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Mar 25, 2021

Train Operations in Eagle and Arkansas Corridors to Require Full Review (CO)

Photo: Kayakers on the Eagle River’s Gilman Gorge, photo by Tom O’keefe This morning, the federal Surface Transportation Board (STB) made a much-anticipated decision on the revival of the Tennessee […]

Feb 6, 2021

Railway in Arkansas and Eagle River Corridors to Receive More Scrutiny (CO)

Last week, we urged you to send your comments to the federal Surface Transportation Board asking them to deny Colorado, Midland & Pacific Railway’s (CMPR) request to be exempted from […]

Jan 22, 2021

Urgent: Help Protect Browns Canyon and the Arkansas and Eagle River Valleys

It’s hard to imagine what it would be like if up to 10 trains full of heavy crude oil and hazardous chemicals were rumbling by while paddling the Arkansas or […]

Nov 1, 2017

TAKE ACTION: Comment on the Arkansas Headwaters Recreation Area Management Plan

ARKANSAS RIVER, Colo. – The Arkansas Headwaters Recreation Area (AHRA) is revising their Management Plan for the first time since 2001. The AHRA’s Management Plan governs the operation and […]

Jan 17, 2017

One more day to submit input on Colorado’s Brown Canyon National Monument!

Arkansas River, Colorado – There is only one more day left to share what you value most in the Browns Canyon National Monument planning area! The Bureau of Land Management, U.S […]

Feb 18, 2015

President Obama Designates Browns Canyon National Monument – Colorado

Salida, CO – On February 19th, President Obama used his authority under the US Antiquities Act to protect over 21,000 acres of public lands surrounding Colorado’s Browns Canyon of the […]

Dec 1, 2014

Obama Administration to meet with Coloradoans to discuss Browns Canyon

Salida, Colorado – SATURDAY, December 6, 2014, senior officials from the Obama Administration will join U.S. Senators Mark Udall and Michael Bennet and senior state officials to hear from the […]

Nov 25, 2014

Senators Urge President to Designate Browns Canyon National Monument

Arkansas River, Colorado – U.S. Senators Mark Udall and Michael Bennet urged the president today to engage with the people of Chaffee County, community leaders and stakeholders throughout Colorado, by […]

Dec 11, 2013

Senator Udall Introduces Browns Canyon of The Arkansas River Legislation

Nathrop, Colorado – On December 10th, Mark Udall, chairman of the U.S. Senate National Parks Subcommittee, introduce legislation to create the Browns Canyon of the Arkansas River Wilderness and National […]

Apr 26, 2013

Public Hearing Announced for Browns Canyon of Arkansas River National Monument

Golden, Colorado – US Senator Mark Udall will host a second listening session in Jefferson County to hear community comments about his Browns Canyon National Monument and Wilderness Area proposal. […]

Mar 28, 2013

Browns Canyon Of Arkansas River National Monument Proposal Released

Denver – Mark Udall, who chairs the U.S. Senate National Parks Subcommittee, unveiled draft legislation today to create the Browns Canyon National Monument, covering 22,000 acres between Salida and Buena […]

Feb 19, 2008

Toxic Mine Drainage Threatens Arkansas River

In Leadville, Colorado mine run-off laced with toxic levels of cadmium, zinc, and arsenic, is trapped in a blocked mine drainage tunnel, prompting the Regional Administrator of the US EPA […]

Feb 19, 2008

Toxic Mine Drainage Threatens Arkansas River

In Leadville, Colorado mine run-off laced with toxic levels of cadmium, zinc, and arsenic, is trapped in a blocked mine drainage tunnel, prompting the Regional Administrator of the US EPA […]