.
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The Roundup | Data updates & Tracking the Curve
As a reader and subscriber to The Roundup, Aspen Journalism’s weekly newsletter, we wanted to thank you for your support and interest in this important work. We’ve long believed that well-informed citizens make better decisions, and we have worked to inform our community on issues surrounding water, the environment, social justice, history, and topics specific […]
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The Roundup | Water meetings need water reporters
NewsMatch starts November 1, updates from our Water Desk, Tracking the Curve and our data dashboard
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The Roundup | Streamflow data dive has implications for demand management
The numbers are stark. Flow losses exceeding 15% when comparing records of the last 20 years to average conditions observed throughout most of the 20th century.
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The Roundup | Methane leaks lurking in Coal Basin
Methane leaks lurking in Coal Basin Recently at Aspen Journalism, we featured Sarah Tory’s piece about a climate problem lurking quietly near Redstone. The Carbondale-based freelancer and High Country News correspondent, writing this month for our Connie Harvey Environment Desk, went out on a day hike with an interesting stakeholder group to visit sites where […]
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The Roundup | Glenwood-based River District prepares water-savings plan
River District report highlights Western Slope concerns with state water-savings plan Staff will present framework at October board meeting By Heather Sackett | October 2, 2021 Other findings of the report are consistent with what River District and agriculture representatives have been saying since the state began its demand-management discussions in 2019: A program must […]