Assembly Working on (Outdoors) Bills

By Charlie MeyersDenver Post Outdoors Editor

Three bills relating directly to outdoor affairs remain active in the Colorado General Assembly, although one appears to be hanging by a thread.       (The good news is that a CTU endorsed bill is on track - tk)

http://www.denverpost.com/extremes/ci_8415733

Farmers would rather lease rights than sell

Survey on South Platte bodes well for programs like proposed Super Ditch

By CHRIS WOODKA THE PUEBLO CHIEFTAIN

http://www.chieftain.com/metro/1204441494/2

Why Save Water? More Ag Incentives Needed

(Colorado seems to be getting serious about agricultural water conservation! - tk)  By CHRIS WOODKA THE PUEBLO CHIEFTAIN

http://www.chieftain.com/metro/1204441494/1

[Colorado Springs] Utilities’ water plan wins bureau’s favor

by Pam Zubeck - Colorado Springs Gazette (A status report and backgrounder on the proposed Southern Delivery System, which would bring water from Pueblo Reservoir to Colorado Springs)

http://www.gazette.com/articles/city_33690___article.html/pueblo_water.html

New water director at home in job

Jennifer Gimbal's primary aim is to balance supply issues with conservation goals.

By CHRIS WOODKA THE PUEBLO CHIEFTAIN

http://www.chieftain.com/metro/1203923040/5 

Dry Gulch Reservoir litigation continues, briefs filed

 As litigation surrounding the Dry Gulch Reservoir continues, two local water districts and Trout Unlimited (TU) have now filed response briefs with District Court, Water Division Seven, State of Colorado.http://www.pagosasun.com/frontpage.htm#Anchor-Dry-47857

CTU VP Named to Gov's Forest Council

 Neubecker Named to New Forest Council Aspen Times Staff Report

http://www.aspentimes.com/article/20080213/NEWS/602826056

Grand County locals among proponents of instream flow laws

And TU member Kirk Klancke is right up front. http://www.skyhidailynews.com/article/20080207/NEWS/76165476

For Sale - Our Public Lands!

The BLM's Valentine's day sale - ok, lease sale - of 24, 835 acres of West Slope will earn us U.S. citizens a whopping 3.9 million bucks. Wonder how much that is in petrodollars? http://www.blm.gov/co/st/en/BLM_Information/newsroom/2008/blm_colorado_s_february.html

Arkansas River at Risk of Toxic Disaster

Officials are concerned that spring snowmelt may blow contaminated water out of a Leadville mine drainage tunnel and into the Arkansas headwaters. Read the Associated Press story. http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5jZu_kACT9XIYYzSCzey06LvOSSeAD8UQL4800