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STATE OF THE ROCKIES
The 2012 State of the Rockies Report Card has been released!
On Monday April 9th, at the first day of the 2012 State of the Rockies Conference, we unveiled this year's Report Card to a full crowd, including Secretary of the Department of the Interior Ken Salazar and the Director of the U.S. Geological Survey Marcia McNutt. To purchase a copy of the Report Card, or to view an online version, visit our Report Card site.
Conservation in the West Poll Results released on 1/30/2012
For the second year in a row, the State of the Rockies Project, in conjunction with Lori Weigel, Public Opinion Strategies and Dave Metz, Fairbank, Maslin, Maullin, Metz & Associates, has conducted the Conservation in the West Poll. The survey, conducted in six Western States, explores bi-partisan opinions in each state and for the six-state region concerning conservation, environment, energy, the role of government, trade-offs with economies, and citizen priorities. For more information on the survey and the results, click here.
The 2011-12 Rockies Project Speakers Series
During the 2011-12 academic year, the Rockies Project hosted a great series of speakers on the Colorado College campus. The series, titled: The Colorado River Basin: Agenda for Use, Restoration, and Sustainability for the Next Generation, expanded on this year's project focus. Topics of the talks ranged from a discussion on the Law of the River, to a panel covering the implications of climate on the Colorado River Basin in the 21st Century. To see videos from this year's Speakers Series talks, visit the State of the Rockies Project YouTube channel. For info on the upcoming State of the Rockies Conference, visit our conference page.
Importance of Public Lands: Letter from 100+ economists to President Obama
Walt Hecox, the Rockies Project Faculty Director, has served on a Steering Committee to draft content for and solicit signatories for a letter to President Obama at this critical time: deep fiscal dilemmas and an impending national election in 2012 combine to threaten the public lands in the Rockies. Release of this letter to the president, signed by 100+ economists including 3 Nobel laureates, half located in the American West, seeks to inform public debate at this critical time. Take a look at more information on the letter here.
Where are they now?
Gregory Zimmerman
Rockies involvement: 2005/06 student researcher
Since then: 2006/07 & 2007/08 serving as Vista Volunteer with Colorado Watershed Assembly in Hotchkiss Colorado
| The State of the Rockies Project is
in its ninth year, and seeks to increase public understanding of vital
issues affecting the Rockies. All State of the Rockies events are free
and open to the public, who are encouraged to join the ongoing discussion
of the issues that affect our beautiful yet fragile region. |
Remains of a River has been released!
Check out this documentary by Will Stauffer-Norris and Zak Podmore, our 2011-12 Rockies Project Field Researchers (and 2012-13 Expedition Managers) covering their Source to Sea Journey down the Colorado River during the fall and winter of 2011-12. See below to learn about our upcoming expedition down the Colorado.
The 2012-13 State of the Rockies Project: Water Friendly Futures for the Colorado River Basin
Following on the successes of last year's State of the Rockies Project, which was titled: The Colorado River Basin- Agenda for Use, Restoration, and Sustainability for the Next Generation, the Project is now well underway in planning for next year's focus: Water Friendly Futures for the Colorado River Basin. We have put together a great team of summer researchers and are excited to expand on last year's work.
Down the Colorado Expedition
As part of this year's Project, we are going to expand upon last year's Source to Sea trip by starting from the headwaters of the Colorado River in Rocky Mountain National Park and conducting water tests along the river, as well as engaging the river's different stakeholders along the river. To learn more about the trip go to the expedition website: DowntheColorado.org.
Here's an interactive map from last year's Source to Sea expedition with links to photos, videos, blogposts, and media from the trip:
The 2011-12
State of the Rockies Conference:
"The Colorado River Basin: Agenda for Use, Restoration, and Sustainability for the Next Generation"
As a culmination of this year's State of the Rockies Project work on the Colorado River Basin, the Project hosted a conference on the Colorado College Campus on April 9th and 10th, 2012. In addition to the release of the 2012 State of the Rockies Report Card, we had a stellar line-up of speakers addressing the future management of the Colorado River Basin. Speakers for the Conference included the Honorable Ken Salazar, Seceretary of the Department of the Interior, Marcia McNutt, Director of the U.S. Geological Survey, and Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper.
For more information on this year's focus topic: The Colorado River Basin, visit the Rockies Project Colorado River Basin page. The Colorado College 2011-12 State of the Rockies Project began with a coordinated focus on the Colorado River Basin in its summer 2011 student research. The results of that research were incorporated with monthly talks by experts throughout the academic year. The culmination of this year's Project was the publication of the 2012 State of the Rockies Report Card and the annual State of the Rockies Conference.
Secretary of the Department of the Interior Ken Salazar recognized as Champion of the RockiesU.S. Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar was named the 2012 Champion of the Rockies at Colorado College’s ninth annual State of the Rockies Conference. Salazar was presented the award on Monday, April 9 by Walt Hecox, faculty director of CC's State of the Rockies Project.
Previous recipients include environmentalist and philanthropist Ted Turner; Ed and Betsy Marston, the former publisher and editor, respectively, of the High Country News in Paonia, Colo.; and author and conservationist Terry Tempest Williams. Click here to see the press release from Colorado College.
State of the Rockies Project Source to Sea JourneyStarting in October 2011, two Rockies Project Field Researchers, Will Stauffer-Norris and Zak Podmore, kayaked from the headwaters of the Green River in Wyoming's Wind River Range down the entire length of the Colorado River Basin to Mexico. As State of the Rockies Project Field Researchers they reported from the river throughout their journey. Go to the Rockies Project Source to Sea page to see more about the journey. Check out this video of Will and Zak discussing the state of the Colorado River Delta with Department of Interior officials. Will and Zak were on site at the Morelos Dam on the border of the U.S. and Mexico:
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The Champion of the Rockies Award was initiated in 2007 to honor leaders of vision, drive and determination whose efforts are positively shaping the Rocky Mountain region’s present and future. As Secretary of the Interior, Salazar is in charge of the National Park Service, the Bureau of Land Management, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, the United States Geological Survey, the Bureau of Indian Affairs and other federal agencies overseen by the Interior Department.