Local leaders Praise Bennet, Hickenlooper for moving bill closer to enactment Contact: Francis Sanzaro, Wilderness Workshop Communications Director, 315.415.7861 | francis@wildernessworkshop.org For Immediate Release - Dec 14, 2023 Carbondale, CO - A broad array of Coloradans praised the work of Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper today for their work in preserving the consensus

For almost two decades stakeholders, conservationists and lawmakers have spoken about landscape protections in the San Juan Mountains of Colorado. Truly the heart of Southwest Colorado, the San Juans have rich biodiversity, expansive wildlife corridors and form the headwaters of six major rivers. Opinion Column - Originally published in the Grand Junction Sentinel  By

Following administrative actions, Colorado ranchers, veterans, and conservationists urge Congress to protect remaining places in the bill   For Immediate Release - May 17, 2023 Denver, CO - A local coalition is applauding the reintroduction of the Colorado Outdoor Recreation and Economy (CORE) Act by Senator Michael Bennet and Representative Joe Neguse, and co-sponsored by

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

Designation comes after years of support from diverse stakeholders  Contact: Angela Simental, angela@conservationco.org, 303-605-3483 PHOTOS and B-ROLL Denver, CO (October 12, 2022) - A diverse coalition of veterans, elected officials, business owners, hunters and anglers, conservationists, and other community members are applauding President Joe Biden for designating the Camp Hale-Continental Divide National Monument in the

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

Act would honor World War II veterans who helped build outdoor recreation economy  Media resources, including b-roll and high-resolution photographs, are available here.  Vail, Colo. (December 6, 2021) – As Congress prepares to vote on its annual National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), a group of Colorado veteran organizations sent a letter urging the inclusion of