PUBLIC NEWS SERVICE By Eric Galatas February 4, 2019 DENVER – Voters in Colorado and other western states continue to support conservation policies for publicly owned lands, putting them at odds with the Trump administration’s energy dominance agenda, according to the ninth annual Conservation in the West Poll from Colorado College. Gov. Jared Polis says […]
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Fisher’s Peak in Trinidad will open to the public, thanks to land purchase
COLORADO SPRINGS INDEPENDENT By Faith Miller March 5, 2019 Just east of Interstate 25, a few miles north of the New Mexico border, 9,600-foot-tall Fisher’s Peak is a hidden gem in plain sight. The Trinidad landmark has long been closed to the public. But thanks to a land purchase completed Feb. 28, the peak and […]
Outdoors a bright spot for New Mexico
SANTA FE NEW MEXICAN By Lori Weigel and Dave Metz March 4, 2019 There is good news for New Mexicans who may be feeling like the last kid picked for the team during this economic turnaround. In the recent Conservation in the West Poll of voters in eight Mountain West states, New Mexico voters expressed […]
Climate change in Nevada can be stopped with our help
LAS VEGAS SUN BIZWEST.COM By C. Moon Reed March 1, 2019 Polar bears are invading Russian villages because melting arctic ice pushes them toward civilization. That’s just the latest story in a string of disasters, ominous warnings and strange happenings brought on by global climate change. While we may be distant from polar vortexes […]
February, in brief
What you may have missed and need to know WESTWISE By Andre F. Miller February 28, 2019 According to the Colorado College Conservation in the West Poll, the number of Western voters who are concerned about climate change is on the rise. Across the West, the percent of voters who say climate change is […]
Letter: Bill an effort to celebrate state public lands
CODY ENTERPRISE February 27, 2019 To the editor: Public lands in Wyoming and the West are, by definition, for everybody. These lands have been managed for multiple use by the people of our state, country and world for more than 50 years. A simple effort to create a day of recognition of the diverse recreational […]
Most Arizonans Are Concerned About Climate Change According To Poll
KJZZ By Lauren Gilger February 19, 2019 Updated: February 20, 2019 More Arizonans today — nearly two-thirds in fact — are concerned about climate change and view it as a serious problem. That’s one of the main findings from the latest Conservation in the West Poll. Every year for the last nine years, the Colorado […]
Letters to the editor
JACKSON HOLE NEWS & GUIDE February 20, 2019 Celebrate public lands Public lands in Wyoming and the West, are, by definition for everybody. These lands have been managed for multiple use by the people of our state, country and the world for more than 50 years. A simple effort to create a day of recognition […]
Western US Voters Say Climate More Important Than Energy
Voters in Western US States Are Really Concerned About Climate Change. But Does This Change What They Do? It’s Interesting. This story was originally published by Grist with the headline Western voters care more about climate than ‘energy dominance’ on Feb 10, 2019. The Western US has seen a lot of climate-change-caused extreme events […]
Poll finds support for public lands protections in the west
Colorado voters back clean water, wildlife habitat CASTLE ROCK NEWS PRESS ONLINE HIGHLANDS RANCH HERALD ONLINE WESTMINSTER WINDOW LITTLETON INDEPENDENT By Shanna Fortier February 11, 2019 Colorado residents continue to support efforts to keep public lands protected and accessible, according to the ninth annual Colorado College State of the Rockies Project Conservation in the West Poll, […]
