Colorado reps must protect public lands

Colorado reps must protect public lands

Lindsay Fallon — As a mom who loves to explore the outdoors with my family, I am deeply concerned about recent efforts to undermine public lands...

San Miguel County drafts resolution supporting public lands stewardship

The San Miguel Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) is working on a draft resolution supporting public lands stewardship and recognizing the multi-use nature of these lands. The resolution would also encourage maintaining the funding levels to manage public lands and…

The Federal Government is Waging War on Our Public Lands

A full-scale assault threatens to turn public lands over to fossil fuel companies and deny us the right to defend our communities and the places we love and depend on. By Dr. Barbara Vasquez, WORC Board Chair I live in Jackson County, Colorado, the beautiful mountainous headwaters of the North Platte River, where hundreds of inactive and abandoned oil wells litter the landscape, degrading important wildlife habitat. They are a few of an estimate…