“Quiet Use has a vision in which people work together to protect the dwindling supply of wild lands, waters, open space and the plants and animals within these environments, to pass them on for quiet multiple uses to future generations.”
Tom Sobal
Quiet Use Coalition
Below is a summary recap and excerpts of the latest detailed update on the Decker Fire from John Markalunas, incident commander. To view the entire update, visit www.facebook.com/DeckerFire2019. This has the most up-to-date...
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“The fire is now seven days old. It started with a lightning strike on the Rio Grande [National Forest] side. It’s remained mostly in the wilderness area where it has lots of fuel from the dead timber due to the [pine] beetles … The fire is currently cleaning up that forest. It’s doing good things, and we’re watching its progress,”
John Markalunas
Incident Commander
A public meeting will be held at 5 p.m. today, Saturday, Sept. 14 at the Poncha Springs Town Hall,...
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On September 15, the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) Front Range Fire and Aviation Management Unit and the Rio Grande National Forest will conduct a prescribed burn in the Squaw Creek area. Approximately 17 miles west of Saguache.
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Chaffee County has one last chance this year to get local training in th Envision Recreation...
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“We are the community that can say “Now THIS is Colorado”* — the community that acts together to make that true for generations to follow. I have not heard of any community rising to this level of action. It is amazing. Thank you to all of our generous donors – you are heroes!”
Cindy Williams
Board Chair
Central Colorado Conservancy
“The earth is not warming everywhere at the same speed. The Arctic and areas of higher altitudes, are warming twice as fast in the summer than other regions. Which is what is producing favorable conditions for a very wavy jet stream.”
Kai Kornhuber
Climate Scientist
The Earth Institute at Columbia University
Colorado Headwaters invites the community “for an entertaining and informative evening to learn how beavers can protect vital water resources, increase ecological diversity and help counter the effects of climate change.”
“Who can turn a desert into an oasis? Who can save crops and cattle from drought? Beavers!”
Read MoreThe Bureau of Land Management held the first of several public input meetings Monday, July 8 in Salida, regarding its first long-term Eastern Colorado Resource Management Plan and Environmental Impact Statement in more than 30...
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What will we do when the light goes out? While that might not be something most people think...
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Residents of Chaffee County are invited to the kick-off event for the new comprehensive plan [comp...
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