GARNA and Trout Unlimited are teaming up to offer a free class on stream ecology. Topics will include factors that make up good fish habitat, and how water quality and bug presence influence fish health. The group will collect water samples and run quality tests including pH, dissolved oxygen and hardness & alkalinity. The class [...]

From the BV Roastery blog:
A few years ago when my wife was working with a New Urbanism project locally, we toured through a few big cities to gain some insight that we can’t glean here in tiny Buena Vista. I recall passing several strip malls, one anchored by a Wal-Mart. This one was different. Conspicuously [...]

Get ready for some fun BV. This year the Collegiate Peaks Music Festival will cost $5 (children 12 and under are free) and will be held down at South Main. What could be better: some great music down by the river, Colorado beer and sunshine! Here is the schedule: [...]

What’s New & Different?
Gold Rush Days in Buena Vista Colorado will be August 1st & 2nd.  Along with the usual activities of Gold Rush Days there are some new things as well. Emceeing the event and entertaining as well will be Andy Nelson, noted Cowboy Poet & Humorist.
In trying to make Gold Rush Days more [...]

A tribute to MJ featuring local paddlers Katie Selby Urban, Dustin Urban and Jed Selby.

The Owner and Chief Executive Officer, Robert Winn, of San Diego, California has announced the establishment of a regional distribution office for his companies Winn Energy Controls, Inc. (WEC) and Energy Technology and Service, Inc. (ETS), in Colorado Center south of Buena Vista near the Central Colorado Regional Airport.   Supply chain management, manufacturing, new product [...]

Adventure Unlimited Ranches and the AU Collegiate Peaks Polocrosse Club are sponsoring the Collegiate Peaks Polocrosse Tournament, sanctioned by the American Polocrosse Association. A weekend of exciting round robin polocrosse play by local and visiting teams. Polocrosse is a cross between polo and lacrosse, played on horseback, with special care given to horse well-being and [...]

In celebration of the annual Collegiate Peaks Rodeo, local historians and storytellers Suzy Kelly and Joe Cogan will present a slideshow and lecture illustrating the agricultural heritage of the Upper Arkansas Valley. The lecture will take place Saturday, July 11, at 6 p.m. in the Pinon Room of the Buena Vista Community Center.
Proceeds benefit BV [...]

Instructor Marilyn Moore, GARNA Board, Denver County Master Gardner for 17 years, horticulture volunteer at Denver Botanic Gardens and co-leader for several wildflower hikes at the Crested Butte Wildflower Festival will lead a trip on Cottonwood Pass. Learn how these exquisite jewels of the plant world survive and thrive in one of the most inhospitable [...]

On behalf of the Colorado Tourism Office and Governor Bill Ritter, please accept this invitation to attend an event that highlights the importance of geotourism to the Chaffee County area and statewide.
When:  Friday, June 26, 2009 at 9:30 am
Where: Buena Vista Community Park at South Main
What:    Gov. Bill Ritter talks about the importance of tourism [...]