Blog — Colorado Trout Unlimited

If Colorado House bill becomes law, developers would have to address water needs first

By Phillip YatesGlenwood Springs Post Independent Staff Glenwood Springs, CO Colorado April 19, 2008

[The focus of this article is one of the Healthy River Initiatives championed by TU. tk]

http://www.postindependent.com/article/20080419/VALLEYNEWS/155163420

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Dems push for limits on Roan drilling

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By GARY HARMONThe Daily Sentinel

“We continue to believe the outstanding resources on the Roan deserve full protection,” said Dave Nickum, executive director of one of the organizations, Colorado Trout Unlimited. “We support this bill as an important step forward in protecting key habitat on the Roan, including native cutthroat watersheds.”

http://www.gjsentinel.com/news/content/news/stories/2008/04/17/041808_1a_roan.html

Group: Cache La Poudre Is A Most Endangered River

April 16 FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) ― An organization that advocates healthy rivers has named the scenic Cache la Poudre River in northern Colorado among the 10 most endangered rivers in America.

http://cbs4denver.com/local/Cache.La.Poudre.2.701689.html

Sportsmen keep eyes on energy companies

By DAVE BUCHANANThe Daily Sentinel

Heading the campaign are the conservation groups Trout Unlimited, National Wildlife Federation and the Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership.

Chris Wood, chief operating officer for Trout Unlimited, said the “Forest Service and (Bureau of Land Management’s) usual order (of energy development) is lease first, ask about water and wildlife next.

“But it shouldn’t take an act of Congress to ... ensure a place like the Roan Plateau is protected from energy development,” Wood said.

http://www.gjsentinel.com/news/content/news/stories/2008/04/16/041708_responsible_energy.html

Outdoor groups "seek a balance"

By Andy Vuong and Steve Lipsher The Denver Post

Trout Unlimited's Chris Wood called the grass-roots lobbying effort a "last resort" because sportsmen have not been heard in discussions over oil and gas leasing.

Also, a new report shows that Colorado oil, gas and mining companies pay the seventh-lowest tax rate among firms in 10 Western states.

http://www.denverpost.com/business/ci_8950679

Congress revisits the Clean Water Act

Denver Post guest commentary

By Darrell Gerber and Myrna Poticha

 

As spring's welcome beauty flows to summer's sun, their climate cousins flood, drought and storms will likely be paying us a call as well. So whether you fish, swim or just drink it, April is a good time to be thinking about water and that's what the U.S. Congress is doing.

http://www.denverpost.com/headlines/ci_8934105

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AG wants Roan gas line halted

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By Andy Vuong and John Ingold The Denver Post

Ken Neubecker, a Carbondale resident and president of Colorado Trout Unlimited, said the erosion into a waterway is "basically one of our worst fears from this kind of development."

http://www.denverpost.com/business/ci_8937704

If you think Xeriscaping is all rocks and cacti, think again

The Greeley Tribune - April 14 "With their variety of color, texture and fragrance, water-wise gardens are not only drought-tolerant, they provide year-round beauty....."

http://www.greeleytrib.com/article/20080413/FEATURES/663309644