A community facing the loss of hundreds of jobs as nearby coal-fired power plants and coal mines are set to be decommissioned is investing in the Yampa River as the backbone of future economic growth.
Author Archives: Curtis Wackerle
Curtis Wackerle is the editor and executive director of Aspen Journalism and the editor and reporter on the Connie Harvey Environment Desk. Curtis has also served as editor, managing editor, and reporter at the Aspen Daily News, where he covered Aspen’s city hall. He has a journalism degree from the University of Montana.
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The Roundup | June 4, 2021 Edition
Editor Curtis Wackerle on our history desk’s wondrous work and the scheming and innovation of the Hunter Creek corridor, plus the return of The Bucket.
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Environmental analysis puts Marble wetlands donation within reach
This spring, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) completed its analysis of the site and determined that contaminant levels in the material are within the range considered to be non-threatening to human health for a day-use recreation site.
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The Roundup | May 28, 2021 Edition
Covering the roundtables has long been central to Aspen Journalism’s mission and Water Desk Editor Heather Sackett filed a story this week about an interesting new development.
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The Roundup | May 21, 2021 Edition
Aspen Journalism won three awards from the Colorado Press Association this week in its 2020 Colorado Better News Media Contest.
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OHV authorization will continue near Marble, but clock is ticking
While the commissioners did not enact a de facto moratorium on OHV, ATV and UTV traffic on the county road leading to the Lead King Loop, the discovery of a language error in a county resolution served to elevate the issue.
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The Roundup | May 14, 2021 Edition
Aspen Journalism’s Social Justice Desk digs into the disparity in vaccine distribution between the white and Latino communities, which is striking.
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Gunnison County appears unlikely to ban off-highway vehicles on road to Lead King Loop this summer
Gunnison County commissioners expressed concern that an immediate, partial ban would be counterproductive but called for partner agencies to ‘lean in’ to long-term solutions.
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The Roundup | April 30, 2021 Edition
News on the growing network of dust-on-snow monitoring stations and updated COVID-19 tracking numbers for the Roaring Fork Valley.
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The Roundup | April 23, 2021 Edition
Lead King Loop education campaign; Homestake Reservoir release prices tricky to track; Roaring Fork to increase flows; pandemic exposes the Roaring Fork Valley’s digital divide; and updates on COVID-19 in Pitkin, Eagle, and Garfield counties.