Events for December 2024

July 31, 2014

Uranium: Cleanup before Start Up

by Dudley Case, Ridgway, and Emily Hornback, WCC Organizer As one drives the Scenic Byway 141 from Grand Junction to Nucla and Naturita, winding through the […]
May 16, 2014

Should Colorado Nat’l Monument become a Nat’l Park?

Over the past three years, the Western Slope community has wrestled over the proposal to redesignate the Colorado National Monument to an official National Park. Now, […]
February 25, 2014

Coal Lease Proposed for Book Cliffs

A company is proposing to lease over 14,000 acres for coal mining near the border of Garfield and Mesa Counties, and a public comment period goes […]
September 12, 2013

Dominguez-Escalante RMP needs your support!

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has released its draft Resource Management Plan (RMP) for the 210,000 acres of rugged sandstone canyons, cascading waterfalls and primal […]
August 16, 2013

Whitewater drilling proposal draws crowd

Nearly 75 people turned out for an August 8 public meeting in Whitewater on the Fram drilling proposal.  The unincorporated community packed a meeting hall to […]
June 21, 2013

Submit Comments Now on BLM Plan

We are quickly approaching the June 24th deadline for public comment for the BLM’s Grand Junction Draft Resource Management Plan (RMP).  The Grand Junction Field Office’s […]
June 18, 2012

Dome on the Range tour!

Chuck Malick, Western Colorado Congress’ long-time lobbyist in the Colorado legislature in Denver, will be making his annual “Dome on the Range” tour to the Western […]
March 6, 2012

Chasing Water on March 24

Western Colorado Congress is once again hosting the Wild & Scenic Film Festival. Exciting new location this year is in the Colorado Mesa University Center Ballroom on […]