West Elk Word, 10/3/20: Brett Henderson, Executive Director for High Country Conservation Advocates
Brett Henderson shares HCCAs latest work to protect public lands, water, and Mt. Emmons, and how folks can help through HCCAs Stewardship program.
Undecided On Wolves? Hear From A Wyoming Wolf Expert Who Has Seen Them At Their Best, And Worst
As the big carnivore supervisor for Wyoming Fish and Game, Thompson has gotten to step within a few feet of a wolf after biologists prepared to tranquilize the animal in a trap.
Population Growth Looms Large In Debates Over Proposed Northern Colorado Water Project
Many communities in the West are growing, and in some places that’s putting pressure on already scarce water supplies. That’s the case in northern Colorado, where a proposed set of reservoirs promises to allow small suburbs to keep getting bigger.
West Elk Word, 2/1/20: Professor Mike King
Attorney, professor, brewer and perpetual student of life, Mike King shares his perspective on culture, the environment, social justice, and more.
County Climate Conference Sets Goal of 50 Percent Emissions Reduction by 2030
The Gunnison Valley Climate Action Conference was well attended last Friday. As a winter blizzard bore down on the Gunnison Valley, elected leaders and staff from Gunnison County and all three of its major municipalities took part in an exercise that could result in the county cutting its greenhouse gas emissions by 50 percent in 10 years.