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Letter to the Editor: Tri-State Generation and Transmission announcing early retirement of two coal plants and one mine

by Community Contributor | Jan 20, 2020 | Buena Vista, Chaffee County, Environment, Letters to the Editor, Opinion | 0

Congratulations to Tri-State Generation and Transmission for announcing the early retirement of two coal plants and one mine. The two plants being closed are the Escalante Station in Prewitt, New Mexico by the end of 2020, and...

Truth: the difference between news stories and opinion

by Jan Wondra | Jan 20, 2020 | Environment, Government, Media, News, Truth & the Internet | 0

It should be obvious to those who pause to consider this; that truth doesn’t have a side....

Chaffee Commissioners Felt and Baker re-elected to county roles, concerns hear developer context for providing county services

by Jan Wondra | Jan 15, 2020 | Chaffee County, Environment, Government, Housing, Land Use, News | 0

The Chaffee Board of County Commissioners began their Jan. 14 meeting by re-electing Commissioner...

GARNA to host guided cross-country ski in Leadville January 18

by Taylor Sumners | Jan 13, 2020 | Activities & Events, Ark Valley Heritage, Chaffee County, Community, Environment, Recreation & The Outdoors | 0

On Saturday January 18, the Greater Arkansas River Nature Association (GARNA) and Leadville Historian Loretta McEllhiney, will host a guided cross-country ski tour along Leadville’s Mineral Belt Trail. The program will start at...

Donovan sponsors “Repeal Ban on Local Gov. Regulation of Plastics” bill

by Jan Wondra | Jan 13, 2020 | Business & The Economy, Chaffee County, Conservation, Environment, Fremont County, Government, News | 0

“Our state has a shared value of environmental stewardship, Repealing the ban on local government regulations of plastics would be a great step forward so that individual communities can create policy around plastics and waste that local leaders see as being in their communities best interests.”
Kerry Donovan
Colorado State Senator, District 5

Envision Forest Health Council finalizes Chaffee County Wildfire Protection Plan Draft

by Jan Wondra | Jan 11, 2020 | Buena Vista, Chaffee County, Conservation, Environment, Fremont County, Government, News, Poncha Springs, Public Safety & Justice, Recreation & The Outdoors, Salida | 0

The latest meeting of the Envision Forest Health Council this past Wednesday yielded big results. After months of work, the highly-engaged group finalized the draft plan for what is being called the Next Gen CWPP, which stands for Community Wildfire Protection Plan. That draft document sets out some big 2020 goals and identifies treatment areas and sub-teams for efforts designed to protect Chaffee and Fremont counties from wildfire incidents.