Community Celebrates 20 Years of Protections for the Thompson Divide
Grant Stevens2024-04-03T10:52:42-06:00Community Celebrates 20 Years of Protections for the Thompson Divide April 3, 2024 - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Francis Sanzaro, Communications Director, Wilderness Workshop, francis@wildernessworkshop.org. CARBONDALE, CO – Earlier today, the Department of the Interior announced the finalization of the Thompson Divide Administrative Mineral Withdrawal, which will protect 225,000 acres of public lands in western Colorado from future oil and gas leasing and mining for the next 20 years. The withdrawal is the result of a decade and a half of strong community collaboration — local ranchers, mountain bikers, conservationists and businesses are celebrating this historic win for local public [...]