State health official to discuss oil, gas with Routt County commissioners
posted: 24 Jan 2012 by:Tom Ross
Yampa Valley residents with concerns about the potential impacts of energy exploration on air, water and soil quality are invited to attend a meeting Tuesday in Steamboat Springs featuring a presentation by Kent Kuster, who serves as the oil and gas liaison for the Colorado Department of Public Health and the Environment.
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BLM begins greater sage grouse planning effort
posted: 22 Jan 2012 by:
SILT, Colorado — With almost half of the habitat for greater sage grouse on U.S. Bureau of Land Management lands in northwest Colorado, the federal agency is launching a planning effort to conserve the bird's sagebrush habitat.
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Boulder County commissioner candidates talk fracking, GMOs
posted: 22 Jan 2012 by:Amy Bounds/Camera Staff Writer
NEDERLAND —Regulating fracking and banishing genetically modified organisms from county land are priorities for all three Democrats vying for the District 1 seat on the Board of County Commissioners.
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BLM begins greater sage-grouse planning effort in northwestern Colorado with public open house meetings
posted: 20 Jan 2012 by:David Boyd
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. – The Bureau of Land Management’s Northwest Colorado District will begin a district-wide greater sage-grouse planning effort with four open house meetings to hear from the public.
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Mineral lease auction yields funds for Moffat County, museum
posted: 04 Jan 2012 by:By Joe Moylan
On Dec. 13, the Moffat County Commission unanimously approved conducting its third mineral lease auction. Up for grabs were 32 tracts encompassing 444 mineral acres owned by the Museum of Northwest Colorado, plus an additional 200 acres divided into two parcels owned by Moffat County.
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State royalties go up in smoke with gas flares
posted: 07 Oct 2011 by:Dustin Bleizeffer
With Wyoming’s shale oil industry still very much in its infancy, a large volume of state-owned natural gas is going up in smoke, and along with it a small fortune in royalties that are supposed to fund our public schools.
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Sustainable Energy Ideas with Randy Udall
posted: 03 Jan 2011 by:Sasha Nelson
January 19, 7pm
Steamboat Springs Community Center. 1605 Lincoln Avenue
Colorado Environmental Coalition (CEC) and Transition Steamboat (TS) are hosting an evening on Sustainable Energy Ideas with Randy Udall. Udall is a leading activist in promoting energy sustainability and the former director of the Community Office for Resource Efficiency (CORE), a nonprofit organization that promotes renewable energy, energy efficiency, and green building in western Colorado and beyond.
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Wendy Reynolds returning to Craig to take over BLM's Little Snake office
posted: 29 Dec 2010 by:Brian Smith
Northwest Colorado is one of Wendy Reynolds’ favorite places. That’s why the 57-year-old resident of Idaho Springs, Idaho is “delighted” to return to the area where she once worked to take the reins of the Bureau of Land Management’s Little Snake Field Office. Reynolds, currently the field manager for the BLM’s Upper Snake Field Office in Idaho, accepted the position to become John Husband’s replacement. David Blackstun has been serving as the office’s acting field manager for about a year. Blackstun said he did not apply for the position and is leaving the office in mid-January for a job with the BLM in Washington, D.C. Reynolds accepted the offer last week and is expected to start her new position by mid-March. An interim field manager will step in to manage the transition between Blackstun and Reynolds.
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CEC to share ‘One in a Vermillion’ video with policy makers
posted: 04 Nov 2010 by:Brian Smith
Luke Schafer, Colorado Environmental Coalition northwest campaign coordinator, said the message of the video “One in a Vermillion” is basic. “Vermillion Basin is a phenomenal place, and we in America need wild places like (it),” he said. “One of our purposes should be to make sure that our kids have a little bit of what we have had. “If nothing else, surely we can save this one place for posterity’s sake.” Schafer’s message is echoed throughout the eight-minute video, albeit re-told through the words of several members of the Friends of Northwest Colorado.
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Cottonwood Project for 2010 Resulted in 92 New Trees!
posted: 01 Nov 2010 by:Sasha Nelson
Cottonwood Project for 2010 resulted in 92 trees planted in two wetland areas. Read more about our Fall workdays by visiting the CEC Blog! Post your comment to the blog.
http://216.222.202.67/CEC_blog/
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Plant a Tree, Save a Forest
posted: 06 Oct 2010 by:Sasha
Cottonwood Reforestation at Brown’s Park
Fall Work Days
October 22nd & 23rd
CEC, The Wilderness Society and Friends of Northwest are working with the US Fish and Wildlife Service at Browns Park National Wildlife Refuge to restore Cottonwood forests along the Green River. We meet in Steamboat or Craig then travel to the Refuge. At the Refuge we spend time learning about the area, the project and the staff. Then we work to transplant trees and install protective fencing. All volunteers are welcome! This is a GREAT family event and ALL ages and abilities are welcome. Registration is required for this event. For more information and to RSVP, contact Sasha at sasha@cecenviro.org or by calling (970)-824-5241
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Wild places of Northwest Colorado Slide Show
posted: 06 Oct 2010 by:Sasha
In Craig-Thursday, November 4, 6:30pm, Center of Craig
IN Steamboat, December 1, 6:30p, Budwerner Memorial Library
Meeker & Vernal – Dates To be announced for early 2011
Outdoorsman and photographer Scott Patterson will present a slideshow on the scenic, wild lands, and wonders of Moffat County and why they are important. Scott's goal is to show people that grand tourist attractions indeed do exist in Moffat County that are every bit as spectacular as places like Zion National Park or the Grand Canyon.
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Guest Columnist: A protected Vermillion Basin strengthens NW Colorado economy
posted: 11 Sep 2010 by:Michell Haefele
The fact is that a protected Vermillion Basin is an economic asset for Moffat County and all of Northwest Colorado.
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There was no consensus to allow drilling in Vermillion Basin
posted: 05 Sep 2010 by:Guest Column
Grand Junction Daily Sentinel guest columnists Reed Morris and Wes McStay applaud the BLM's decision to protect the magnificent Vermillion Basin
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Preserving our public lands
posted: 03 Sep 2010 by:Ann Morgan
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Wild Places of Northwest of Colorado Slide Show by Outdoorsman Scott Patterson
posted: 19 Aug 2010 by:Sasha Nelson
Come join local outdoorsman and photographer Scott Patterson as he presents a slideshow on the hidden scenic wild lands and wonders of Moffat County.
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BLM releases proposed plan for Northwest Colorado
posted: 17 Aug 2010 by:Brian Smith
Craig Daily Press, BLM resource management plan:
http://www.craigdailypress.com/news/2010/aug/17/blm-releases-proposed-plan-northwest-colorado/
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BLM issues Proposed RMP/Final EIS for the Little Snake Field Office (08-13-10)
posted: 13 Aug 2010 by:BML
CRAIG, Colo. – The Bureau of Land Management today released the Proposed Resource Management Plan and Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Little Snake Field Office in northwestern Colorado.
The plan provides a framework to guide subsequent management decisions on approximately 1.3 million acres of BLM-administered public lands and an additional 1.1 million acres of subsurface mineral estate administered by the Little Snake Field Office in Moffat, Routt, and Rio Blanco counties.
“The extensive involvement from the public and local interests for the past six years has been critical to developing this Resource Management Plan,” said Acting Little Snake Field Manager David Blackstun. “We have developed a plan that balances protection of sensitive resources with resource use.”
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Plan with Vermillion drilling closure released
posted: 13 Aug 2010 by:Dennis Webb
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management this morning released a planning document that includes a controversial proposal to close the 77,000-acre Vermillion Basin northwest of Craig to oil and gas development.
The BLM's final environmental impact statement and proposed resource management plan for the Little Snake Field Office is now subject to a 30-day public protest period and a 60-day review by the Governor's Office before a final decision is issued.
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Wildlife rules aren’t blocking gas drilling
posted: 12 Aug 2010 by:The Daily Sentinel
By The Daily Sentinel
Thursday, August 12, 2010
The announcement this week that the state of Colorado has reached agreements with 10 major energy companies operating in the Piceance Basin to protect wildlife habitat on more than 355,000 acres of western Colorado’s landscape is a good indication that gas drilling and wildlife protection aren’t incompatible, and that state gas regulations aren’t halting drilling.
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