Dolores River conservation act clears Senate committee Bennet, Hickenlooper bill still needs House sponsor December 22, 2025
$50,000 grant awarded to preserve wetlands along Animas River Plata Open Space Conservancy received funds to finance conservation easement for 67-acre property north of Durango June 30, 2025
Public lands in Southwest Colorado could be up for sale budget bill puts recreational areas like Animas Mountain at stake June 18, 2025
New law allows state land board to consider recreation, conservation is to balance more diverse values with mandate to generate funds for schools May 14, 2025
White House to reverse rule promoting conservation on BLM land Lands Act put restoration on equal footing with ranching and drilling April 21, 2025
Hickenlooper’s Western Slope tour reveals growing frustration over Trump’s public lands policy ‘It’s going to be battle’ he told local officials in Eagle County as he encouraged stronger and unified opposition April 18, 2025
Sen. Bennet chalks wins – and misses – for Southwest Colorado senator has tackled public lands bills, television markets and FLC tuition waiver April 11, 2025
Trump picks oil and gas advocate from Colorado to lead Bureau of Land Management Kathleen Sgamma now leads Denver-based trade group Western Energy Alliance February 13, 2025
What to ask your real estate agent about water in Colorado Attorneys, developers and real estate brokers share an inside look at the questions buyers should ask January 1, 2025
Advocates blast Western Slope counties’ ‘grossly inadequate’ Dolores Canyon conservation plan Proposal from Mesa and Montrose counties would reduce proposed monument area by more than 90% July 29, 2024
Colorado land trusts want increased support for easement tax credits to help “double down on conservation” It Colorado coalition hopes to conserve 3.3 million acres by 2033, but it needs lawmakers to renew and increase the… November 30, 2023
Boebert touts legislative wins that Biden vows to veto Bills, amendments and funding requests pass House November 10, 2023
Biden wants to make conservation equal to ranching and mining. The GOP won’t have it Republican-led House committee voted to withdraw a BLM rule it links to ‘Biden’s preservationist agenda’ June 22, 2023
In letter to Biden, Colorado Democrats request executive action related to CORE Act is a tacit acknowledgment the bill has no current path through Congress August 26, 2022
Regional economic strategy targets housing, infrastructure goals also addresses using natural lands to support economy November 27, 2021
Durango nonprofit helps build mapping tool to visualize climate, biodiversity of public lands Program was created for policymakers, but can also inform local conservation efforts November 20, 2021
Trump administration proposes eliminating funding for Land and Water Conservation Fund Congress unlikely to support proposed budget cuts February 28, 2020
Judge rejects suit to remove Gunnison sage grouse protection Colorado lawsuit sought to remove bird’s status as ‘threatened’ September 28, 2018
Can the push to take back federal lands succeed? A $14 million lawsuit likely would lose in Supreme Court October 5, 2016
Darryl Glenn open to transfer of public lands to states Glenndu1-i-syn Glenn told The Durango Herald that there is a misconception that such a sweeping move would result in mismanagement,… September 30, 2016
Local News Recreation leaders join fight to control federal land Recreation industry joins conservation groups’ campaign May 25, 2016
Local News Tension runs high on public lands bills Democrats fight back in battle over federal management April 19, 2016
Local News Environmental groups encourage BLM to involve public in planning The economic impact of the national parks surrounding the Moab, Utah, were cited Thursday as a reason the Bureau of… March 31, 2016
