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Earthjustice President Abigail Dillen to be featured speaker at Wilderness Workshop’s Wild Feast

2023-06-05T16:23:08-06:00

Annual Benefit returns on August 9 to the St. Regis Aspen Resort June 5, 2023 - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Grant Stevens, Communications Director, grant@wildernessworkshop.org; 319-427-0260 (Cell) CARBONDALE, CO – Wilderness Workshop is pleased to announce that Abigail Dillen, President of Earthjustice, will be the featured speaker at Wild Feast on Wednesday, August 9 at the St. Regis Aspen Resort. Wild Feast, an annual benefit, is an evening celebrating conservation, climate action, public lands, and free-flowing rivers. It raises critical funds that ensure WW can continue to protect western Colorado’s public lands and waters, build an equitable environmental movement, and [...]

Earthjustice President Abigail Dillen to be featured speaker at Wilderness Workshop’s Wild Feast2023-06-05T16:23:08-06:00

Coloradans Applaud Sen. Bennet and Rep. Neguse for re-introducing CORE Act

2023-05-31T20:22:08-06:00

Following administrative actions, Colorado ranchers, veterans, and conservationists urge Congress to protect remaining places in the bill   May 15, 2023 - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Grant Stevens, Communications Director, grant@wildernessworkshop.org; 319-427-0260 (Cell) CARBONDALE, 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 Senator John Hickenlooper and Reps. Diana DeGette, Jason Crow, Yadira Caraveo, and Brittany Pettersen. This legislation is the most significant and broadly supported effort to protect Colorado’s most cherished lands, waters, and forests in a generation. The CORE [...]

Coloradans Applaud Sen. Bennet and Rep. Neguse for re-introducing CORE Act2023-05-31T20:22:08-06:00

Community Party kicks off Summer 2023 events season

2023-05-17T17:09:45-06:00

Annual event returns on Friday June 2 at Sopris Park in Carbondale May 15, 2023 - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Grant Stevens, Communications Director, grant@wildernessworkshop.org; 319-427-0260 (Cell) Join Wilderness Workshop (WW) for our 2023 Community Party and help us kick off the Summer events season! With restoration and stewardship projects, hikes in landscapes we’re working to protect, bilingual events like Latino Conservation Week, and actions you can take to protect our environment, we’ve got many ways to connect with public lands. The annual Community Party is the Workshop’s chance to say thank you to our incredible local supporters for all [...]

Community Party kicks off Summer 2023 events season2023-05-17T17:09:45-06:00

Colorado Judge Pushes Polis’ Administration on West Elk Coal Mine Air Quality Permit

2023-05-03T22:30:41-06:00

May 3, 2023 - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  Contacts: Jeremy Nichols, WildEarth Guardians, (303) 437-7663, jnichols@wildearthguardians.org Allison Henderson, Center for Biological Diversity, (970) 309-2008, ahenderson@biologicaldiversity.org Matt Reed, High Country Conservation Advocates, (303) 505-9917, matt@hccacb.org Noah Rott, Sierra Club, (406) 214-1990, rott@sierraclub.org Grant Stevens, Communications Director, grant@wildernessworkshop.org; 319-427-0260 (Cell) GUNNISON, CO. - A Colorado judge yesterday set a deadline for Gov. Jared Polis’ administration to draft an air quality permit for the West Elk coal mine and ordered a state agency to report progress to ensure the tardy permitting remains on track. “It's time for Colorado to stop dragging its feet and start protecting [...]

Colorado Judge Pushes Polis’ Administration on West Elk Coal Mine Air Quality Permit2023-05-03T22:30:41-06:00

Coloradans Asked to Weigh In on Bureau of Land Management’s Public Lands Rule

2023-04-06T20:25:36-06:00

Public 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 [...]

Coloradans Asked to Weigh In on Bureau of Land Management’s Public Lands Rule2023-04-06T20:25:36-06:00

Wilderness Workshop on Redstone to McClure Pass Trail Environmental Assessment (EA) Objections

2023-04-06T19:59:31-06:00

March 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 on Redstone to McClure Pass Trail Environmental Assessment (EA) Objections2023-04-06T19:59:31-06:00

Wilderness Workshop and Rocky Mountain Wild file litigation to stop the Berlaimont Estates Access Road

2023-04-13T14:58:06-06:00

Paving 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 and Rocky Mountain Wild file litigation to stop the Berlaimont Estates Access Road2023-04-13T14:58:06-06:00

WW and Community Members on the Berlaimont Estates Road Improvement Project Record of Decision

2023-04-06T20:00:12-06:00

March 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 and Community Members on the Berlaimont Estates Road Improvement Project Record of Decision2023-04-06T20:00:12-06:00

Conservation Groups to Defend Biden Administration Postponement of Oil, Gas Lease Sales

2023-04-06T20:01:31-06:00

Industry doubles down on failed attempt to rewrite the law for oil and gas companies February 8, 2023 – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Seventeen groups represented by Earthjustice and the Western Environmental Law Center moved to intervene today to defend the Biden administration’s postponement of several oil and gas lease sales. A September ruling in U.S. District Court in Wyoming affirmed the administration’s ability to postpone lease sales, but the state of Wyoming and industry groups are suing in an attempt to rewrite the law to benefit fossil fuel companies. “For too long BLM has blindly leased public lands to oil and [...]

Conservation Groups to Defend Biden Administration Postponement of Oil, Gas Lease Sales2023-04-06T20:01:31-06:00

Wilderness Workshop on proposed Redstone to McClure Pass Trail Environmental Assessment (EA)

2023-04-10T22:11:43-06:00

January 27, 2023 – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Grant Stevens, Communications Director, grant@wildernessworkshop.org; 319-427-0260 (Cell) CARBONDALE, CO – Today, the White River National Forest (WRNF) released the final Environmental Assessment (EA) and draft decision notice for a proposed 7-mile section of trail connecting Redstone with McClure Pass. Wilderness Workshop previously submitted comments regarding the proposal during the scoping period and when the draft EA was released.  In the upcoming days, our team will be closely reviewing the EA in detail. Below is additional information and a statement from Wilderness Workshop WRNF Supervisor Fitzwilliams has acknowledged the recreation challenges facing the WRNF in recent media articles (Aspen [...]

Wilderness Workshop on proposed Redstone to McClure Pass Trail Environmental Assessment (EA)2023-04-10T22:11:43-06:00
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