The same day that President Biden announced the Camp Hale - Continental Divide National Monument, he also announced the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and US Forest Service would be moving forward with protections for the Thompson Divide! On October 17, Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland officially proposed to administratively withdraw 225,000 acres

Colorado’s public lands define our state’s identity, provide world-class recreation opportunities, support iconic wildlife, and are critical to Coloradans’ way of life. Yet climate change, oil and gas drilling, sprawling new development, and barriers to accessible outdoor recreation are threatening the future of Colorado’s public lands, natural resources, and unique wildlife. For over a decade,

Energy & Natural Resources Committee vote positions bill for a Senate floor vote, and puts CORE Act in play for public lands legislation Media resources, including still photos and b-roll video footage, for the CORE Act are available from The Wilderness Society at this link: https://www.wilderness.org/articles/media-resources/media-resources-colorado-outdoor-recreation-economy-core-act  May 3, 2022 CARBONDALE, CO—The Colorado Outdoor Recreation and

Conservatives, conservationists, sportsmen and the broad array of bill supporters from across Colorado laud the bill’s markup by the Senate Energy Committee  May 2, 2022 Denver, CO - The varied coalition of organizations, local government supporters, and conservationists cheered the announcement that the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee planned a markup and committee vote for the

First published in the Sopris Sun on Mar. 30, 2022. This past week, I was in Carbondale. I live along the Crystal River, right at the base of the Thompson Divide, so a trip into Carbondale isn’t all that uncommon. But I was making a special trip — one to pick up a new “Unified for