Funding uncertainty, river droughts, and 120-year-old infrastructure: Hickenlooper hears Western Slope water woes in his visit to Garfield County

‘It’s going to hurt all the way down the river’: Inconsistent river flows bringing economic and public safety woes

Serious concerns about the region’s tourism economy and public safety prompted by fluctuating flows in the Colorado River below Davis Dam have leaders on both sides of the river lobbying federal officials for consistently navigable conditions.

Bipartisan group of Western Slope lawmakers warn of ‘serious risk’ of Forest Service cuts, urge feds to reverse decision

With the summer tourism season on the horizon, a bipartisan group of Western Slope state lawmakers is warning of “serious risk” to Colorado’s public lands if U.S. Forest Service cuts aren’t reversed.  In an April 2 letter to United States Department of Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins, lawmakers called for thousands of recently-fired Forest Service staff to be rehired, saying the cuts would “severely harm the invaluable services that these f…

Sen. Hickenlooper town hall set for Colorado Springs

Senator John Hickenlooper, D-Colo., is scheduled to host a town hall Thursday in Colorado Springs.

Funding uncertainty, river droughts and 120-year-old infrastructure: Hickenlooper hears Western Slope water woes in his visit to Garfield County

Colorado Sen. John Hickenlooper stood right beside the flowing Colorado River as he responded to concerns about its future from water conservation leaders on the Western Slope.  The senator’s Tuesday visit to Two Rivers Park in Glenwood Springs was just one of several stops on his tour across Northwestern Colorado to discuss things like public land management and housing challenges. Those in attendance relayed their hopes and water concerns to h…

Funding uncertainty, river droughts, and 120-year-old infrastructure: Hickenlooper hears Western Slope water woes in his visit to Garfield County

Colorado Sen. John Hickenlooper stood right beside the flowing Colorado River as he responded to concerns about its future from water conservation leaders on the Western Slope.  The senator’s Tuesday visit to Two Rivers Park in Glenwood Springs was just one of several stops on his tour across Northwestern Colorado to discuss things like public land management and housing challenges. Those in attendance relayed their hopes and water concerns to h…