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Medicinal Plants Lecture Coming to Salida “Green Drinks” Event July 25
Elements Mountain Compost, a composting service that serves Chaffee and Gunnison Counties, is hosting a “Green Drinks” event from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. on July 25 at Benson’s Tavern, 128 North F Street in Salida. Native plant foraging expert Dr. Erica Gift will be lecturing on...
What do you do with $300? Colorado’s small towns figure out how to use opioid settlement funds.
Crested Butte could have bought nine doses of the overdose reversal drug naloxone with the amount of money the town has received so far from Colorado’s opioid settlement funds — but that might not have been enough to cover the sales tax, too. The Gunnison County mountain town,...
U.S. Forest Service signs off on Mt. Emmons Land Exchange
Hiking Red Lady to ski won’t be trespassing any more…. Another major step to protect Mt. Emmons, aka Red Lady, took place July 4 when Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison (GMUG) National Forests forest supervisor Chad Stewart signed an official “Decision Memo” approving a 1,000+ acre land exchange that will allow for quicker reclamation efforts on Mt. Emmons for past mining activity. Those reclamation efforts are being conducted by the Mt. Emmons Mining Company (MEMC), a subsidiary of global mining giant Freeport McMoRan which is responsible for the water treatment facility on Red Lady.
Prutch's Garage Door and Kooler Garage Doors Announce Cooperative Agreement in Gunnison and Crested Butte
"This marks a new chapter for us and our customers in Gunnison County. We're honored to carry forward the legacy of service established by Kooler Garage Doors" This agreement marks a new chapter for us and our customers in Gunnison County. We're honored to carry forward the legacy of service established by Kooler Garage Doors”
Board of Adjustment upholds triplex approval in CB South
In its first appeals hearing since becoming an active governmental board this year, the Gunnison County Board of Adjustment (BOA) ruled recently to uphold a Crested Butte Property Owner’s Association (POA) decision regarding a triplex project in Crested Butte South. The project, located at 499 Cement Creek Road and...
AmeriCorps grant funding more Region 10 volunteers
Region 10 League for Economic Assistance and Planning has received an AmeriCorps Seniors grant of $288,028 from AmeriCorps, the federal agency for national service and volunteerism. The grant will expand Region 10’s presence by funding a total of 45 AmeriCorps Seniors volunteers in Delta, Gunnison, Hinsdale, Montrose, Ouray and San...
Red Lady deal moves forward
Crested Butte’s Red Lady is one step closer to being permanently protected from the threat of mining. On July 8, the U.S. Forest Service signed the decision memo for the Mt. Emmons Land Exchange, authorizing the exchange of more than 1,000 acres of private and federal lands in Gunnison and Saguache counties.
Low-Level Helicopter Flights to Image Geology over Southwestern Colorado to Resume
Low-level helicopter flights are slated to begin over a broad region of southwestern Colorado to image geology using airborne geophysical technology. Flying will commence in mid to late June 2024 and will take up to 2 months to complete, weather and wildfire restrictions permitting. Flights will cover areas within Chaffee, Gunnison, and Saguache counties.
Clock ticking on Whetstone project
Time is of the essence for Gunnison County planners who face the possibility of abandoning Whetstone, the county’s over $130 million affordable housing project, if costs rise enough to push rents past affordability goals. Crested Butte Town Council has yet to decide if it’s able to help the county...
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