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 [...]

The following story was submitted by GARNA:

Photo Caption: According to informal observations by the volunteer group Friends of Fourmile, the past Memorial Day saw perhaps the heaviest visitation ever in the past 6-7 years in the Fourmile area east of Buena Vista. There were an estimated 235 camping units representing about 1,000 visitors at the [...]

SPECIAL MEETING AGENDA
May 21, 2009 - 1:00 P.M.
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS SALIDA STEAM PLANT
220 W. SACKETT ST, SALIDA, COLORADO
NOTE: The Agenda times are approximate; items may be discussed before or after the times listed below.
1. Verification from the County Clerk the Board of Commissioner’s agendas  were distributed appropriately.
2. CONTINUATION OF PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER REQUEST FROM [...]

Submitted by the Chaffee County Board of Commissioners:
SPECIAL MEETING AGENDA
May 5, 2009 - 1:00 P.M.
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS SALIDA STEAM PLANT
220 W. SACKETT ST, SALIDA, COLORADO
NOTE: The Agenda times are approximate; items may be discussed before or after the times listed below.
1. Verification from the County Clerk the Board of Commissioner’s agendas were distributed appropriately.
2. CONTINUATION [...]

Two submissions have come to us in the last day related to Nestlé and local sustainability issues. The first, was a link to this Huffington Post commentary by Michael DeJong. He writes:
“Bottled water, even from a super-slick eco-spinner like Nestlé, will forever be a massive waste of our collective resources. As a multi-national giant posing [...]

A CBV reader recently submitted a link to this trailer for the new documentary called, Tapped. From the movie website:
“Tapped examines the role of the bottled water industry and its effects on our health, climate change, pollution, and our reliance on oil.”
In other water related news, new dates have been determined for public hearings concerning [...]

Salida Citizen writer, Trey Beck, submitted this article entitled, Planning Commission Hears Nestlé Proposal. From the article:
Don Reimer, Chaffee County development services director, introduced the work session, explaining that the role of the Planning Commission in this case is largely procedural. The Commission, he said, will make a recommendation to the Board of Commissioners on [...]

This post comes from an article written by Heather B. of the Chaffee County Mentors for the South Main website. From the article:
I am who I am today because of amazing adults who spent quality time with me.  My love of travel came from hanging out with fascinating folks who traipsed around the world and shared [...]

There was a significant gathering of community members who came to the League of Women Voters of Chaffee County showing of the documentary, Flow this week in Buena Vista. It was a clear indication that there is a growing number of local citizens who are wanting to be more informed about the issues surrounding the [...]