News

April 15, 2014

Come Hike with Us!

This spring, WCC and its allies are teaming up to offer a series of guided hikes to showcase public lands throughout Western Colorado! Join us to […]
April 14, 2014

Workshop focuses on spruce beetle, aspen decline

After months of waiting, the US Forest Service is holding its second stakeholder workshop for the Spruce Beetle and Sudden Aspen Decline treatment project (SPEADMR) on […]
February 10, 2014

Preserving Delta County’s Rural Economy

Join us for “Good Food, Responsible Agriculture and Preserving Our Rural Economy in Delta County”, on February 13 at 6:30 pm in Memorial Hall in Hotchkiss […]
November 13, 2013

MountainFilm in Montrose!

If eight years makes a community tradition, then the upcoming Mountainfilm on Tour in Montrose has become one.  This benefit and community awareness event for Community Options and […]
August 19, 2013

Sept 7 deadline for nominees for WCC officers

WCC Annual Business Meeting features elections, bylaw change According to WCC’s By-laws, officers are elected at the Annual Meeting for two-year terms:  President and Treasurer in […]
August 16, 2013

Parachute Creek spill an ongoing concern

All summer long, crews have been cleaning up water sullied by oil and gas drilling near Parachute, Colorado.  The worst is over, but residents of the […]
May 30, 2013

Parachute Creek spill overview

By Frank Smith, WCC Director of Organizing This spring, something funny is in the water around Parachute, Colorado—leaving citizens, landowners and downstream water users nervous. Parachute […]
May 30, 2013

Dear DOE: Clean up before start up!

We are approaching the deadline for public comment regarding the Department of Energy’s  (DOE ) Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS) evaluating their Uranium Leasing Program (ULP) […]
November 6, 2012

JOB OPENING

Western Colorado Congress is hiring a full-time COMMUNITY ORGANIZER to help protect and enhance our quality of life on the Western Slope!  The position is based […]