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GIMBY | Blog | Utah sand dune beetle at center of land use debate
GIMBY | Blog | Utah sand dune beetle at center of land use debate. Author Trish Anderton finds Associate Director Rose Chilcoat’s comments on the declining population of tiger beetles to be of use in the following blog post. >> November 20, 2012 Trish Anderton Off-highway vehicle (OHV) enthusiasts are alarmed that the U.S. Fish…
2012 Raffle Quilt Winner
We held the drawing for Sue Gunckel’s finely crafted wall quilt on October 30, 2012. Angie Spalding of Bend, Oregon was the lucky winner. Congratulations Angie!
Fear and loathing in San Juan County — High Country News
Stephanie Paige Ogburn >> Last weekend, one, two, or maybe many anti-wilderness advocates in San Juan County, Utah, decided that freedom of speech wasn’t good enough for them. They felt so desperate to be heard that they turned into criminals, using vandalism and threats to amplify their voices. The target of this criminal rage? A…
Tattle Trails - AARP The Magazine
Tattle Trails: A goup of hikers with cameras finds a way to keep vehicles from ruining the West’s wildest lands by Beth Baker – for AARP Magazine, March/April 2009 AS LIGHTNING STREAKED the canyon and rain drummed on the red-rock walls of Recapture Wash, Ronni Egan and Rose Chilcoat took shelter under a ledge, delighting…
Nevada judge refuses to toss 'Shovel Brigade' deal
> AP Staff Writer > Washington Examiner > LAS VEGAS (AP) — A federal judge on Monday refused to grant a request by environmentalists to throw out a settlement agreement between the federal government and local officials in Elko County that would legitimize the existence of a controversial road in northern Nevada. The decision by…
Great Old Broads is a true Durango gem
Durango has a gem in its midst. As a newcomer five years ago, I saw mention of Great Old Broads for Wilderness in the paper and thought its name a bit quirky. At my son’s nudging, I was intrigued to find out greatoldbroads.org was a national organization based in Durango with frontline involvement protecting wild…
Crowning the kings of the forest
Hermosa Creek home to 3 of tallest measured evergreens From the Durango Herald 7/15/2012 By Dale Rodebaugh Herald staff writer About one mile up the Hermosa Creek Trail, a vista opened straight ahead to reveal a towering ponderosa pine silhouetted against the sky. “There it is,” said Robert Leverett, a co-founder of the Native Tree…
No environmental regulations in this House
The Boulder Weekly interviewed ED Ronni Egan for their story on the anti-environment vote record of the Republicans in the 112th Congress. by Elizabeth Miller Though Congress this year may be better known as the session that failed to accomplish anything, a report commissioned by three ranking members of the House shows this year’s collection…
Durango Magazine Winter/Spring 2011/2012
The Durango Magazine chose Ronni as its La Plata Local for its 2011/2012 edition. We’re very pleased. Durango Magazine Winter/Spring 2011/2012.
Great Old Broads push for San Juan Mountains Wilderness - Ouray News
By Samantha Wright Over 40 women of a certain age from across the country gathered in Ouray County last weekend for a “Broad-Walk” event sponsored by the wilderness advocacy group Great Old Broads for Wilderness. The Broads are a national non-profit membership organization based in Durango, that uses the voices and activism of elders to…
