North Fork of the Gunnison
Grant Stevens2023-04-06T12:39:58-06:00Containing the largest concentration of organic, sustainable growers in the state, but substantial threats remain.
Coloradans Asked to Weigh In on Bureau of Land Management’s Public Lands Rule
Grant Stevens2023-04-06T20:25:36-06:00Public lands supporters welcome new policies to strengthen stewardship for water, open space and recreation in era of climate change March 30, 2023 – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Kate Mackay: Director of Communications, The Wilderness Society, 602-571-2603; kate_mackay@tws.org GRAND JUNCTION, CO – Coloradans welcomed today’s announcement of a plan that shifts the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) focus to prioritize recreation, conservation, and protecting public lands and cultural resources. BLM plays a critical role in Colorado, managing over 8.3 million acres of wildlands across the state, areas vitally important to conservation of water, wildlife, and the growing demand for access [...]
Wilderness Workshop on Redstone to McClure Pass Trail Environmental Assessment (EA) Objections
Grant Stevens2023-04-06T19:59:31-06:00March 14, 2023 – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Grant Stevens, Communications Director, grant@wildernessworkshop.org; 319-427-0260 (Cell) CARBONDALE, CO – Yesterday, the objection period closed for the White River National Forest’s (WRNF) final Environmental Assessment (EA) and draft decision notice for a proposed 7-mile section of trail between Redstone and McClure Pass. Wilderness Workshop submitted a 25-page objection outlining our continued concerns with the proposal and the flawed process that lead to the draft decision. Below is a statement from Wilderness Workshop and additional information. “Dealing with the pressure of growing recreation is one of the greatest challenges facing our local land managers. With this proposal, the Forest Service officials [...]
Wilderness Workshop and Rocky Mountain Wild file litigation to stop the Berlaimont Estates Access Road
Grant Stevens2023-04-13T14:58:06-06:00Paving wild public lands to facilitate sprawl is unacceptable March 14, 2023 – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contacts: Grant Stevens, Communications Director, grant@wildernessworkshop.org; 319-427-0260 (Cell) & Matthew Sandler, Rocky Mountain Wild Legal Director/Leadership Team, matt@rockymountainwild.org; 303-579-5162 On March 13, 2023, Wilderness Workshop and Rocky Mountain Wild filed a lawsuit in Federal Court in Washington D.C., asking for a ruling overturning the White River National Forest’s Record of Decision for the Berlaimont Estates Road Improvement Project. Issued on Friday, March 10, this decision would facilitate a developer’s plan to build 19 new mansions on 680 acres in the middle of the White River National Forest. “Litigation is always a [...]
Wilderness Workshop y Rocky Mountain Wild presentan un litigio para detener la carretera de acceso a Berlaimont Estates
Grant Stevens2023-03-14T08:00:22-06:00Pavimentar terrenos públicos salvajes para facilitar la expansión es inaceptable 14 de marzo de 2023 - PARA DIFUSIÓN INMEDIATA Contactos: Grant Stevens, Director de Comunicaciones, grant@wildernessworkshop.org; 319-427-0260 (Móvil) & Matthew Sandler, Director Jurídico/Equipo de Liderazgo de Rocky Mountain Wild, matt@rockymountainwild.org; 303-579-5162 El 13 de marzo de 2023, Wilderness Workshop y Rocky Mountain Wild presentaron una demanda ante el Tribunal Federal de Washington D.C., solicitando una sentencia que anule el Registro de Decisión del Bosque Nacional White River para el Proyecto de Mejora de la Carretera de Berlaimont Estates. Emitida el viernes 10 de marzo, esta decisión facilitaría el plan de [...]
WW and Community Members on the Berlaimont Estates Road Improvement Project Record of Decision
Grant Stevens2023-04-06T20:00:12-06:00March 10, 2023 – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Grant Stevens, Communications Director, grant@wildernessworkshop.org; 319-427-0260 (Cell) Today, the White River National Forest released a signed Record of Decision for the Berlaimont Estates Road Improvement Project, which will approve a damaging paved road through sensitive wildlife habitat. The Project facilitates a developer’s plan to build 19 new mansions on 680 acres in the middle of the White River National Forest. The Decision represents the Forest Service’s approval of a year-round access road, paving wild public lands to facilitate sprawl in the backcountry. “Throughout this process, it has become abundantly clear how unreasonable Berlaimont Estates really [...]
WW y Miembros de la Comunidad sobre el Acta de Decisión del Proyecto de Mejora de la Carretera de Berlaimont Estates
Grant Stevens2023-03-10T11:00:30-07:0010 de marzo de 2023 - PARA DIFUSIÓN INMEDIATA Contacto: Grant Stevens, Director de Comunicaciones, grant@wildernessworkshop.org; 319-427-0260 (Móvil) Hoy, el Bosque Nacional White River ha hecho público un Registro de Decisión firmado para el Proyecto de Mejora de la Carretera de Berlaimont Estates, que aprobará una dañina carretera asfaltada a través de un sensible hábitat de vida salvaje. El Proyecto facilita el plan de un promotor para construir 19 nuevas mansiones en 680 acres en medio del Bosque Nacional White River. La Decisión representa la aprobación por parte del Servicio Forestal de una carretera de acceso durante todo el año, [...]
Western CO Oil & Gas Management Plan
Grant Stevens2025-01-29T16:07:29-07:00In June of 2024, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) released a final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) to the Colorado River Valley and Grand Junction Resource Management Plans (RMPs). The SEIS revisits oil and gas management decisions for nearly 2 million acres of federal minerals in western Colorado, specifically analyzing the climate impacts of leasing and development on public lands due to lawsuits filed by WW and partners. The BLM issued a final decision supplementing the Colorado River Valley and Grand Junction RMPs in October. The decision closed hundreds of thousands of acres of public lands to new leasing that [...]
Plan de Gestión del Petróleo y el Gas del Oeste de CO
Grant Stevens2023-03-06T02:44:21-07:00En junio de 2024, la Oficina de Gestión de Tierras (BLM) publicó una versión final de su Declaración de Impacto Ambiental Complementaria (SEIS) a los Planes de Gestión de Recursos (RMP) de Colorado River Valley y Grand Junction. La SEIS revisa las decisiones de gestión del petróleo y el gas para casi 2 millones de acres de minerales federales en el oeste de Colorado, analizando específicamente los impactos climáticos del arrendamiento y la explotación en terrenos públicos. Antecedentes y Proceso BLM finalizó los RMP de Colorado River Valley y Grand Junction en 2015, tras procesos de planificación de casi una década. [...]
Wilderness Workshop History
Grant Stevens2023-03-02T23:20:00-07:001967 Aspen Wilderness Workshop Founded 1975 Maroon Valley Bus Service - Lobbied for the service to limit private vehicles in the Maroon Valley and provided the first interpretive guides on buses. 1977 Hunter Creek Diversion - Gathered 2,700 signatures to stop road-building for tunnel project, preserving wilderness eligibility. 1979 Hunter-Fryingpan Wilderness - A 10-year campaign culminated in the permanent protection of this 82,000-acre area. 1980 Maroon Bells-Snowmass, Collegiate Peaks & Raggeds - Led the local campaign to more than double the size of the Maroon Bells-Snowmass and to establish two new wilderness areas – over 330,000 [...]
