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Category: Environment

Aspen Journalism’s “Connie Harvey Environment Desk” is named in honor of the longtime Aspen environmentalist.

Posted inEnvironment

An ‘ambassador’ for the larger conservation mission

Curtis Wackerle by Curtis Wackerle December 30, 2021January 3, 2022

Much of what a land trust does happens “on the other side of the fence,” working with landowners to prevent development on private property. “This is an opportunity to bring people in.”

Posted inEnvironment

Sound — or the lack thereof — speaks volumes to local filmmaker, author and photographer

Curtis Wackerle by Curtis Wackerle December 15, 2021December 20, 2021

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.

Posted inLocal Public Data

CPW plan could mean more bear hunting and better trash management

Avatar photo by Laurine Lassalle October 26, 2021October 28, 2021

Colorado Parks and Wildlife released its black bear management draft plan earlier this month, amid long-term growth in the number of conflicts between bears and humans. The plan proposes two options: maintaining the bear population’s status quo or actively decreasing the bear population. 

Posted inEnvironment

In Coal Basin, a hidden source of climate pollution

by Sarah Tory October 9, 2021September 20, 2022

A coalition is pushing land managers to deal with the methane leaks by authorizing a project to capture the methane and either use it somehow or destroy it. To do that, they’ll have to surmount a host of bureaucratic challenges.

Posted inEnvironment

More intense backside land use a sticking point for Pandora’s

Curtis Wackerle by Curtis Wackerle September 6, 2021September 20, 2022

SkiCo officials have taken the position that broader character and use concerns on the backside should not hinder the review of their ski area proposal. County planning staffers disagree.

Posted inEnvironment

Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness overnight overuse continues to increase

Curtis Wackerle by Curtis Wackerle July 2, 2021April 12, 2022

Total overnight visitors accessing the Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness via the 10 most popular trailheads reached a new record in 2020, with 18,324 entering the backcountry to camp, according to data collected by the Forest Service.

Posted inEnvironment

Parking is a choke point in Marble’s motorized-use conundrum

Curtis Wackerle by Curtis Wackerle June 18, 2021May 4, 2022

There is no designated parking near the Lead King Loop trailhead for the trucks and trailers needed to haul the machines. Many in Marble feel this has put the squeeze on their town, population 140, which has limited resources and infrastructure to handle the influx.

Posted inEnvironment

Environmental analysis puts Marble wetlands donation within reach

Curtis Wackerle by Curtis Wackerle May 28, 2021May 28, 2021

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.

Posted inEnvironment

OHV authorization will continue near Marble, but clock is ticking

Curtis Wackerle by Curtis Wackerle May 18, 2021April 12, 2022

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.

Visitors park their off-highway vehicles in the settlement of Crystal
Posted inEnvironment

Gunnison County appears unlikely to ban off-highway vehicles on road to Lead King Loop this summer

Curtis Wackerle by Curtis Wackerle May 5, 2021May 4, 2022

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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